Location: Rancho Dominguez, California, United States; onsite role.
Base salary: $125,000–$135,000 per year, dependent on experience, knowledge, and interview performance.
Company
Motivo is a project-based engineering company delivering mechanical and electrical system design and prototype builds across mobility and automotive, aerospace, robotics, and clean energy projects.
What you will do
•Lead systems engineering for diverse electro-mechanical projects from concept through fabrication, integration, validation and verification, and production.
•Plan technical and programmatic activities and define complete system architectures with robust requirements traceability.
•Identify key components and technologies, conduct trade studies and analyses, and manage technical and programmatic risks.
•Develop system architectures, interface control documents, system engineering artifacts, and system-level validation and verification plans.
•Lead integration, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and validation and verification of complex hardware-software systems.
•Collaborate with project managers, technical leads, clients, and internal teams; mentor junior engineers and promote systems engineering best practices.
Requirements
•Bachelor of Science in senior systems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
•7+ years of professional systems engineering experience with a proven record of delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects.
•Expertise in systems architecture, requirements management including traceability, trade-off analysis, technical risk management, and hardware-software systems integration.
•Hands-on experience across the full product development lifecycle, from concept through validation and verification to production.
•Excellent problem-solving skills and critical systems-level thinking.
•Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with internal teams and external clients and driving critical decisions.
•Passion for innovation and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Nice to have
•Master of Science in a relevant engineering discipline.
•Experience in automotive, aerospace, robotics, or medical device industries.
•Familiarity with industry standards such as ISO 15288.
•Experience with hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing.
•Portfolio of successfully launched products.
Culture & Benefits
•Work on varied, challenging engineering projects with opportunities for professional growth.
•High-quality insurance and a 401(k) match.
•Generous vacation time.
•Monday–Thursday 4/10 work week.
•Profit-sharing bonuses tied to overall company performance, with transparent company financials.
