Lead Systems Engineer at Miso Robotics
Pasadena, CA
$140,000–$160,000from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Pasadena, CA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Lead Systems Engineer role at a robotics company building autonomous kitchen platforms, responsible for defining and owning end-to-end system architecture across mechanical, electrical, embedded, software, cloud, and AI subsystems. The position also leads the Design Verification & Systems Engineering team, overseeing V&V strategy, reliability engineering, risk management, and cross-functional integration from concept through field deployment.
Senior level · 5+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,000 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 530–1,300
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $112,112 (middle half $73,931–$166,799). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Lead Systems Engineer' with no explicit seniority level word; the title states no level accordingly. The 5+ years requirement and team-lead scope support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is genuinely ambiguous: Systems Engineering as a discipline sits closest to 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other), but the role's heavy integration of software, embedded systems, and cloud infrastructure also has affinity with 15-1252 (Software Developers). 15-1299 is chosen as the primary because the core work is systems architecture, V&V, and reliability engineering rather than software development per se.
Python and C++ are listed together with 'and/or' in the requirements section, so Python is the primary skill with C++ as an alternative. Both are hard-gated by their placement in the required qualifications.
HIL and SIL are listed under Preferred, so they are marked as preferred. They are treated as interchangeable alternatives since the posting groups them together.
DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Cameo, and MagicDraw are all listed under Preferred as examples of requirements management tools; DOORS is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
FMEA (system-level FMEAs, hazard analysis, reliability engineering) is explicitly listed in the required qualifications section.
The posting notes the compensation range applies specifically to candidates in the Los Angeles Metro area.
The role is onsite at Miso Robotics headquarters in Pasadena, CA — remote is false.
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