Unknown Company

Systems Engineering Manager

palo alto, ca • Posted 2 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time Management & Leadership

What You Will Do

  • Drive architecture and requirements development for a cross‑functional micromobility vehicle platform program, ensuring alignment from concept through validation.
  • Serve as the primary technical interface between customers and leadership to translate product intent into clear system artifacts including user stories, CONOPS, and use cases.
  • Define and manage requirements at the system, subsystem, and hardware module levels in collaboration with internal stakeholders such as:
    • Low‑voltage electronics
    • Battery and energy storage systems
    • Drivetrain and actuators
    • Connectivity and telematics
    • Human‑Machine Interfaces (HMI)
    • Sensor systems
  • Ensure end‑to‑end traceability across user stories, features, system requirements, subsystem requirements, and verification/validation test cases.
  • Develop and maintain system architectures for distributed embedded controllers, including interface definitions, communication protocols, functional decomposition, allocation, fault detection, fault handling, and system‑level robustness.
  • Collaborate closely with software engineers, electrical engineers, product designers, product managers, and UI/UX teams to drive CONOPS, activity diagrams, feature design, development, and validation.
  • Develop state machines such as power states for the platform.
  • Support end‑to‑end feature validation, contributing to the definition and execution of test cases and test plans across:
    • Bench and HIL testing
    • Vehicle‑level bring‑up
    • System integration and performance validation

What You Will Bring

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
  • 8+ years of professional experience in systems engineering or embedded software development
  • Understanding of Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
  • Experience working with embedded systems
  • Extensive knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, SPI)
  • Experience with requirements management tools such as JAMA or Polarion and model‑based systems engineering

The salary for this position ranges from $200,000-$250,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Perks & Benefits

  • Robust health coverage—excellent health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100% by the company, with FSA & HSA options
  • One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
  • Rich fertility and family‑building benefits
  • Flexible time off
  • 401(k) match

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Systems Engineering Manager in palo alto at Unknown Company

This position is listed as full time and onsite.

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