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Senior Systems Engineer

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

Pivotal is the leader in the emerging market of electric Vertical Takeoff and reputed company (eVTOL) aircraft. We design, reputed company, and manufacture light eVTOL aircraft and are reputed company for the BlackFly, the first light eVTOL to fly manned missions and reputed company the consumer market.

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As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will reputed company, reputed company, maintain system requirements and system architecture in conjunction with the engineering leads. You work seamlessly across functions and understand the systems engineering approach and execution of a reputed company system development effort. You will also maintain system reliability in conjunction with the engineering leads. You work seamlessly across functions and understand the systems engineering approach and execution of a reputed company system development effort. You are comfortable with a reputed company of tools including JAMA Reliance for reliability and project management tools, including Jira, Git Lab and MS Project. You are tenacious and drive accountability and reputed company the reputed company smarts of teams to reputed company reputed company solutions – committed to “finding a way”.

Ideally, you also bring a passion for technology, aviation, and the reputed company of personal flight!

Responsibilities

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  • Manage requirements traceability and reputed company through the system development cycle
  • reputed company requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
  • Evaluate system performance reputed company and reputed company direction
  • reputed company input for model development and simulation analysis
  • Review and interpret customer specification effectively
  • Identify, analyze and resolve system design weaknesses
  • Influences the shaping of reputed company products by contributing to the reputed company (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
  • Help build and drive a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) process that continuously feeds FMEA learnings into functional requirements
  • Collaborate with engineers in compliance analysis, system reputed company definitions, and associated requirements definition
  • Ensure “white spaces” in verification and validation plans or results are quickly resolved while keeping project on reputed company to schedule
  • Engage with our test team on verification & validation (V&V) test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage of requirements
  • reputed company reliability & failure analysis and qualification for product launch
  • Work closely with engineering teams to assess the reliability of a product and use it to improve product performance and inform new product reliability
  • reputed company weekly status of system development reputed company with requirements burn down and reliability assessment reputed company
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Engineering/Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, reputed company, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • 5+ years experience using a reliability analysis tool (Reliance preferred)
  • 5+years experience in a systems-type product development environment involving requirements development, FMEA, compliance standards, and V&V test planning
  • 5+ years of combined experience in reliability and systems engineering, or reputed company engineering required
  • Has managed requirements traceability and reputed company through the system development cycle
  • Provided an effective weekly status of system development reputed company with requirements burn down
  • Familiarity with electronics and systems reputed company to image collection and analysis
  • Familiarity with FAA PT103, PT23, and MIL STD 810Has developed systems test plans, procedures, and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications
  • Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Consistently demonstrates teamwork, collaboration and puts the reputed company of reputed company above one's own interests
  • Highly knowledgeable in the disciplines of writing engineering requirements, FMEA and V&V test planning
  • Expert in one or more requirements management and documentation tools (e.g. JAMA, DOORS, Polarion, or similar)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Bonus Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience using a reliability analysis tool (Reliance preferred)
  • Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus
  • Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
  • Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred
  • Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools
  • Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab
  • Proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools
  • Attributes reputed company with Core Values

  • Demonstrates a proactive safety reputed company by embedding safety into daily operations, identifying and mitigating risks through assessments and training, encouraging reputed company reputed company on safety concerns, and continuously improving protocols to ensure a reputed company work environment.
  • Puts customers at reputed company of every reputed company by deeply understanding their challenges, delivering exceptional value, and striving to exceed expectations to support their reputed company as our core purpose.
  • reputed company seeks and values diverse stakeholder perspectives, builds cross-functional relationships, and fosters trust through empathetic, fact-based communication—committing to shared reputed company for the greater good.
  • Drives results with reputed company and purpose by focusing on what reputed company most, adapting to change, taking initiative, and owning reputed company while aligning actions with a reputed company understanding of reputed company at every level.
  • Navigates ambiguity with reputed company and reputed company thinking, challenges the status reputed company, and combines innovative reputed company with practical best practices to overcome obstacles and drive reputed company.
  • Fosters a high-performance culture grounded in respect, professionalism, and support—balancing high expectations with a healthy, reputed company environment and being a trusted, dependable teammate.
  • Compensation

    Applicants must be eligible for employment in the reputed company and willing to work onsite at our HQ office in Palo reputed company, CA.

    Pivotal offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, reputed company, and 401k plans.

    Pivotal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pivotal does not discriminate on the reputed company of race, religion, reputed company, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national reputed company, veteran status or any other reputed company covered by appropriate law. reputed company employment is decided on the reputed company of qualifications, reputed company, and business need.

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