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# HW Systems Engineer

- **Company:** WAABI PARTNERS
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $151,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Activity Diagram, Systems Engineering, Databases, Computer Engineering, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, Requirements Management, Jama (Software), Information Technology, Polarion
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/15_4401be881

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field and at least 4 years of experience or equivalent experience and advanced degrees for a total of 8 years related experience.
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills to drive architecture and attribute trade decisions in multi-domain engineering environments.
 * Experience in design, implementation, and test of complex systems with hardware and software components in complex, requirements-driven. industries such as aerospace, autonomous systems, or large scale computing infrastructure.
 * Experience cultivating non-functional and quality attributes of system design such as Safety, Security, and other 'built-in, not bolt-on' characteristics.
 * Expertise with systems engineering analysis methods and creating artifacts such as Activity Diagrams, Functional Decompositions, FMEAs, and test plans.
 * Good technical risk sensitivity in order to make decisions with limited input and information.
 * Familiarity with decomposing industry standards into atomic, testable requirements; experience with Hardware Safety standards such as ISO 26262 or related standards is a plus.
 * Experience with Model-based systems engineering methodologies and tools is a plus (e.g. Jama or Polarion).
 * Experience with Requirements Management Database Systems and Requirements Management process is a plus.
 * Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

## Description

* Decompose product guidance into use cases and functional requirements.
 * Be responsible for architectures and requirements sets for assigned system-level areas as part of Hardware Development.
 * Work closely with stakeholders and domain engineers to transform product guidance into design through every stage of the product development lifecycle.
 * Author and maintain systems engineering artifacts to accelerate Hardware Development efforts.
 * Actively work to unblock multidisciplinary teams with new perspectives, requirements, and influence to ensure successful delivery of quality Hardware.
 * Use data and engineering experience to qualify work products and arrive at a design compatible with the goals of the organization.
 * Foster a culture of collaboration and learning within and between groups.