Systems Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience with firmware, drivers, or hardware-software integration through coursework, projects, research, internships, or professional work.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, embedded Linux, real-time operating systems, or comparable embedded environments.
• Experience writing code for hardware-protocol integrations using Python, C, C++, Rust, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with one or more hardware-communication protocols, such as CAN, Modbus, serial, I2C, or SPI.
• Ability to troubleshoot device bring-up, interface issues, and system-integration problems in a structured manner.
• At SES.2, ability to independently define or improve device-interface contracts and safety-aware command or control pathways for connected equipment.
• At SES.2, ability to diagnose issues spanning multiple hardware components, protocol layers, and orchestration and SI platform services.
• At SES.2, ability to independently develop and troubleshoot embedded or hardware-software integrations involving device protocols, telemetry, and control pathways.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MQTT, NATS, or similar messaging technologies.
• Exposure to ROS or ROS 2.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Background in robotics, mechatronics, industrial equipment, or laboratory instrumentation.
• Familiarity with edge-system considerations, such as latency, intermittent connectivity, remote diagnostics, or device lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Bring up new devices, interfaces, and embedded systems used in laboratory and manufacturing environments.
• Build and maintain software connectors linking equipment, telemetry, and command pathways to orchestration and SI platforms.
• Implement and document machine-interface contracts, including command semantics, telemetry fields, units, timestamps, device states, and error conditions.
• Write protocol-level integrations and supporting code for hardware-software interfaces rather than relying solely on vendor tools.
• Implement command validation, interlocks, approval points, and fallback behaviors for connected equipment in partnership with senior engineers and equipment owners.
• Develop test harnesses, diagnostic utilities, and debugging tools for hardware-in-the-loop workflows.
• Help standardize telemetry and command interfaces across hardware and software systems.
• Partner with senior engineers to address reliability, safety boundaries, and deployment readiness for connected equipment.
• At SES.2, design and debug complex device integrations involving multiple protocols, hardware components, and orchestration and SI platform services.
• At SES.2, independently define and improve reusable interface patterns, including device contracts, safety-aware command paths, test harnesses, and diagnostic tools.
• At SES.2, diagnose integration failures involving device states, protocol layers, intermittent connectivity, and orchestration and SI platform services, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• At SES.2, coordinate technical approaches with equipment owners and software partners, and provide informal guidance to less experienced contributors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits package
• 401(k)
• Relocation assistance
• Education reimbursement program
• Flexible schedules, depending on project needs