Senior Systems Engineer- Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Compensation: $100,000 - $160,000 / year

Department:
Engineering

Location:

Louisville, CO

About Stratom

Stratom is a mission-driven engineering company developing autonomous and unmanned ground vehicles and robotic systems for demanding industrial and defense environments. Our teams design, build, and deploy advanced systems that combine rugged mechanical platforms with cutting-edge autonomy.

We work across the full product lifecycle - from early concepts and prototypes through testing, field deployment, and production. Our engineers solve complex technical challenges while collaborating across mechanical, electrical, software, autonomy, and manufacturing disciplines.

Stratom is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer specializing in autonomous robotics and complex electromechanical systems to provide technical leadership across the development, integration, and verification of advanced robotic platforms. We welcome candidates with systems engineering experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, heavy-duty equipment, industrial automation, commercial vehicles, aerospace, marine, rail, energy, or defense applications.

The ideal candidate combines strong systems thinking with hands-on engineering experience and enjoys solving challenging integration problems in heavy-duty, industrial, autonomous, or defense applications.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role with a focus on execution, system ownership, and cross-functional collaboration. The Senior Systems Engineer will spend the majority of their time driving system development activities while providing technical leadership across the organization:

• Lead hands-on systems engineering activities including system architecture, MBSE modeling, requirements development and traceability, interface definition, integration, verification and validation planning, technical analysis, and support of prototype development, testing, and field deployment.

• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams by coordinating engineering activities, guiding system-level decisions, facilitating trade studies, identifying technical risks, and helping drive successful execution across mechanical, electrical, software, autonomy, manufacturing, and test teams.

• Support technical discussions with customers, partners, and company leadership by communicating system status, technical decisions, risks, and program progress.

Location:

This position is based in Louisville, Colorado, with a strong preference for candidates who can work on-site or in a hybrid capacity. Remote work may be considered for highly qualified candidates located in the Maryland/Washington, DC metro area or the Detroit, Michigan area to support collaboration with key team members and strategic program partners. Candidates in these locations should be available for periodic travel and in-person meetings.

• Provide comprehensive systems engineering leadership across the full lifecycle, from concept through deployment, owning system-level technical decisions and driving successful integration of complex systems.
• Lead requirements development, allocation, traceability, and verification/validation activities to ensure alignment with customer, regulatory, and system performance requirements.
• Lead system architecture development, interface definition, and technical trade studies to balance performance, cost, schedule, and risk across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, autonomy, and manufacturing engineers to integrate hardware and software components into cohesive robotic systems.
• Guide robotic system development with a fundamental understanding of how system components interact to achieve operational goals and mission requirements.
• 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, verified, and validated.
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, collaboration, and the application of systems engineering best practices, tools, and processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical, industrial, autonomous vehicle, robotics, aerospace, or defense systems.

• Demonstrated experience leading systems engineering throughout the complete product lifecycle.
• Experience serving as the systems engineering lead or technical integration lead on multidisciplinary engineering programs.
• Expertise developing, allocating, and managing system requirements, interfaces,…