Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer, Platform Introduction

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San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 182,000 - 238,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Atoms is seeking a Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer to own how new vehicle platforms enter our fleet. You’ll bring new platform variants from first article to fleet release, defining validation criteria and creating procedures so future builds are routine.

You will work across platforms with varying hardware, compute, and software, spending time in the garage and around vehicles to ensure robust integration and testing processes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
6+ years in systems integration, diagnostics, or hardware/software interface engineering on vehicles.
L4 program or production ADAS experience.
Proven track record diagnosing failures spanning hardware and software with root-cause examples.
Ability to correlate hardware symptoms and video evidence with telemetry and bus data into a timeline.
Sensor-level troubleshooting depth on cameras, lidar, radar, GNSS and IMU, including timing failure modes.
Strong knowledge of vehicle networks and diagnostics: CAN, CAN FD, Automotive Ethernet, and DTCs.
Python and command line log analysis for building production tools.
Automated triage or anomaly detection on fleet data.
Experience with monitoring/observability platforms and fleet-scale log management.
Experience with cloud storage and databases for telemetry: object storage, SQL, time series or NoSQL stores.
Experience with data collection/logging fleets, diagnosing data path problems at volume.
Ability to work onsite five days a week in San Francisco, with periodic travel to test sites.

Responsibilities

Platform introduction: own first integration and bring-up for new platform variants, sensor generations, and power/ network architecture changes.
First article to repeatable: turn one-off builds into commissioning procedures for firmware, calibration, sign-offs, and autonomy software integration.
Validation criteria: define and run vehicle-level checks for new platforms before release.
Bench to vehicle correlation: document the relationship between bench results and vehicle behavior for each platform.
Calibration, timing, and data integrity: multimodal calibration, time synchronization, and data integrity.
System debugging: lead cross-domain debugging until root cause is established.
Documentation and standards: write integration guides and go/no-go criteria for teams and suppliers.

Skills

Systems integration

Diagnostics

Hardware-software interface

Python

Command line

Vehicle networks

CAN

CAN FD

Automotive Ethernet

Telemetry

Root cause analysis

Fleet data

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/EE/Robotics

Job description

Who we are

Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.

Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We're changing that.

Atoms builds Physical AI- real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.

This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don't just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.

We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.

If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer to own how new vehicle platforms enter our fleet. In this role, you will take a new platform variant, sensor, or compute generation from first article to fleet release, owning the integration sequence, the validation criteria, and the documented correlation between bench results and vehicle behavior. You will turn what you learn on the first builds into the procedures, checks, and test coverage that make the next set of vehicles routine. The role spans multiple vehicle platforms with different hardware, compute, and software, and requires regular time in the garage and around vehicles.

What you’ll do

Platform introduction. Own first integration and bring-up for new platform variants, sensor generation, compute generation, and power or network architecture change.
First article to repeatable. Turn a one-off build into a commissioning procedure covering firmware, calibration, sign-offs, and autonomy software integration, written so a technician can execute.
Validation criteria. Define and run the vehicle-level checks a new platform passes before it runs a release.
Bench to vehicle correlation. Own the documented relationship between bench results and vehicle behavior for each platform.
Calibration, timing, and data integrity. Own multimodal calibration, time synchronization, and the integrity of the sensor to compute path on new platforms.
System debugging. Lead debugging on failures that cross mechanical, electrical, firmware, network, and autonomy boundaries, and stay on them until the root cause is established.
Documentation and standards. Write the integration guides, troubleshooting trees, and go or no-go criteria the technician team and other engineers work from, and hold internal teams and suppliers to conventions for labeling, documentation, and configuration control.

What we’re looking for

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field required.
6+ years in systems integration, diagnostics, or hardware and software interface engineering on vehicles.
L4 program or production ADAS experience.
A track record of diagnosing failures that spanned hardware and software, with specific examples where you established the root cause.
Ability to correlate hardware symptoms and video evidence with telemetry and bus data into a concrete timeline.
Sensor-level troubleshooting depth on cameras, lidar, radar, GNSS and IMU, including timing failure modes.
Strong working knowledge of vehicle networks and diagnostics, including CAN, CAN FD, Automotive Ethernet, and DTCs, and how failures present at each layer.
Python and command line log analysis at the level of building production tools.
Automated triage or anomaly detection built over fleet data.
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms and with log management at fleet scale.
Working experience with cloud storage and databases for telemetry: object storage, SQL, and time series or NoSQL stores.
Experience with a data collection or logging fleet, particularly diagnosing data path problems at volume.
Ability to work onsite five days a week in San Francisco, with periodic travel to test sites.

Why join us

At Atoms, you'll work on one of the defining challenges of our time- bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what's known and building what doesn't yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it's grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team- so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our San Franciscooffice. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That's why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $182,000 - $238,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards.

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