Aptera Motors
Principal Engineer, Electrical Low & High Voltage Systems
Carlsbad, CA · Principal · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
AltiumEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsLeadershipCollaboration
About the role
- This role is explicitly focused on designing for production.
Responsibilities
- Circuit & Schematic Design (Core Responsibility) Design, review, and maintain production‑quality electrical schematics using Altium Designer.
- Develop and own circuits covering: HV and LV power generation, conversion, and distribution Regulation, sensing, control, and protection Isolation and safety‑critical functions Perform rigorous circuit analysis including worst‑case conditions, transient behavior, fault scenarios, startup/shutdown behavior, and tolerance stack‑ups.
- Ensure schematics clearly convey design intent and support long‑term maintenance, revision control, and knowledge transfer.
- Electrical Architecture & System Ownership Architect and own integrated LV and HV electrical systems from requirements definition through production release.
- Make and document technical tradeoffs balancing performance, reliability, cost, manufacturability, testability, and supply‑chain risk.
- Take end‑to‑end ownership of electrical design quality within assigned subsystems or across the full system.
- Component Selection & Production Design Lead component selection with clear ownership and accountability.
- Design circuits explicitly for DFM, DFA, and in‑production testability.
- Support BOM reviews, component qualification, and controlled design changes.
- High‑Voltage Engineering Design HV systems including insulation strategies, creepage/clearance, grounding, discharge paths, and safety interlocks.
Requirements
- candidates must have experience delivering robust, manufacturable designs suitable for scale, reliability, and long‑term support.
Nice to have
- Prior startup experience or demonstrated comfort working with evolving requirements and limited structure.
- Experience supporting manufacturing scale‑up, field returns, or reliability investigations.
- Team Structure Individual contributor
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