Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles (Hybrid/Remote)

Cyngn Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Cyngn Inc. in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead system definition and architecture for autonomous vehicles and robotics platforms.

This senior, hands-on role translates high-level product requirements into detailed engineering specifications, architectures, and verification plans using a structured V-model approach. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of systems engineering experience on electro-mechanical systems, and a strong background in sensors, compute, power,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of systems engineering for complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong experience translating product-level requirements into detailed engineering specifications and verification plans.
• Solid understanding of industrial safety standards, particularly ANSI B56 for industrial trucks and AMRs.
• Hands-on familiarity with low-level sensors and feedback systems, including angle/position sensors, temperature sensors, and current/voltage sensing.
• Experience defining interfaces between sensors, embedded controllers, power electronics, and higher-level compute.
• Comfortable working on-site in Mountain View, CA five days a week.

Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into complete, testable system specifications (L2+).
• Define architectures and interfaces for autonomous vehicle and robotics platforms (sensors, compute, power, actuation).
• Own requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software domains.
• Develop system-level verification plans and acceptance criteria aligned with the V-model.
• Lead trade studies, risk assessments, and architectural decisions focusing on safety, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Serve as the systems engineering contact for industrial safety certification and ensure test plans support compliance.
• Collaborate with product management, hardware, firmware, software, and test teams for aligned execution.
• Drive cross-functional design and requirements reviews and system readiness milestones.
• Support integration, debugging, and validation during development and deployment phases.

Skills

Systems engineering

Robotics

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant engineering field

Job description

Cyngn Inc. in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead system definition and architecture for autonomous vehicles and robotics platforms.

This senior, hands-on role translates high-level product requirements into detailed engineering specifications, architectures, and verification plans using a structured V-model approach. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of systems engineering experience on electro-mechanical systems, and a strong background in sensors, compute, power,