Senior Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Redwood City, United States Serve Robotics Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.

What you’ll be doing

As a systems engineer, you are responsible for ensuring that our robot is designed to operate safely and satisfy market/customer needs. You will own the decomposition of requirements and specifications for an autonomous-ready mobile robot. You will serve as the glue of the organization, working across many teams and disciplines to help orchestrate the development of a complex system by breaking high-level goals down into actionable information across various functions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead interdisciplinary teams to decompose system functions, behaviors, and features into actionable engineering requirements and specifications for an autonomous mobile robot

  • Facilitate the development of actionable metrics to evaluate the performance of components, subsystems, and systems throughout the robot, both in the lab and in the field

  • Develop frameworks and facilitate trade studies to optimize system and subsystem designs for performance, safety, and cost, particularly negotiating between hardware and software to find the best design solution

  • Lead interdisciplinary teams through complex root-cause analysis and resolution in which there are many possible root causes that involve various areas of engineering, using a structured approach for problem solving

  • Work closely with other systems engineers to define verification & validation plans that ensure the delivery of a safe and responsible autonomous product

Qualifications
  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D in Mechanical, Electrical, Software or equivalent engineering field

  • 5+ years of experience in the design and analysis of complex electromechanical and/or robotic systems

  • Experience in systems engineering and requirements management including systems analysis, requirements decomposition, and verification & validation

  • Experience in data analysis of test results including probability and statistical analysis techniques

  • Hands-on approach to the test and debugging of electromechanical systems

  • Fundamental knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for audiences ranging from technicians to senior executives

What makes you standout
  • Experience in one or more of the following industries: automotive, medical, aerospace, robotics

  • Experience in autonomous systems and/or mobile robotics

  • Experience working in Unix/Linux environments

Hiring locations

Currently, we are only hiring US and Canada residents, even for remote jobs.

More about us

Serve Robotics is the team that created the Postmates delivery robot and brought it to life in LA, completing tens of thousands of deliveries in LA’s busiest neighborhoods. Now we're an independent company growing rapidly in order to connect people with what they need via robots designed to serve people.

We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

See Serve in action

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Compensation Range: $143K - $187K



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