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Staff Systems Engineer, Embedded Safety & Architecture

Waabi · San Francisco, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $160,000 - $260,000 · Previously reposted

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
78 days
Waabi's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
Yes
taken down and listed again at least once
Salary listed
Yes
65% of Waabi's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Waabi
high
81 stale, 2 reposted of 88 open
Hiring momentum
97 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waabi's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Waabi.

About this role

As a Staff Systems Engineer on the Embedded Systems team at Waabi, you will be responsible for translating vehicle-level safety concepts into embedded architecture and technical safety requirements. You will collaborate with the systems and safety group, manage requirements and traceability, and ensure compliance with automotive standards while defining the hardware/software architecture. Your role will also involve supporting verification and validation efforts and maintaining the integrity of the safety case throughout the development process.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Waabi as an employer.

What you need

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field or equivalent hands-on experience
  • 8+ years in embedded systems, with depth in both hardware and software
  • Strong ISO 26262 experience concentrated on the system-design phase and its handoffs to hardware and software
  • Familiarity with automotive standards including SOTIF, automotive cybersecurity, autonomous-product safety cases, Automotive SPICE, and component/coding standards
  • Fluency with requirements management and traceability, including experience with tools like Polarion
  • Ability to read schematics and understand embedded C/C++/Rust for hardware/software partitioning

Nice to have

  • Experience standing up or maturing a standard inside an engineering org
  • SysML or model-based systems engineering
  • Experience in AV, ADAS, or other complex safety-critical domains
  • Direct experience authoring or negotiating Development Interface Agreements with an OEM

What you get

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards
  • Health and Wellness benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision 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

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the tech stack used beyond embedded systems
  • The role involves significant responsibility in safety-critical domains, which may imply high pressure
  • Salary range provided, but no specific details on how compensation is structured beyond base salary and equity

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Listed by Waabi on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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