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# Senior Staff Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Carbon, Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Vision, Automation of Tests, Firmware, Design of User Interfaces, Software Reliability Testing, Systems Integration, Scripting
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_24e17373faa425bcaec7899d85ada0b1

## About the Role

* B.S. in Engineering or a related technical field.
 * 7+ years developing complex, multi-disciplinary systems.
 * Strong systems intuition for how mechanical, electrical, software, and materials choices interact and where the failure modes hide.
 * Comfort working across mechanical, electrical, and software/scripting domains to develop, integrate, and test equipment.
 * Hands-on experience writing test plans, building test fixtures, and running tests at both the subsystem and system level.
 * Able to analyze large, messy datasets, draw out what matters, and communicate findings clearly to a broader audience.
 * Successfully took a design from concept through to production., * Experience translating top-level product requirements into detailed specifications for complex electro-mechanical systems, ideally capital equipment.
 * Experience identifying, qualifying, and managing turnkey suppliers.
 * Familiarity with safety and reliability standards for industrial or laboratory equipment.
 * Comfort using statistical methods for reliability testing and validating system performance.
 * Scripting and UI development for automated test tools involving motion control, sensors, or machine vision.
 * Worked in a production environment, comfortable with technicians on the manufacturing floor and in the lab.

## Description

Carbon is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer to help design and build the next generation of additive manufacturing systems. You'll join a small, tight-knit engineering team tackling hard, cross-disciplinary problems across the full product lifecycle of our printers and accessories, from early development through sustaining engineering on systems already in the field.

Note: This role is based in our Sunnyvale, CA office and would require 5 days/week in the office.

You will…

 * Own Systems engineering across the full product lifecycle, from early concept through release and sustaining work on launched products.
 * Lead requirements development, functional KPI derivation, system integration, and testing for product and feature releases.
 * Partner closely with cross-functional engineering teams across Electrical, Firmware, Software, Optics, Mechanical, and Materials from requirements through prototyping, integration, test, and release.
 * Become an expert on the system's requirements, design, and behavior, analyzing design options, running design reviews, writing and executing test plans, and troubleshooting issues as they arise.
 * Write and maintain the documentation that enables the rest of the company to build on your work.
 * Collaborate with Operations, Product support, and Customer service to make sure the infrastructure and processes are ready for what you're shipping.