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title: Senior / Staff Systems Engineer
description: Cyngn is seeking a Senior / Staff Systems Engineer to lead system definition and architecture for autonomous vehicle and robotics platforms. The ideal candidate has deep experience in industrial robotics or vehicle systems, understands safety certification expectations, and can bridge product intent with disciplined engineering execution. Responsibilities Translate L0/L1 product requirements and user stories into complete, unambiguous, and testable system and subsystem specifications (L2+). Define system architectures and interfaces for autonomous vehicle and robotics platforms, including: Sensors (perception and low-level feedback) Compute and embedded controllers Power distribution and protection Actuation and drive systems Own requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software domains. Develop system-level verification and validation plans, including test strategies, acceptance criteria, and pass/fail definitions aligned with the systems engineering V-model. Lead technical trade studies, risk assessments, and architectural decisions with a focus on safety, reliability, and manufacturability. Act as the systems engineering point of contact for industrial safety certification, ensuring system requirements and test plans support compliance. Collaborate with product management, safety engineering, hardware, firmware, software, and test teams to ensure aligned execution. Drive cross-functional design reviews, requirements reviews, and system readiness milestones. Support integration, debugging, and validation of vehicle and robotic systems during development and deployment phases. Safety & Certification Responsibilities Incorporate industrial safety requirements into system architecture, requirements, and test planning. Support compliance efforts related to ANSI B56 standards for industrial trucks and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Work closely with safety and compliance teams to define safety functions, fa…
date posted: 2026-07-29T21:17:28.320Z
valid through: 2026-09-30T22:01:42.346Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Engineering
industry: Technology
skills: Systems Engineering
skills: Electrical Engineering
skills: Mechanical Engineering
skills: Robotics
skills: Autonomous Vehicles
skills: Industrial Automation
skills: Safety Certification
skills: ANSI B56
skills: AMR
skills: Industrial Vehicle Safety
skills: Autonomous Mobile Robots
skills: Industrial Vehicles
skills: Material Handling Equipment
skills: Audits
skills: Compliance Testing
skills: System Integration
skills: Bring-up
skills: Hardware Validation Testing
hiring organization: Cyngn
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: Mountain View
    address region: CA
    address country: US
employment type: FULL_TIME
base salary: MonetaryAmount
  currency: GBP
  value: QuantitativeValue
    min value: 160290
    max value: 181000
    unit text: YEAR