Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead concept development and detailed design of body structures, closures, exteriors, and chassis systems. Build and manage a hardware engineering team to create 3D geometry, meet cost/weight/function targets, optimize designs using analysis and testing, ensure regulatory compliance, implement GD&T, drive novel materials and manufacturing techniques to production, and collaborate with design, manufacturing, suppliers, and senior leadership through product launch.

Lead architecture, development, and deployment of end‑of‑line manufacturing test systems for electronic and electromechanical products. Own test strategy, supplier engagements, installation/validation, data analysis to improve yield and OEE, and ensure compliance. Mentor junior engineers and support NPI, DFT, and continuous improvement across cross‑functional teams.

Lead industrialization of thermal components for EV powertrains by bridging engineering, supply chain, and suppliers to ensure manufacturability and production readiness. Develop specs, perform DFM reviews, support 2-D drawings, conduct supplier evaluations and visits, define quality goals, manage PPAP/tooling capture, optimize cost, drive schedules, and help hire engineering and quality teams.

Lead and grow a battery validation team; commission and ramp the EVDC2 battery lab; manage daily operations, safety (HV and abuse testing), budgets, capital equipment, and test execution; align with cross-functional teams; drive data and automated test system strategy; and manage vendor partnerships to validate next-generation EV batteries.

Lead a small ME team to develop customer-facing electromechanical and electronics features from concept through prototype, validation, production release, and sustaining. Design HMI and consumer-electronics style components, integrate with other systems, perform bring-up and reliability testing, rapid prototyping, and support field failure analysis and production ramp.

Lead vehicle-level software integration and validation across chassis, body, thermal, and other domains. Plan and execute in-vehicle test campaigns, perform ECU bring-up and flashing, collect and analyze CAN/LIN/Ethernet logs, support HIL setup, maintain prototype fleet readiness, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug and tune control systems.

Lead Class A surface feasibility and development from concept through production, guiding cross-functional teams, balancing design and manufacturing trade-offs, running surface reviews, publishing critique sheets, and managing studio property, data, and setup to deliver high-quality, manufacturable surfaces on schedule.

Develop and own multi-fidelity battery physics and lifetime models, integrate cell models with vehicle systems, define thermal and pack requirements from aging/warranty analysis, collaborate with experimental teams, create DVP for cell testing, and correlate models with field vehicle data to guide cell and product decisions.

Lead end-to-end business and technology transformation for Ford's EV programs by defining capabilities, future-state operating models, and roadmaps. Partner cross-functionally to assess current state, identify gaps, drive process and system improvements (PLM/ERP/MES), manage scope/timeline/risks, and ensure adoption through change management and stakeholder alignment.

Design, implement, and own embedded firmware architecture and control algorithms for body systems (windows, closures, lighting, actuators). Lead hardware bring-up, integration, validation, and testing on benches, lab cars, and vehicles. Apply functional safety, author technical documentation, drive cross-functional feature development, and develop automation for unit, SIL, and HIL testing.