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# Systems Engineer II

- **Company:** Spectraforce
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Software Debugging, Sync (Unix), Python (Programming Language), Network Troubleshooting, Linux Commands, Schematic Capture, Software Engineering, Data Streaming
- **Published:** July 7, 2026
- **Apply:** http://leoforce.us/Careers/Spectraforce/JobDetails.html?jobid=65ac5b76-fdb3-4583-a5d1-e94ae50e5c82&OrgId=1&UserId=3211

## About the Role

* Strong Python and general software development skills.
 * PCB design experience (schematic capture and layout).
 * Comfortable working independently across hardware and software domains.
 * Strong debugging instincts and willingness to travel between sites as needed.
 * Proficiency in Bash scripting and Linux command-line tools.

Preferred

 * Working knowledge of camera systems (image sensors, lenses, calibration, sync).

Logistics

 * Onsite required; cross-site travel expected.

## Description

* We're looking for a hands-on contractor who can move fluidly between hardware and software work to support a growing portfolio of multi-site human data collection studies.
 * You'll be the technical glue that helps studies launch, run smoothly across sites, and incorporate new capture hardware as it comes online., * 2-3 years of hardware and software experience
 * Provide remote and in-person technical support to data collection sites - debugging capture rigs, network issues, and pipeline failures.
 * Help bring up new studies: configure capture systems, set up protocols, validate end-to-end data flow, and train moderators.
 * Test new hardware and qualify it for production use.
 * Design, prototype, and build custom capture systems and supporting hardware (including PCBs).
 * Write and maintain scripts and small tools that automate common moderator and operations workflows.


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