Senior/Staff Systems Engineer

Gatik AI•Mountain View, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Gatik is hiring a Sr./Staff Systems Engineer to oversee Verification and Validation of Gatik’s autonomous vehicles. This role will be onsite in Mountain View, CA headquarters (preferred) with potential opportunities in Fort Worth, TX.

Requirements

Master’s or PhD in MechE, EE, Systems, Reliability, Stats/Math, or related field
5+ years experience writing and managing requirements for complex systems with a hardware and software aspect
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 SE best practices
Hands-on experience with latest AV technologies and debugging complex systems that involve sensors, compute, networking, etc. that interface with various vehicle subsystems
Experience with designing and deploying test setups on the bench, HiL, and/or the vehicle
Ability to communicate effectively with subject matter experts for deriving and capturing requirements
Excellent organization skills in helping cross-disciplinary teams collaborate, communicate and deliver together
Hands-on experience applying systems standards such as IEEE 29148, ISO 15288, 42010, IEC 24748, and functional safety IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DO178 or similar and behavioral standards ISO 21448 or similar
Experience validating systems in following industry standards and best practices for performance and safety such as ISO, IEC, FMVSS, SAE, AVSC, UL, etc.
Have performed hazard analysis using one or more of the following methods: System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), qualitative or quantitative Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), etc.
Deep understanding of vehicle system architectures and autonomous systems that would meet world-leading AV standards
Relevant certifications in FuSa, SOTIF, CySe, Systems Engineering or equivalent

Responsibilities

Establish model-based system engineering (MBSE) and methodologies for requirements management. Allocate functional and performance requirements, making sure they cascade down to the various stakeholders and abstraction levels of the system.
Provide comprehensive advance systems expertise in integrating and bringing architecture changes and component revisions, thus ensuring that new configurations work as expected
Responsible for writing test cases and executing systems integration tests at different abstraction levels of the system such as Hardware in Loop (HiL), Vehicle in Loop (ViL)
Manage requirements across the V-cycle establishing traceability with product, design, performance, implementation, hardware, software, and verification & validation teams
Collaborate with internal hardware and software teams and external vendors to ensure requirements are consistently met and the desired functionality achieved
Hands-on vehicle bring up of in-house high compute ECUs and full autonomy sensor suite for data collection and logging
Build, implement, and run test benches with proprietary or industry-standard tools to evaluate, document and identify problems with hardware-software integration
Identify and work with key cross-functional partners to root cause and provide resolution, drive debugging of the HW/SW issues to closure.
Implement systems engineering processes cross-functionally with other teams including review & support of requirements, and evaluate architecture robustness
Inform system design decisions across hardware, software and other functional blocks of the AV systems according to established industry standards and best practices
Triage system software bugs & defects and investigate perceived issues, escalating when appropriate and driving to resolution
Update and suggest changes to upstream processes and/or code after root cause investigation in collaboration with domain SMEs
Establish and take ownership of end-to-end automation of manual tests and come up with clear KPIs, metrics and quality benchmarks to support statistical validation
Work closely with software developers, systems engineers, and other internal and/or external stakeholders to ensure that design and implementation are in sync
Work across internal teams and engineering vendors to ensure timely delivery of exceptional quality work products