Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer (Safety-Critical)

AeroVect Technologies Inc.; Atlanta, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own the design, analysis, and verification of subsystems within our autonomous vehicle system architecture.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy autonomous driving systems and define KPIs for data-driven performance. You will build data collection pipelines to support verification and validation, author requirements and system architecture artifacts, and define safety-focused behaviors for critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience working on autonomous systems or safety-critical systems.
• Hands-on experience with systems engineering (V Model, requirements documentation, traceability, verification & validation).
• Basic proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with robotic systems or autonomous vehicles with safety-critical components.
• Exposure to functional safety and SOTIF concepts.
• Strong ability to communicate technical issues to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Hands-on approach and willingness to engage deeply in work.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, analysis, and verification & validation of assigned subsystems within our autonomous vehicle system architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy autonomous driving systems.
• Define and track KPIs for your areas to support data-driven engineering and system performance.
• Build data collection and analysis pipelines that support verification & validation processes.
• Author and maintain requirements documentation, traceability, and system architecture artifacts.
• Define system behaviors for critical safety scenarios and contribute to robust designs.
• Surface risks early and coordinate solutions and mitigations with teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team engineering practices.
• Be open to travel up to 25%.

Skills

Python

SQL

Systems engineering

Safety-critical

V Model

Requirements docs

Traceability

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/Engineering/Mechatronics/Aerospace)

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Flow

Polarion

Enterprise Architect

Job description

AeroVect Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own the design, analysis, and verification of subsystems within our autonomous vehicle system architecture.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy autonomous driving systems and define KPIs for data-driven performance. You will build data collection pipelines to support verification and validation, author requirements and system architecture artifacts, and define safety-focused behaviors for critical