Parallel Systems
VP of Hardware
$250K–$350K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in hardware engineering, including 5+ years leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Own the design, engineering, and deployment of an autonomous battery-electric rail vehicle, leading the hardware team and setting technical direction, schedule, process, and vehicle cost.
What you'll do
- Lead whole-vehicle hardware architecture, development, verification, and validation, including production checkouts.
- Set the hardware program schedule and roadmap; build and grow the engineering team and establish NPI processes.
- Drive vehicle cost reductions and coordinate with manufacturing, supply chain, autonomy, software, regulators, and customers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of hardware engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Track record designing and delivering a complete vehicle from concept through working vehicles in the field at a startup or high-growth company.
- Experience with whole-vehicle architecture and taking products through testing, validation, and safety certification in a regulated environment.
Nice to have
- Engineering leadership at an automotive startup or similar high-velocity hardware company; vehicle manufacturing and production experience.
- Knowledge of electric powertrains, braking, high-voltage systems, autonomous platforms, commercial vehicles, or work with regulators such as the FRA or NHTSA.
Pay
$250,000 — $350,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Pather, mechanical, electrical, power electronics, battery, thermal, braking, running gear
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