Senior AV Systems Engineer — Readiness & Performance

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 172,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, evaluate, and improve interactions between autonomy, remote operations, and customer-facing software components, setting and measuring performance targets for a Robotaxi service.

The role requires 5+ years in systems engineering, strong Python, experience with complex interfaces, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver safe, scalable AV performance metrics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Systems engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python and production software best practices
• Experience with complex systems interfaces, ICDs, and interface design
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in system performance evaluation
• Proficiency with Git and standard version control workflows
• Experience with high availability infrastructure, customer experience/HMI, or mapping/routing for AV fleets
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across diverse audiences
• Proven ability to work both independently and in multidisciplinary teams
• Strong attention to detail and data quality, rigorous testing
• Comfortable in a fast-paced CI/CD environment

Responsibilities

• Developing Complex Systems and System-of-Systems Architectures: Define architecture, requirements, and interfaces for Remote Operation, Fleet Orchestration, and Mapping systems.
• Design the Interface between Humans and Physical AI: Design systems and processes for the continuous improvement of the interface between the Autonomy Stack, Operators, and Customers.
• Evaluate Performance and Target Metrics: Utilize data pipelines, simulation suites, and V&V campaigns to evaluate the performance of the system, and its ability to meet key metrics.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Serve as a primary point of contact for systems, software, AI, Remote Operations, simulation, and validation teams to understand needs and improve systems like Perception, Prediction, and Planning.
• Document and Share Knowledge: Create clear documentation for operations and customer experience workflows, and effectively model, document, and communicate complex interactions between systems.
• Advance Technical Expertise: Proactively evaluate and integrate new technologies and methodologies relevant to autonomous vehicles and systems engineering.

Skills

Python

Systems engineering

Data analysis

Git

CI/CD

HMI

Remote Operations

Mapping

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Job description

Motional is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, evaluate, and improve interactions between autonomy, remote operations, and customer-facing software components, setting and measuring performance targets for a Robotaxi service.

The role requires 5+ years in systems engineering, strong Python, experience with complex interfaces, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver safe, scalable AV performance metrics.