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Pivotal · 8 hours ago

Senior System Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $188K/yr

5+ years exp

Pivotal is the leader in the emerging market of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will develop and maintain system requirements and architecture while collaborating across functions to ensure system reliability and performance.

AerospaceAir TransportationAutonomous VehiclesManufacturing

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Act as engineering project owner for cross functional system level development and prototype projects

Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle

Allocate requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination

Evaluate system performance thresholds and provide direction

Provide input for model development and simulation analysis

Review and interpret customer specification effectively

Identify, analyze and resolve system design weaknesses

Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems

Help build and drive a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) process that continuously feeds FMEA learnings into functional requirements

Collaborate with engineers in compliance analysis, system interface definitions, and associated requirements definition

Ensure 'white spaces' in verification and validation plans or results are quickly resolved while keeping project on track to schedule

Engage with our test team on verification & validation (V&V) test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage of requirements

Perform reliability & failure analysis and qualification for product launch

Work closely with engineering teams to assess the reliability of a product and use it to improve product performance and inform new product reliability

Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down and reliability assessment progress

Qualification

Systems EngineeringRequirements ManagementFMEAV&V Test PlanningReliability AnalysisC/C++MatlabJAMACommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Engineering/Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

5+ years experience in a systems-type product development environment involving requirements development, FMEA, compliance standards, and V&V test planning

Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle

Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis

Has developed systems test plans, procedures, and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications

Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

Expert in one or more requirements management and documentation tools (e.g. JAMA, DOORS, Polarion, or similar)

Preferred

3+ years experience using a reliability analysis tool (Reliance preferred)

Familiarity with FAA PT103, PT23, and MIL STD 810

Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus

Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required

Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred

Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools

Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab

Proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools