Staff Systems Engineer – Operational Readiness, Field Safety

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About the role

  • Staff Systems Engineer leading field safety, readiness testing, and incident response for Waabi’s autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Driving deployment decisions through safety analysis, monitoring, and regulatory collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Field Safety at Waabi by establishing issue-escalation processes, reacting to fleet issues in the field, and owning incident response.
  • Define and conduct operational readiness testing for autonomous vehicle operations and create evidence in the readiness framework.
  • Work with operations and software teams to define protocols for nominal and off-nominal situations, including severe weather, sensor degradation, connectivity outages, and trip interruptions.
  • Create processes for ongoing field safety monitoring and support the establishment of leading and lagging safety indicators and required tooling.
  • Analyze operational trends and past field events to drive systemic safety enhancements across development and operations.
  • Support the Operations team in developing and executing incident response training and operational preparedness activities.
  • Interface with regulatory bodies and contribute to industry standards discussions concerning autonomous-vehicle operational safety validation.

Requirements

  • Undergrad in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 7+ years of experience in safety-critical system development, validation, or operations.
  • Strong understanding of systems engineering principles including requirements decomposition, V&V processes, and hazard analysis techniques (HAZOP, FMEA, FTA, STPA, etc.).
  • Familiarity with relevant safety standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, UL 4600).
  • Experience monitoring safety metrics and designing/executing test plans for complex autonomous or robotic systems.
  • Excellent technical communication skills with ability to present complex safety arguments to diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate across multiple technical teams.
  • Track record of driving high-stakes engineering decisions with incomplete information.
  • Direct experience with autonomous vehicle safety validation or deployment (bonus).
  • Previous work in trucking, logistics, or commercial vehicle operations (bonus).
  • Experience with operational safety management systems (bonus).
  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks for autonomous vehicles, including FMVSS, SAE standards, and state/provincial regulations (bonus).

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards.
  • Health and Wellness benefits that include Medical, Vision and Dental coverage.
  • Unlimited Vacation.
  • Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
  • Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
  • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events.

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$189,000 - $242,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

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