Staff Systems Engineer - Platform Integration

Forterra•Clarksburg, MD

112d•$155,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Forterra is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our team and drive efforts in the development of autonomous systems. The candidate will utilize sound engineering practices to support technical planning, system definition, system integration and verification and validation activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems Engineering, Robotics or related area and 8+ years of experience
Master’s Degree with 7+ year of experience
Systems engineering skills and qualifications through education or experience including requirements definition/allocation/traceability, interface definition, verification and validation
The ideal candidate must have the ability to understand, define and develop system specifications, architectures, interfaces
Hands-on experience with verification and validation activities
Knowledge and experience of product development through traditional waterfall and agile practices
Familiarity with Autonomous Vehicles, sensors, embedded systems
Experience with developing safety critical systems through the product lifecycle
Experience with Requirement Management Tools (such as Jama, Doors)
Familiarity with Software Development principles and ability to collaborate with SW engineering experts

Nice To Haves

Experience developing architectures in an MBSE environment (BDD, IBD, State Machines, Sequence, Activities, Parametric, etc), preferably in Cameo/MagicDraw
Experience with Autonomous Vehicles behavior definition and decomposition into functional and performance requirements
Working knowledge of key algorithms from at least one major robotics discipline (navigation, localization, perception, planning)
Experience with safety standards for regulated industries, including automotive, military, aerospace, or medical
Example standards include, but are not limited to ISO-21448, ISO-26262, MIL-STD-882E, DO178, and ISO-14971
Familiarity with Cybersecurity principles and ability to collaborate with cybersecurity experts
Familiarity with Machinery Standards (ISO 12100, ISO 13849, ISO 3691)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams on the development of concepts of operation, use cases, system architectures and system requirements
Ensure traceability of requirements across architectures, analyses and verification plans throughout the project lifecycle
Lead the development of system architectures and ICDs
Support the program team with preparation and coordination of activities for technical gate reviews (ex. PDR, CDR, TRR etc.) for various systems of interest
Participate in system-level trade studies and analyses
Collect metrics and communicate with program stakeholders and management in a timely manner, identifying both technical and programmatic risks
Deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders to effectively communicate proposed concepts, solutions, and analysis results
Participate and support with verification and validation activities of autonomous vehicles

Benefits

Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

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