---
title: 'Electrical Reliability Engineer at Highland Electric Fleets'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/electrical-reliability-engineer-highland-electric-fleets-boston-jfkwqq39jadt'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-09-10'
---

# Electrical Reliability Engineer at Highland Electric Fleets

- **Company:** Highland Electric Fleets
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Compensation:** $125k–$140k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/highlandfleets-2/c0462a6c-b8ca-407d-8057-aae74537140e

## Job description

## About Us

Highland Electric Fleets’ mission is to make electric fleets accessible and affordable for all, enabling communities to realize the benefits of cleaner, quieter and healthier fleets. Highland is North America’s leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS). Founded in 2019, Highland partners with school districts, municipalities, and fleet operators to make the transition to electric fleets simple and affordable.

Highland proudly serves as the Official Electric School Bus Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. From pioneering vehicle-to-grid technology to managing some of the nation’s largest electric school bus fleets, Highland delivers reliable, cost-effective solutions that support local communities and drive the future of transportation.

Summary: As an Electrical Reliability Engineer, you will own the field-side technical integrity of the electrical infrastructure that powers Highland’s vehicle depots—from the utility service, switchgear, and transformers to the conductors, surge protection, and chargers that energize our fleets.

This is a field service engineering role. You will spend your time on site and on the phone with technicians: inspecting newly constructed and energized depots, supporting commissioning, verifying that what was built is safe and serviceable, and troubleshooting the upstream infrastructure when it does not perform.

Sitting within Operational Engineering, you will be the operational voice that carries field reality back upstream identifying points of failure across the portfolio, flagging installation and component decisions that create maintenance risk, and partnering with Construction Electrical Engineering, Energy, and Procurement so those decisions are engineered out of the next site.

You will train and support the field technicians who keep our depots running, and cross-train with Highland’s Charger Reliability Engineering function to build shared technical depth and coverage redundancy across the infrastructure and charging sides of our technology stack.

Key Responsibilities:

- Perform field inspections and commissioning support at newly constructed and energized depots, verifying that installed infrastructure matches design intent and is safe, serviceable, and ready to operate. Develop a process to evaluate and sign off on existing operational sites that Highland acquires.
- Validate and troubleshoot the energy quality at Highland’s vehicle depots, confirming voltage stability, power quality, phase balancing, and grounding meet the standards required for reliable charger and vehicle operation.
- Assess as-built construction quality in the field—conductors, raceways, terminations, equipment mounting, clearances, and access—and confirm installations are built to specification and can actually be maintained once the site is live.
- Conduct single-point-of-failure analysis across the depot portfolio, identifying where equipment placement, redundancy gaps, or installation practices put site uptime at risk, and prioritize remediation.
- Work with Highland’s Construction Electrical Engineering and Procurement teams to build field feedback and reliability best practices into future sites, bringing serviceability, maintainability, and spare-parts considerations into component selection.
- Provide remote and on-site technical support to field technicians and reliability managers working on upstream electrical infrastructure, serving as the escalation point for complex infrastructure issues.
- Develop and deliver training for Highland’s field technicians on upstream electrical infrastructure—system architecture, safe work practices, troubleshooting methodology, and equipment-specific procedures.
- Support the operational readiness and ongoing performance of interconnections between chargers, vehicles, and upstream assets—including battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar canopies, and other energy integrations—including those supporting Highland’s vehicle-to-grid (V2G) aspirations.
- Partner with Highland’s Energy team to characterize the real-world efficiency of power-conversion equipment, validate losses against deployed charge-management profiles.
- Review sold projects for operational readiness—equipment access, serviceability, spare-parts strategy, and long-term maintainability—before deployment begins.
- Cross-train with Highland’s Charger Reliability Engineering function to build shared technical depth and coverage redundancy across infrastructure and charging systems.
- Develop and maintain operational infrastructure standards, inspection and commissioning checklists, and documentation that drive consistency, safety, and continuous improvement across depots.

Qualifications:

- 5+ years in electrical, power, or infrastructure engineering with substantial field time—EV charging, utilities, energy, or fleet depot environments preferred; prior field service engineering experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience training, mentoring, or directly supporting field technicians, both in person and remotely, with genuine comfort troubleshooting alongside technicians over the phone.
- Working knowledge of OSHA electrical safety requirements, NFPA 70E, and arc flash principles, with the ability to apply and teach them in the field
- Strong working knowledge of medium- and low-voltage distribution (switchgear, transformers, conductors, grounding, protection) and EV charging systems (AC/DC fast), including how equipment selection and installation quality drive long-term reliability and serviceability.
- Exposure to metering, surge protection, temporary generation, and DERs (BESS, solar, V2G); proven ability to diagnose systemic failures across a portfolio and drive cross-functional resolution; EE degree preferred, PE not required.

What You Can Expect from Highland: Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus program A supportive, highly collaborative, team-oriented environment Ability to work with bright, innovative, and forward-thinking colleagues Health, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees & their dependents Generous Paid Time Off 401(k) program and company match

Highland Electric Fleets provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Highland Electric Fleets complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

## About Highland Electric Fleets

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Highland Electric Fleets is North America’s leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS), partnering with school districts, municipalities, and fleet operators to transition diesel fleets to electric.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; latest round: $75M preferred equity, June 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Duncan McIntyre

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Transportation Programs, Fleet Electrification, Clean Energy Infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2G (Business-to-Government) — primarily school districts, municipalities, and municipal fleet operators across North America
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Make electric fleets accessible and affordable for all communities" [highlandfleets.com](https://highlandfleets.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS)**: A full-service, long-term contract model covering planning, procurement, implementation, and ongoing optimization of electric fleets. Includes vehicles, charging infrastructure, software, and operational support — all bundled at a cost comparable to traditional diesel.
- **Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Integration**: Technology enabling electric school bus batteries to feed power back to the grid, creating an additional revenue stream for fleet operators and supporting grid stability.
- **Major Event Transportation Operations**: Managing large-scale electric fleet operations for events, including serving as the Official Electric School Bus Provider for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** — $478M across 4 rounds (most recent: $75M from Galvanize Climate Solutions in June 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - Galvanize Climate Solutions (lead, 2026 preferred equity)
  - Aiga Capital Partners (lead, prior preferred equity)
  - LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games (official provider)
  - Team USA
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Electric school buses have traveled **over 10 million miles** to date [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/highland-electric-transportation)
  - Active deployments in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Texas
  - 121 employees (stable headcount, +0.6% YoY)
  - 12,934 LinkedIn followers (+10.5% yearly growth)
  - $150M in total preferred equity commitments structured for long-term asset-backed deployment

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover scale**: Manages some of the nation’s largest electric school bus fleets, with proven reliability across diverse climates (Florida to Michigan to California).
- **EaaS business model**: Long-term service agreements create predictable, recurring revenue and reduce financial risk for customers by matching electric fleet costs to traditional fuel costs.
- **Vertical integration**: Owns the full stack — vehicles, charging, software, V2G, and operations — making switching costs very high for clients.
- **Major event credential**: The LA28 Olympic selection provides unmatched brand validation and operational experience at global scale.
- **Asset-backed financing**: Capital structure designed specifically for long-term, large-scale infrastructure deployment, a moat against undercapitalized competitors.

## Strategic Focus
- **National expansion**: Deploying electric school buses and charging infrastructure into new U.S. markets.
- **Municipal fleet diversification**: Broadening capabilities beyond school buses into other municipal fleet and energy applications.
- **Energy infrastructure integration**: Advancing projects that combine charging infrastructure with on-site energy resources (solar + storage) for customers.
- **Scaling asset portfolio**: Using the latest $75M capital injection to accelerate vehicle and charger deployments.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Directly contributes to reducing childhood asthma, improving local air quality, and combating climate change — measurable community outcomes.
- **Hybrid work model**: Flexible remote/office balance; headquarters in Beverly, MA, with roles listed as hybrid or remote.
- **Exceptional benefits**:
  - **100% premium coverage** for medical, dental, and vision (employees + dependents)
  - Long-Term Disability & Life Insurance
  - Flexible Spending/Saving Accounts
  - 3% Employee-Sponsored 401k Match
  - Stock Options
  - $100/mo Cell Phone Reimbursement
- **Work-life balance**:
  - 15 Paid Vacation Days
  - 10 Paid Holidays
  - 6 Paid Sick Days
  - Bonus week off between Christmas and New Year’s
  - 8 Weeks Paid Parental Leave (birthing parents get up to 16 weeks total)
- **Culture**: "Everybody serves" — each employee gets one paid day of service per year. Innovation and practical ingenuity are core values. In-person employee engagement annually. DEI opportunities available.
- **Current open roles** (as of search date): EV Field Service Technician (Hybrid, Boston), Project Finance Analyst (Hybrid, Beverly), Sr. Manager FP&A and Treasury (Remote, Beverly), General Manager Major Event Operations [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/highlandfleets-2)

## Sources
1. [highlandfleets.com - About Us](https://highlandfleets.com/about-us/)
2. [highlandfleets.com - Careers](https://highlandfleets.com/careers/)
3. [jobs.lever.co - Open Positions](https://jobs.lever.co/highlandfleets-2)
4. [cbinsights.com - Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/highland-electric-transportation)
5. [linkedin.com - Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/highlandelectricfleets)

## Other roles at Highland Electric Fleets

- [Director, Project Engineering & Design (EV/BESS)](https://feeny.ai/job/director-project-engineering-design-ev-bess-highland-electric-fleets-remote-v8knkrpnmpzk)
- [EV Field Service Technician](https://feeny.ai/job/ev-field-service-technician-highland-electric-fleets-dallas-c68ghgk8d7h1) — Dallas, TX
- [Customer Success Manager (CA)](https://feeny.ai/job/customer-success-manager-ca-highland-electric-fleets-california-c3x6syxytetk) — California
- [Director, Legal - Commercial](https://feeny.ai/job/director-legal-commercial-highland-electric-fleets-beverly-me458t57bxdn) — Beverly, MA
- [Customer Success Manager (TX)](https://feeny.ai/job/customer-success-manager-tx-highland-electric-fleets-texas-sc54qspmsedg) — Texas
- [Senior Brand Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-brand-manager-highland-electric-fleets-beverly-8ra0xa4q3cg4) — Beverly, MA
- [Senior Manager, Interconnection](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-manager-interconnection-highland-electric-fleets-beverly-jhmsjmbnt84f) — Beverly, MA
- [Senior Manager, Growth Marketing](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-manager-growth-marketing-highland-electric-fleets-beverly-zhxb4ea1vajp) — Beverly, MA
- [Project Manager, EV/BESS Portfolio](https://feeny.ai/job/project-manager-ev-bess-portfolio-highland-electric-fleets-boston-mwrq8xvjgbe4) — Boston, MA
- [Project Development Associate I](https://feeny.ai/job/project-development-associate-i-highland-electric-fleets-california-1b5pxs776k8j) — California