Systems Engineer

Mind Robotics • Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for defining system and component level requirements, owning system-level architecture and interface definitions, and prototyping/characterizing components and full systems. You will also be involved in understanding and highlighting the impacts of changes, triaging and debugging hardware and software interactions, and ensuring the overall functional and performance readiness of a system throughout its full product life cycle. A key aspect of this role involves analyzing failure modes, completing DFMEAs/HARAs for safe subsystem design, and defining system-level test plans and acceptance criteria.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering or related field or, equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or a cross-disciplinary hardware role involving complex electromechanical or robotic products
• Strong electrical and embedded systems fundamentals
• Hands-on technical experience debugging complex subsystems involving network microprocessors and software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices
• Ability to read and interpret C/C++ or similar embedded systems languages
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in MATLAB, Python, or equivalent tools for modeling and analysis
• Proficient in data visualization
• Experience in failure modes analysis, HARA and FTA
• Comfortable with ambiguity, move fast, and have an "engineering curiosity" that drives you to understand how the entire system works, not just your part.

Responsibilities

• Define system and component level requirements through first principles analysis and hardware/model-based testing
• Own system-level architecture and interface definitions (ICDs) across mechanical, electrical and other verticals
• Prototype and characterize components and full systems to ensure target metrics are met
• Design and develop early system prototypes to de-risk new technologies
• Understand and highlight n-th order impacts of electrical, software, or process changes
• Triage and debug hardware and software interactions during design, launch, and deployment
• Be responsible for overall functional and performance readiness of a system and its features during the full product life cycle
• Analyze the failure modes and complete full DFMEAs/HARAs to ensure a safe subsystem design
• Define system-level test plans and acceptance criteria for integrated robot builds, from bench testing through field deployment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior