Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles

About the Company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical architecture of the autonomous tractor platform end-to-end, including harness design, power distribution, and CAN bus topology
• Design, review, and maintain vehicle wiring diagrams and electrical schematics
• Lead root cause analysis on electrical faults and system-level failures across the deployed fleet
• Define and drive corrective actions from field failure analysis to improve hardware design
• Own the electrical bring-up and validation process for new vehicle platforms
• Work with external harness manufacturers to define build specifications and qualify workmanship
• Drive the selection and qualification of electrical and electronic components
• Partner with software and autonomy teams to support hardware bring-up and sensor calibration

Requirements

• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in automotive, autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or industrial equipment
• Deep expertise in vehicle electrical systems, harness/connector design, power distribution, and CAN bus
• Demonstrated ability to create and own complex electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Strong background in electrical fault analysis and root cause investigation
• Experience designing for reliability in harsh environments (vibration, thermal, moisture)
• Ability to operate independently and set technical direction across cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous vehicle or mobile robot electrical systems
• Familiarity with high-voltage vehicle architectures
• Experience working with harness fabrication vendors and contract manufacturers
• Background in defining electrical validation and verification programs
• Experience at an early-stage company building engineering infrastructure from scratch