Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle Safety & Systems

AeroVect; Washington; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy. We seek engineers to own design, analysis, and verification of subsystems within our autonomous vehicle system, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy safe, high-performance driving solutions.

You will build data pipelines for V&V, define safety behaviors, track KPIs, and mentor junior engineers while traveling up to 25% as needed. BI and engineering disciplines converge here in a Series A environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Mechatronics or Aerospace (or equivalent).
• At least 4 years in autonomous or safety-critical systems.
• Hands-on with systems engineering (e.g., V Model, docs, traceability, V&V).
• Basic Python and SQL proficiency.
• Experience in robotic/autonomous systems with safety-critical components.
• Exposure to functional safety and SOTIF concepts.
• Strong ability to communicate technical issues to engineers and non-engineers.
• Hands-on, proactive, and collaborative work style.

Responsibilities

• Own design, analysis, and verification of subsystems in the autonomous vehicle system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy autonomous driving systems.
• Define and track KPIs to drive data-driven engineering and performance.
• Build data collection and analysis pipelines supporting V&V processes.
• Author and maintain requirements, traceability, and system architecture artifacts.
• Define system behaviors for safety-critical scenarios and robust designs.
• Surface risks early and coordinate mitigations with teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Systems engineering

Safety-critical

Communication

V-Model

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Mechatronics/Aerospace

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Flow

Polarion

Enterprise Architect

Job description

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy. We seek engineers to own design, analysis, and verification of subsystems within our autonomous vehicle system, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy safe, high-performance driving solutions.

You will build data pipelines for V&V, define safety behaviors, track KPIs, and mentor junior engineers while traveling up to 25% as needed. BI and engineering disciplines converge here in a Series A environment.