Power systems engineer jobs in California
55 open roles for power systems engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Candidintelligence, Radiant Industries, Amperesand, Anduril Industries and Vast have the most. 6 are remote and the median advertised salary is $193K.
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Skills asked for in power systems engineer roles in California
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- Power Generation Design Engineer, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$257K - $327KHybridPE licenseData centersTest planning
- Principal Power Systems Architect- AI Accelerator SystemsTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—Lead and aboveAIFirmwareHardware testing
- Product Manager, GridBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $400KHybridMachine LearningLLM
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Drone (High-Voltage & Low-Voltage Power Systems)Applied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$170K - $240KSeniorPythonMATLABNetwork engineering
- LV Switchgear Assembler(Cts) Crown Texas · 🇺🇸USA, CA, Fontana—ForkliftMechanical assembly
- Material Handler - LV Switchgear (2nd Shift)(Cts) Crown Texas · 🇺🇸USA, CA, Fontana—Microsoft Office
- Low Voltage Switchgear Assembler(Cts) Crown Texas · 🇺🇸USA, CA, Fontana—ForkliftMechanical assemblyWelding
- Principal Electrical Engineer, Ground Power SystemsAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $290KLead and above
- Senior Motor-Generator EngineerAntares · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$145K - $220KSenior
- Pulsed-Power EngineerFuse · 🇺🇸San Leandro, California$110K - $165KControl systemsSPICE
- Senior Power Systems Engineer, LunarVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$137K - $230KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Principal Electrical Engineer- Power SystemsEpirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$175K - $245KLead and aboveJiraAgileScrum
- Sr. Electrical Engineer - Power SystemsArbor Energy · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$165K - $185KSeniorIndustrial automationNFPA 70ENational Electrical Code
- Senior Director, Power Plant EngineeringKairos Power · 🇺🇸Alameda, CA$258K - $330KLead and above
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Aircraft Power SystemsAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $230KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Senior Electrical Engineer, Ground Power SystemsAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $230KSenior
- Supplier Quality Engineer, High Voltage SystemsHarbinger Motors Inc. · 🇺🇸Garden Grove, CA$120K - $180KSix Sigma certificationAuditCorporate governance
- Electrical Engineer (Senior-Staff), Power SystemsTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$135K - $250KLead and aboveMATLABTest planningHardware testing
- Staff Applications Engineer-Grid IntegrationAmperesand · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States; Sunnyvale, Cali…$160K - $220KLead and above
- Staff Applications Engineer-Power SystemsAmperesand · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States; Sunnyvale, Cali…$160K - $220KLead and above
- Technical Program Manager, Data Center Power SystemsAmperesand · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California, United States$145K - $170KJira
- Interconnection EngineerTransgrid Energy · Irvine$110K - $145K
- Staff Power Systems Engineer, Hardware in LoopRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$170K - $220KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Grid Operations ManagerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$130K - $180KCADMechanical assemblyPreventive maintenance
- Senior Power Systems EngineerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$112K - $196KSeniorPythonMATLABPRDs
- Senior Manager, Avionics and Power SystemsVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$161K - $262KSeniorDriver's licenseAviation
- Manager, Cryogenic Process & Distribution EngineeringPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$146K - $245KLoad testingOpticsHydraulics
- Medium Voltage Field Service Engineer III, Western RegionSMA America · 🇺🇸Western Region, AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY, Field…—Driver's licensePowerPointMicrosoft Word
- Director of Transmission & InterconnectionOklo · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA or Remote$200K - $245KRemoteLead and above
- Power Systems EngineerAmerican Terawatt · 🇺🇸San Francisco—PythonMATLAB
- Staff Power Systems EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$166K - $220KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceDriver's license
- Power Systems Architect, Expeditionary AI/HPC Data Center InfrastructureAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$146K - $170KAIComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Principal Power Systems Control ArchitectAmerican Terawatt · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Lead and aboveC++CI/CDMATLAB
- Staff Power EngineerGraphcore · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California, United States—Lead and aboveData centersFirmwareAnalog design
- Technical Lead, TurbogeneratorArcher · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$207K - $259KLead and aboveAviation
- Global Sourcing Manager, Battery Pack (High Voltage Systems)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$146K - $194KComputer VisionSecurity clearancePerformance management
- Embedded Software Engineer - Power SystemsZoox · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA$164K - $223KC++Embedded CC
- Power Systems Engineer (Starship Avionics)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$105K - $122KAnalog designAviation
- Senior Manager, Power SystemsRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$208K - $284KSenior
- Electrical Engineer (Principal), Power SystemsTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO | Long Beach, CA$190K - $275KLead and aboveHardware testingTest equipmentAviation
- Staff Software Engineer: Embedded Power Systems & Functional SafetySpan · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $210KLead and aboveC++
- Senior Piping Engineer (Power Generation / Gas-to-Power)Candidintelligence · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $250KRemoteSenior
- Senior Electrical Engineer (Power Generation / Gas-to-Power)Candidintelligence · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $250KRemoteSenior
- Senior Mechanical Engineer (Power Generation / Gas-to-Power)Candidintelligence · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $250KRemoteSenior
- Senior Process Engineer (Power Generation / Gas-to-Power)Candidintelligence · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $250KRemoteSenior
- Staff Electrical Engineer - Grid PowerElectric Hydrogen · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$200K - $235KLead and above
- Mechanical Engineer, Power SystemsElectric Hydrogen · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$128K - $173K
- Substation Protection and Control Engineer, EPCRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$190K - $252K
- Power Systems EngineerMomentus Space LLC · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA, United States$140K - $195KSecurity clearanceLoad testingDesign systems
- Principal Power Systems Architect, Quantum InfrastructurePsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$168K - $281KLead and aboveHardware testingPCB designOptics
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Who is hiring for power systems engineer roles in California
Where power systems engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸California55
- 🇺🇸United States54
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area27
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA7
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO2
- 🇺🇸San Diego, CA1
- 🇨🇦Canada1
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX1
- 🇺🇸Texas1
- 🇨🇦Toronto1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What power systems engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $163K | 16 |
| Lead and above | $214K | 16 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about power systems engineer jobs in California
- How many power systems engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 55 open power systems engineer jobs in California at 35 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 6 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most power systems engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Candidintelligence (4), (Cts) Crown Texas (3), Astro Mechanica (3), Vast (3) and Amperesand (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote power systems engineer jobs in California?
- 6 of the 55 open power systems engineer jobs in California (11%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do power systems engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $193K, based on 46 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $170K and $218K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the power systems engineer jobs in California?
- 0 of the 55 open power systems engineer jobs in California (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 39 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 35 companies are hiring and 6 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing power systems engineer jobs in California?
- 6 of the 55 open power systems engineer jobs in California (11%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, AI, LLM. Employers still list 55 such roles today at 35 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do power systems engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Analog design (20%), MATLAB (16%), Hardware testing (15%), Python (15%), Aviation (15%) of the 55 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in power systems engineer jobs in California?
- Senior Electrical Engineer (4), Power Systems Engineer (3), Principal Power Systems Architect (2), Senior Power Systems Engineer (2), Electrical Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 55 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are power systems engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 55 power systems engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 35 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 6 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $193K. 6 (11%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for power systems engineer jobs in California?
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