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Staff Software Systems Engineer - Advanced Autonomy Systems Engineering Lead
$218K–$327K
Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 1, 2026
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Palo Alto, California, United States
Pittsburgh, PA, United States - Experience
- 7+ years with a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years with a Master's degree, or 2+ years with a PhD; also at least 5+ years in automotive, robotics engineering, or a related field.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field; Master's degree or PhD alternatives are stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis; visa sponsorship is available.
About the job
Leads system-level engineering for next-generation L2+/L3 autonomy, defining operational requirements, architecture, safety approaches, and verification across teams.
What you'll do
- Define the operational design domain (ODD), product-level behaviors, and vehicle requirements.
- Collaborate on hardware/software architecture, system requirements, metrics, verification, and functional-safety architecture.
- Design fail-safe and fail-functional frameworks and evaluate the in-car system with feedback to development teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 5+ years, or PhD and 2+ years.
- At least 5+ years in automotive, robotics engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with autonomy functions; writing requirements and metrics; and data-driven analysis and testing of complex systems.
- Experience with autonomy and safety-related software algorithms, Python, C++, or other programming skills, git, and safety architectures for ISO 26262 or similar standards.
Nice to have
- Doctorate focused on robotics.
- Experience in autonomous vehicle development or testing, robotics software, or FuSa software.
Pay
$218,240 - $327,360 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, git, ISO 26262
AI focus
Work on L2+/L3 autonomy systems, including autonomy functions such as mapping, sensing, localization, detection, routing, motion planning, and motion control.
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