about

 


Hey, I’m Efren.

You can find me up bouldering walls, on spirited drives or making way too much coffee.

I design electrical, electronic, and software systems for advanced platforms.

On the side, I help emerging automotive, mobility and hard-tech pioneers via tractionresearch.

 

 

Lead Electrical Systems Architect
Edge AI Compute & Communications

www.anduril.com
July 2026 - Present

 
 

Lead Electrical / Electronic Systems Architect
21C & Future Programs

Vehicle E/E architecture & integration for low-volume motorsport-focused parallel-hybrid hypercars.

www.czinger.com
May 2023 - February 2026

 

Senior Systems Architecture Engineer
R1 & Amazon Prime Van Programs

Vehicle software system des ign & integration for the next generation of electric adventure vehicles

www.rivian.com
October 2019 - May 2023

 

E/E Systems Integration Engineer
L5 Program

Lead E/E architecture, low-level vehicle network design and safety electronics development for a novel robotaxi platform.

www.zoox.com
January 2018 - October 2019

 

Hardware Architecture Engineer
FF91 Program

Spearheaded the overall electrical / electronic development of vehicle network and electronic control unit topology.

www.ff.com
May 2017 - January 2018

 

Electrical Engineer

Electrical & electronic product design, bespoke vehicle engineering and prototype vehicle research & development


www.motivo.com
April 2015 - May 2017

 
 

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