Job Title: Vehicle Power Architecture Engineer Location: Dearborn, Michigan, Hybrid Pay Range: $61-63 Per Hour Job Type: W2 Contract Expected Hours per Week: 40 hours per week Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-5
Position Summary:
Seeking a Low Voltage Power Systems Engineer to support the design, development, and integration of next-generation 12V and 48V vehicle power architectures. This role focuses on electrical system architecture, power distribution, systems engineering, functional safety, and cross-functional integration for advanced vehicle platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop 12V and 48V power supply architectures and power distribution concepts.
Apply systems engineering methodologies to derive and manage requirements.
Define and cascade power architecture requirements to components and subsystems.
Support ISO 26262 functional safety implementation for low voltage systems.
Collaborate with controls teams on power management functionality.
Support component engineers and suppliers with development, integration, and validation activities.
Coordinate vehicle-level integration of low voltage electrical architectures.
Perform design, analysis, sizing, verification, and validation of electrical systems.
Utilize AI tools to support engineering analysis and optimization.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
3+ years of experience with automotive 12V and/or 48V power supply engineering.
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and methodologies.
Experience applying ISO 26262 functional safety standards.
Experience with automotive electrical architectures and power distribution systems.
Ability to leverage AI tools for engineering analysis and problem-solving.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree or PhD in a related engineering discipline.
5+ years of experience with vehicle electrical architectures and power distribution systems.
Familiarity with FEDE, Jama, GPDS, and Jira.
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink.
Knowledge of automotive communication networks.
Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Dearborn, MI
Salary
$61–$63 Per Hour
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Automotive Engineeringunmatched
Automotive Industryunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Electrical Power Distributionunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Electronic Engineeringunmatched
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
Low Powerunmatched
Low Voltage (LV)unmatched
MATLABunmatched
Power Engineeringunmatched
Power Managementunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Requirements Derivationunmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Safety Standardsunmatched
System Architectureunmatched
System Validationunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Validation Testingunmatched
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