Full Time: Systems Engineering Senior

Senior Systems Engineer
Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Stratom, Inc. is a mission-driven engineering company building autonomous and unmanned off-highway vehicles and related robotic systems. Our systems operate in demanding real-world environments, where performance, reliability, and engineering discipline are essential. Integrating advanced autonomy with rugged industrial hardware for austere conditions.

Our work spans the full lifecycle of complex systems, from early concept and prototyping through fielded deployment. With multiple working prototypes in hand, we are entering the critical phase of transitioning these platforms into production over the coming years to deliver capable systems at scale. We are looking for talented and experienced engineers who want to take ownership of hard problems and play a key role in bringing multiple platforms into production.

Provide comprehensive systems engineering leadership across the full lifecycle, from concept through deployment.

Lead requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification/validation activities to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to integrate hardware and software components into cohesive robotic systems.

Guide robotic system development with a fundamental understanding of how and why the components of a system work together to achieve an operational goal.

Support safety engineering activities including hazard analyses, FMEAs, and safety case development for autonomous systems.

Coordinate and lead cross-disciplinary integration activities across mechanical, electrical, software, and autonomy teams, ensuring interfaces are well-defined and validated.

Guide and mentor team members in systems engineering best practices, tool usage, and process improvement.

A passion for designing complex industrial and autonomous systems

Minimum 5+ years of experience in heavy industrial equipment, autonomous vehicle development, or robotics

Demonstrated experience acting as a systems engineer or integration lead on multi-disciplinary projects

Experience supporting safety activities for automated systems, such as hazard analyses and DFMEAs

Willing and eager to get your hands dirty building and debugging prototype systems

A relevant Engineering Degree(s), such as Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, etc. Ability to Travel up to 20% over the year, and up to 50% in short surges

Experience working through (and driving) an entire product development cycle of a custom HW design - you’ve shipped a product

Familiarity with ROS/ROS2 and robotic algorithm integration (planning, sensor fusion, control, etc.)

Ability to lead small technical teams and manage cost/schedule while ensuring technical quality.

We are intentionally building a small, highly effective team, and we value engineers who bring complementary strengths. Ultimately, we are building a team that contributes to our mission.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Citizen, U.Permanent Resident (i.e. 'While a DoD Security Clearance is not required when starting at Stratom, we require our employees maintain their eligibility to obtain one.

Stratom offers an array of benefits to eligible full‑time employees, including health insurance, life and AD&D insurance, a retirement investment plan, annual paid time off, and holiday pay.

Stratom is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, handicap, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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