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Senior Staff Systems Engineer

ALSOPalo AltoNew
On-site Full-time $200K/yr - $250K/yr

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.Significant experience in systems engineering, particularly within the electric vehicle or mobility domain.Proficiency in requirements management and systems architecture.Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work across diverse teams.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.Familiarity with electric vehicle systems and emerging technologies in the mobility sector.

About the job

About ALSO.

At ALSO, we are pioneers in electric mobility, originally nurtured as part of Rivian. Our dedicated team of creators, innovators, and visionaries is committed to revolutionizing urban transportation through the development of innovative, vertically integrated small electric vehicles (EVs). We aim to tackle the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow by inspiring individuals to choose ALSO, thus replacing traditional car, truck, and SUV journeys with more affordable, enjoyable, and significantly efficient alternatives.

We are currently seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer who will be instrumental in shaping and supporting the requirements and feature development for our cutting-edge electric mobility vehicles!

Your Responsibilities

  • Lead the architectural design and requirements development for a cross-functional micromobility vehicle platform, collaborating with Electrical Engineering, Firmware, and Product Design teams, ensuring seamless alignment from conceptualization through to validation.
  • Act as the primary technical liaison between customers and ALSO leadership, capturing product intent and translating it into coherent system artifacts such as user stories, CONOPS, and use cases.
  • Establish and manage requirements at the system, subsystem, and hardware module levels, working closely with internal stakeholders in areas such as:
    • Low-voltage electronics
    • Battery and energy storage systems
    • Drivetrain and actuators
    • Connectivity and telematics
    • Human–Machine Interfaces (HMI)
    • Sensor systems
  • Ensure comprehensive end-to-end traceability across user stories, features, system requirements, subsystem requirements, and verification/validation test cases.
  • Develop and maintain system architectures for distributed embedded controllers, including interface definitions, communication protocols, functional decomposition, fault detection, and system-level robustness.
  • Collaborate effectively with software engineers, electrical engineers, product designers, product managers, and UI/UX teams to drive CONOPS, activity diagrams, feature design, development, and validation.

About ALSO

ALSO is at the forefront of the electric mobility movement, born out of the vision of Rivian. Our mission is to innovate urban transportation by providing efficient, enjoyable, and affordable small EVs that address the mobility needs of the future.