Systems Engineer

Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable.

This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people's lives more fulfilling.

This position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Regular travel to our Salem headquarters, typically 1 week per month, will be required.

As a Senior Staff Systems Engineer at Agility Robotics, you'll be the technical leader defining and delivering system-level architecture for our humanoid robot platform, with deep specialization in functional safety requirements integration. Working within a high-impact Systems Engineering team, you'll take ownership of complex safety-critical requirements, cross-functional interfaces, and system-level integration—bringing clarity and structure to incredibly complex safety-critical systems.

This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader with deep functional safety expertise who thrives in ambiguity, takes initiative without waiting for permission, and has a passion for building real safety-critical systems fast. You'll help shape how Systems Engineering and Functional Safety integration is applied in a fast-moving startup, balancing the rigor of safety standards with the agility and pragmatism needed to ship products.

• Define system and subsystem architectures spanning mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software domains with embedded functional safety considerations
• Drive system-level trade studies and architecture decisions balancing safety, performance, cost, and execution speed

• Own the "How" of functional safety implementation:
  Translate Functional Safety team requirements into detailed, traceable system requirements in Jama
• Bridge safety and systems engineering:
  Decompose higher-level safety goals across departments and integrate with performance/customer requirements
• Serve as single source of truth:
  Provide unified requirements that balance safety, performance, and commercial objectives
• Drive system-level verification of safety requirements through integration testing

• Own system-level safety requirements: writing, decomposing, validating, and driving execution in partnership with Functional Safety team
• Collaborate with Hardware, Software, Controls, and Test Engineering to ensure clean mapping to development and verification strategies
• Facilitate cross-functional decisions when safety requirements conflict with performance, cost, or schedule constraints

• Lead technical oversight of external suppliers, from drafting comprehensive SOWs to validating final deliverables against safety and performance standards.
• Lead development and maintenance of Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for safety-critical interfaces
• Actively participate in design reviews, safety assessments, and root cause investigations with functional safety expertise
• Identify technical and safety risks, lead trade studies, and influence decisions from a systems-level viewpoint
• Mentor team members on functional safety principles and requirements management

• 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience in safety-critical domains: robotics, aerospace, automotive, medical devices, or similar multidisciplinary hardware/software systems
• 5+ years deep functional safety experience with hands-on application of safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC 62061, or similar
• Demonstrated experience leading system-level safety integration, architecture, and safety requirement management efforts
• Previous experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments where self-direction and bias for action are essential
• Experience with safety-critical robotics or autonomous systems strongly preferred

• Expert-level functional safety knowledge:
  Deep understanding of safety lifecycle processes, hazard analysis (HARA, HAZOP, FTA, FMEA), safety integrity levels, and safety architecture principles
• Advanced requirements management expertise:
  Expert-level skills in authoring safety requirements, managing traceability, and defining cross-functional safety interfaces
• Strong familiarity with the V-model approach to safety-critical systems engineering, including how to adapt it for rapid development environments
• Safety standards mastery:
  Working knowledge of machinery safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061), general functional…