Senior / Staff Systems Engineer
Cyngn · Mountain View, CA
$160,290–$181,000
Jul 27, 2026
Mountain View, CA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on systems engineering role at an autonomous industrial vehicle company, responsible for translating high-level product requirements into detailed engineering specifications, architectures, and verification plans using a V-model approach. The work spans sensors, compute, power distribution, actuation, and safety-critical behaviors across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software domains. The role also carries ownership of industrial safety certification compliance (ANSI B56) and cross-functional design reviews, and requires five days per week on-site in Mountain View, CA.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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SOC classification is uncertain: this is a systems engineering role for electro-mechanical/robotics platforms, which does not map cleanly to any single SOC code in the computer/mathematical occupations list. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest fit given the autonomy/robotics software-hardware integration focus; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the runner-up. A more precise fit would be an engineering SOC outside the 15-xxxx series (e.g., 17-2199 Engineers, All Other), but that is not available in the allowed enum.
The title reads 'Senior / Staff Systems Engineer,' presenting both levels simultaneously. Advertised seniority is recorded as Senior (the lower of the two); the actual requirements (8+ years, cross-functional ownership, safety certification leadership) support a Senior classification.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
The role is explicitly on-site 5 days per week in Mountain View, CA, which falls within the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): V-model systems engineering, requirements decomposition and traceability, angle and position sensors, current and voltage sensing.
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