Electrical Systems Engineer, Energy Products

The role

You will own the electrical design of Xos energy products, including the Xos Hub, from customer application through production and field support. You will design schematics, power systems and interfaces, and support builds, commissioning and troubleshooting.

What you will do

• Design and maintain electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, wiring diagrams and harness designs for HV DC, LV AC and 12/24V control systems.
• Develop electrical architectures for new Xos Hub configurations and customer-specific applications.
• Perform power and energy calculations, including load analysis, battery sizing, charging profiles, voltage drop, fault current and short-circuit analysis.
• Evaluate grid power and interconnection requirements, including utility service, grounding, bonding, power quality and power conversion.
• Size and select wiring, connectors, overcurrent protection and other electrical components.
• Define electrical and communication interfaces across batteries/BMS, inverters/PCS, EVSE, generators, controllers and telematics using hardwired I/O, CAN and Ethernet.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including electrical drawings, E-BOMs, assembly packages, SOPs and test and commissioning procedures.
• Support production builds, first article inspections, system testing and commissioning at Xos facilities and customer locations.
• Troubleshoot deployed systems using telematics data, logs, CAN traces and diagnostic tools; perform root cause analysis and drive design and process improvements.
• Support product design and certification activities to applicable electrical, energy storage and safety standards.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3-4+ years of electrical systems design experience in EV, energy storage, transportation, heavy equipment, rail, industrial power or a related environment.
• Strong understanding of AC/DC electrical systems, single- and three-phase power, grounding, electrical protection and power conversion.
• Experience creating schematics and wiring diagrams using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, CATIA Systems Schematic or similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with load calculations, wire and overcurrent protection sizing and electrical component selection.
• Experience producing release-ready engineering documentation, including schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs and engineering changes.
• Experience testing, commissioning and troubleshooting electrical systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, customers and field teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.
• Ability to stand, walk, reach, bend, and lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to perform hands-on work on or around energy products using appropriate personal protective equipment.

Nice to have

• Battery energy storage systems (BESS), batteries/BMS, inverters/PCS, EV charging or mobile power systems.
• Wire harness design and harness supplier coordination.
• CCS or NACS charging systems.
• Microgrids, including grid-tied and islanded operation.
• CAN communications and diagnostic tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe or PCAN.
• Interface Control Documents (ICDs), requirements traceability, FMECA or EMC analysis.
• PLM systems and 3D CAD tools such as Windchill, Creo, SolidWorks or CATIA.
• UL, NFPA, NEC, IEEE or IEC standards related to energy storage and EV charging.
• EIT certification or PE licensure.
• Startup or high-growth manufacturing environment experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family, with PPO and HMO (California) plans; 100% covered employee premiums.
• Voluntary ancillary benefits.
• HSA and FSA plans.
• Accrued vacation, sick time and paid holidays; additional vacation days as tenure grows.
• Generous company holidays, including a winter holiday hiatus in December.
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance, 100% covered by Xos, with option to buy additional coverage.
• Betterment 401(k).
• Pet insurance.
• Opportunities to learn, grow and advance.

Before you apply

• Xos is not accepting applications from third-party recruitment services at this time; unsolicited resumes have no fees unless a written agreement exists for the job.
• Candidate personal data may be transferred and stored internationally, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
• Background and reference checks are part of the recruitment process.
• Accommodation requests can be sent to support@xostrucks.com.

About the company

Xos is a technology company and electric truck manufacturer working to decarbonize commercial transportation. It designs electric vehicles, fleet management software and charging solutions.