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Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Gatik
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted May 13, 2025
$180k - $250k
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Job Description

The Senior Staff Systems Engineer will oversee verification and validation processes for Gatik's autonomous vehicles, ensuring system requirements are met through testing, integration, and collaboration across hardware and software teams to support safe and reliable autonomous freight transportation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish model-based system engineering methodologies for requirements management
  • Allocate and cascade functional and performance requirements across stakeholders and system levels
  • Integrate architecture changes and component revisions to ensure system functionality
  • Write and execute system integration test cases at various abstraction levels
  • Manage requirements traceability across the V-cycle with cross-disciplinary teams
  • Collaborate with hardware, software teams, and vendors to meet requirements and achieve desired functionality
  • Perform vehicle bring-up and data collection with autonomous sensor suites and ECUs
  • Build, implement, and run test benches to evaluate hardware-software integration
  • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software issues through debugging
  • Implement systems engineering processes and review requirements and architecture robustness
  • Triage and investigate system software bugs and defects, escalating when necessary
  • Establish and own automation of manual tests with defined KPIs and quality metrics
  • Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to ensure timely delivery of high-quality work products

Requirements

  • Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Reliability, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
  • At least 5 years of experience writing and managing requirements for complex systems with both hardware and software components
  • Experience with requirements management and model-based systems engineering tools such as Jama, SysML, ANSYS Medini, DOORS, etc.
  • Deep technical experience with complex, safety-critical systems following systems engineering best practices
  • Hands-on experience with the latest autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies and debugging complex systems involving sensors, compute, networking, and vehicle subsystems
  • Experience designing and deploying test setups on the bench, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL), and/or the vehicle
  • Ability to communicate effectively with subject matter experts to derive and capture requirements
  • Excellent organizational skills to facilitate cross-disciplinary team collaboration, communication, and delivery
  • Hands-on experience applying systems standards such as IEEE 29148, ISO 15288, 42010, IEC 24748, and functional safety standards including IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DO178, or similar, as well as behavioral standards like ISO 21448 or similar
  • Experience validating systems in accordance with industry standards and best practices for performance and safety, such as ISO, IEC, FMVSS, SAE, AVSC, UL, etc.
  • Experience performing hazard analysis using methods such as System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP), or Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA)
  • Deep understanding of vehicle system architectures and autonomous systems that meet world-leading AV standards
  • Relevant certifications in Functional Safety (FuSa), SOTIF, CySe, Systems Engineering, or equivalent

Benefits & Perks

Salary range: $180,000 - $250,000
Onsite work in Mountain View, CA, with potential opportunities in Fort Worth, TX

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