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Motive Companies · 20 hours ago

Power Systems Engineer

Torrance, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$135K/yr - $170K/yr

Motive Companies is a growing marine technology team focused on developing electric and hybrid propulsion systems for commercial harborcraft. The Power Systems Engineer will design new propulsion architectures that aim to reduce operating costs and emissions, working closely with various stakeholders and testing systems on-site in Torrance.

Environmental ConsultingIndustrialRenewable Energy

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Owning the design and integration of high voltage systems, including protection and control schemes

Getting hands-on with wiring, testing, and debugging both high and low voltage systems

Owning the development and use of bench test systems, ensuring feature parity between bench systems and production vessels

Contributing to functional spec development, reviews and the proceeding SW/controls feature testing

Supporting sea trials to validate and certify systems

Interfacing with component suppliers, partner shipyards, and vessel operators, with occasional travel (5-10% of the time)

Qualification

Power electronicsHigh voltage systemsAutomotive communication protocolsMATLAB/SimulinkFunctional safetyFirst-principles thinkingFirmware developmentEMI/EMC knowledgeClear communicationTime management

Required

Solid electrical fundamentals and electrical engineering knowledge

Experience with power electronics and high voltage energy storage systems

Experience with automotive and industrial communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Modbus, etc)

Familiar with MATLAB/Simulink, oscilloscopes, and other specialized tools

Practical experience designing, building, and troubleshooting hardware in production environments

Clear written and verbal communication

Strong time management skills

Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace

Comfortable spending time on boats in the field to collect test data

We value engineers who take full ownership, apply first-principles thinking, and prioritize technical problems effectively for the most business value

Preferred

Firsthand experience working on commercial vessels

Understanding of ABS, USCG, and IEC standards for high-voltage and energy storage systems on commercial vessels

Experience with functional safety (DFMEA, redundancy strategies) for mission-critical systems

Experience with EMI/EMC and grounding in high-power marine or automotive environments, including filtering and shielding practices

Familiar with firmware development for unit testing and integration

Familiar with Linux, LTSpice, Zuken, and Altium

Company

Motive Companies

Motive Companies is a provider of renewable energy and infrastructure solutions for industrial and commercial applications.

Founded in 1979

Fountain Valley, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://motivecompanies.com/

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