Senior / Staff HW Systems Engineer
Waabi
Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA · Pittsburgh, PA, USA
USD 151k-230k / year + Equity
Posted on Sep 17, 2025
Waabi, founded by AI pioneer and visionary Raquel Urtasun, is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. With a world class team and an innovative approach that unleashes the power of AI to “drive” safely in the real world, Waabi is bringing the promise of self-driving closer to commercialization than ever before. Waabi is backed by best-in-class investors across the technology, logistics and the Canadian innovation ecosystem.
With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai
You will...
- 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
Qualifications:
- 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. Catia Magic)
- 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
The US yearly salary range for this role is: $151,000 - $230,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
Perks/Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity awards.
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
- 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 both on-site, off-site & virtually.
- As we grow, this list continues to evolve!
Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
