EE, Systems
About Us
Standard Subsea is a startup building unmanned systems for the offshore industry. We develop uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that autonomously deploy tethered remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to inspect subsea pipelines, telecom cables, and offshore infrastructure. Our goal is to deliver reliable subsea awareness at a fraction of the cost of traditional crewed vessels.
The Role
We are hiring an Electrical Systems Engineer to lead the electrical architecture and component selection for the systems that power and control our marine vessels. You will take an evolving prototype platform and help drive it toward a production-ready system by defining system-level electrical architecture, power and signal distribution, and the component strategy that underpins reliability and scalability. The work spans propulsion, power distribution, sensors, networking, and autonomy hardware, and involves close coordination with mechanical, software, and operations teams.
This is a hands-on role focused on system design, trade studies, and validation. You will shape how the electrical system is structured, which parts it is built from and how it performs in the field.
Responsibilities:
Own the vessel-wide electrical architecture for propulsion, energy storage, power distribution, control, and communications
Define system topologies, interfaces, and grounding/shielding strategies to ensure safety, robustness, and serviceability
Develop block diagrams, power-tree diagrams, and system-level schematics that guide PCB, harness, and enclosure design
Define and track power budgets and current paths across all subsystems, including worst-case and transient conditions
Establish requirements and standards for harnessing, connectors, protection devices, and power conversion modules
Lead component selection (power electronics, sensors, converters, controllers, communication interfaces)
Evaluate components and vendors based on performance, reliability, environmental ratings, availability, cost, and lifecycle/obsolescence
Support validation of architecture and part choices through analysis, bench testing, and on-water trials
Collaborate closely with software engineers, and mechanical engineers to ensure the architecture is practical, manufacturable, and maintainable
Support compliance efforts related to electrical safety, EMC, and marine standards by choosing appropriate components and protection schemes
Qualifications:
Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
2–5 years of experience in system-level electrical design for robotics, vehicles, aerospace, marine, or similar complex electromechanical systems
Strong understanding of power distribution architectures, electrical protection strategies, and control system interfaces
Experience defining system-level electrical architectures, including power, signal, and communication buses
Demonstrated expertise in component selection for high-reliability applications (power electronics, sensors, connectors, cabling, converters)
Familiarity with electrical safety and environmental standards relevant to mobile or marine systems
Experience with CAD tools for electrical schematics, system diagrams, and harness definitions
Proven ability to take systems from prototype concepts to robust, repeatable designs suitable for production
Comfortable working cross-functionally and making structured trade-offs between performance, reliability, cost, and schedule
Bonus Points:
Experience with uncrewed or remotely operated marine vehicles or other harsh-environment platforms
Background in high-reliability or mission-critical electrical systems (aerospace, defense, industrial)
Familiarity with hybrid power systems, battery management, and energy storage architectures
Experience with reliability analysis and techniques (derating, FMEA, DFMEA, MTBF estimation)