Systems Engineer, Teleoperations & Remote Drive

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger:
Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

The Systems Engineering team is seeking a versatile Systems Engineer to own the end-to-end definition, integration, and architecture of ADAS features, teleoperation systems for remotely operated military/tactical vehicles, and core Electric Vehicle (EV) platform architectures.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between autonomous perception, remote command teleoperation, and high-voltage EV powertrains. You will lead the systems engineering lifecycle from defining customer use cases and sensor/communication architectures to managing Functional Safety (ISO 26262), cybersecurity, and vehicle-level validation across all Harbinger platforms.

What you will do:

• Architect Teleoperation & Control Pipelines:
  Design low-latency teleoperation pipelines, video streaming architectures, and Operator Control Unit (OCU) interfaces for remotely operated and dual-use vehicles.
• Design Safe Fallback Modes:
  Define fail-safe and fail-operational fallback behaviors during signal degradation, electronic countermeasures, or high-latency events, embedding core Functional Safety and cybersecurity controls.
• Decompose Vehicle Requirements:
  Translate vehicle-level use cases and ADAS feature goals into clear system, component, and interface requirements using our requirement management platform (Flow Engineering).
• Lead Validation & Track Testing:
  Define the DVP&R and oversee validation across SIL, HIL, and proving ground track testing to optimize system stability, link reliability, and feature calibration.

Who you are:

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in autonomous vehicles (AVs), robotics, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), or EV/automotive vehicle platforms.
• Hands-on background architecting or integrating low-latency teleoperation pipelines, real-time video/telemetry streaming, or Operator Control Unit (OCU) interfaces.
• Knowledge of vehicle safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882, or UL 4600) and experience designing safe fallback modes for degraded RF, cellular, or high-latency links.
• Experience with control logic modeling (MATLAB/Simulink, C++, or ROS/ROS2), vehicle network protocols (CAN/Ethernet), and requirement management platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).

Key Benefits & Perks:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
• Early-stage Stock Options
• Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
• Annual Vacation Bonus
• Wellness & Fertility Benefits
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

California Pay Range

$140,000—$180,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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