systems engineer

systems engineer Remote

Cruise
Full Time Remote 237500 - 161500 USD ANNUAL Today
Job description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We're building the world's most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you're free to be yourself. It's the same here at Cruise. We're creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work.

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

Owning the higher level of systems engineering, the Enterprise Systems Engineering team is responsible for establishing effective and constructive bridges between Cruise's top-level stakeholders. As a project lead Systems Engineer assigned to a program, you will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Program Managers, Hardware and Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, as well as Operations, Legal, and Security teams to drive success towards the major initiatives at Cruise.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead the system engineering team for the driverless vehicle integrated platform. This includes platform safety and availability, vehicle health and subsystems management, environmental and functional capability.

  • Partner with Program Office and Systems Architects to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for new autonomous vehicle programs.

  • Responsible for the system to meet the quality and technology readiness standards through requirements, Verification & validation strategy to enable large scale production.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and capture risks and develop risk-mitigation strategies

  • Work cross-functionally with GM and Cruise engineers by defining incremental and specific integration milestones that allow delivering capabilities and features progressively

  • Develop testing strategies for new vehicle programs to demonstrate critical integration and feature performance as part of gating reviews

  • Develop and execute processes to enable faster set up of new programs within Systems Engineering

  • Empower Systems Engineers on the team, acting as a mentor as needed

  • Decompose sophisticated engineering challenges into clear and measurable risks and achieve consensus for team recommendations

What you must have:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another relevant field

  • 8-10+ years of industry experience in implementing complex safety-critical systems

  • Experience taking requirements from R&D and design to shipping and large-scale production

  • Experience with modern robotic architecture or equivalent

  • Strong technical and nontechnical communication skills across a diverse set of stakeholders

  • Ability to identify and act on opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency

  • Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity

Bonus Points!

  • Proven track record of successful systems engineering for a safety-critical product

  • Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. Jama, DNG, DOORS)

  • Knowledge of distributed systems & software architectures, their multiple abstraction layers, and their interdependencies

  • Experience building and scaling systems engineering processes and tools across multiple programs

  • Experience taking a product from 0 to 1, and then scaling it

The salary range for this position is $161,500 - $237,500. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?

  • Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

    • Competitive salary and benefits
    • 401(k) Cruise matching program
    • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
    • Subsidized mental health benefits
    • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
    • Healthy meals and snacks available for non-remote employees
    • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care, and medical leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
    • Flexible Spending Account
    • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
    • CruiseFlex, a working policy for US-Based Cruisers, lets you and your manager find the working style that's best for you, whether it's primarily in-person, primarily at home, or a combination of home and in-office time. - learn more about CruiseFlex here
  • We're Integrated

    • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

  • We're Funded

    • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.
  • We're Independent

    • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.
  • We're Vested

    • You won't just own your work here, you'll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow. We offer a new kind of equity program called Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO), which combines IPO-like liquidity with the stability of remaining private - learn more about RLO here
  • We're Safety Conscious

    • We integrate #staysafe, our top priority at Cruise, into our everyday work. Through our Safety Management System, every Cruiser is asked to do their part by reporting any potential issues or hazards they observe and making continuous improvements. You'll be able to contribute to safety at Cruise, no matter your job function or title.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email [email protected].

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver's license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.

systems engineer
Cruise

www.getcruise.com
San Francisco, CA
Kyle Vogt
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Computer Hardware Development
2013
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