Staff Hardware Systems Engineer (Vehicle Architect)
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SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationSan Francisco
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience8+ yrs
DepartmentHardware Team
EquityIncluded
Company size51–200 people
PostedApr 20, 2026 · 6mo ago
Verified live1d ago
May no longer be actively hiring
Posted by the company on Apr 20, 202661% of this company's open roles have been listed for 90+ daysNo pay range listed, though California requires one
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BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Computer Engineering
8+ years of systems engineering on vehicles or robots
Owned vehicle-level E/E architecture (power distribution, in-vehicle networks, compute) on a program that reached DV, PV, SOP or fleet deployment
Technical lead for systems engineers who built to your requirements and decisions
Wrote testable requirements and ran requirement-based V&V across HW, SW and test teams
Did practical ISO 26262 work: HARA, safety goals, ASIL decomposition
Prior experience at an AV, robotaxi, autonomous trucking, or ADAS program at OEM/Tier-1
Built or grew a systems engineering team at an early-stage company
Track record of selecting, deploying, or replacing requirements management tooling
Exposure to HIL/SIL strategy and the instrumentation needed for on-vehicle verification
Experience working directly with powertrain, chassis, and/or HV traction systems on production vehicles
Heavy-duty truck or articulated vehicle experience
About the company
About Humble Robotics
Working at Humble Robotics means taking on the biggest change in ground transportation in decades. We’re building an autonomous, zero-emissions hauler that dramatically lowers the cost of freight with groundbreaking vision-based AI, designed for today’s global logistics network.
We’re a fast-moving, close-knit team of AV industry veterans and innovative thinkers. We don’t believe culture can be engineered – but when it falls into place, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Progress has never felt so present.
About the role
Position Overview
Lead systems engineering across our autonomous vehicle platform. Own system-level requirements and architecture, and make the technical decisions that cross compute, networking, sensors, telematics, and power distribution. Translate product and safety goals into clear, testable requirements, and drive the design reviews and validation that prove them out end-to-end. This is a hands-on technical leadership role: you set the direction and stay in the details.
Key Responsibilities
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Own systems engineering across the product.
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Architect the vehicle subsystems while evaluating cross-domain trade-offs.
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Decompose vehicle-level requirements down to subsystem and component level across compute, networking, sensors, telematics, power distribution, and articulate the rationale behind each.
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Partner with Mechanical Engineers to align on mechanical requirements - durability, vehicle dynamics, enclosures, sealing, etc.
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Support system performance analysis, deviation analysis, structured testing, debugging, and system improvements.
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Run cross-functional design reviews and orchestrate verification and validation of requirements with HW, SW/Autonomy, Functional Safety, and Test teams.
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Partner with Functional Safety on HARA, safety goals, and ASIL-driven technical safety requirement decomposition; ensure traceability from item definition to test.
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Interface with SW/Autonomy on interfaces, timing, compute, and networking budgets; own the system-of-systems view and arbitrate trade-offs across domains.
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Lead root-cause analysis for cross-domain issues surfaced in bring-up, DV, or on-vehicle; feed learnings back into requirements and architecture.
Minimum Qualifications
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BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Computer Engineering
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8+ years of systems engineering on vehicles or robots.
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Owned vehicle-level E/E architecture (power distribution, in-vehicle networks, compute) on a program that reached DV, PV, SOP or fleet deployment.
•
Technical lead for systems engineers who built to your requirements and decisions.
•
Wrote testable requirements and ran requirement-based V&V across HW, SW and test teams.
•
Did practical ISO 26262 work: HARA, safety goals, ASIL decomposition.
Preferred Qualifications
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Prior experience at an AV, robotaxi, autonomous trucking, or ADAS program at OEM/Tier-1.
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Built or grew a systems engineering team at an early-stage company.
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Track record of selecting, deploying, or replacing requirements management tooling.
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Exposure to HIL/SIL strategy and the instrumentation needed for on-vehicle verification.
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Experience working directly with powertrain, chassis, and/or HV traction systems on production vehicles.
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Heavy-duty truck or articulated vehicle experience.
Compensation
Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including qualifications, skills, experience, and location. We also offer competitive equity compensation and benefits.
Legal
As part of the interview process, we may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to compare your qualifications and experience to the job description. A human reviews all AI output and makes a final hiring decision. Humble Robotics does not rely on the output to make any employment decisions. Some applicants may have a legal right to opt-out of the use of AI as part of our interview process. Contact [email protected] to exercise this right or if you have further questions on the use of AI tools in our hiring process.
Humble Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristics protected by law. Humble Robotics will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with local ordinances.
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