Senior Systems Engineer

About this role

May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think.

Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 500,000 autonomous rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.

Job Summary

The Senior Systems Engineer leverages a comprehensive understanding of the company's products and technologies to facilitate cross-functional engineering initiatives. This role will support system design activities, ensure alignment with requirements and collaborate with test and validation teams to establish verification criteria. This role will also have a key focus on projects for Japanese customers, requiring close coordination with May Mobility’s Japan team to understand Japan-specific requirements in support of future autonomous vehicle launches in the region.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leverage a system level understanding of our products and technologies to support cross-functional engineering efforts

• Serve as the primary systems engineering point of contact for projects targeting Japan customers, ensuring effective coordination with the local Japan team.

• Identify, analyze, and translate Japan-specific regulatory, safety, and customer requirements into technical system specifications for fully autonomous vehicles.

• Develop and execute methods for identifying and documenting Japan specific Operational Design Domain (ODD)

• Analyze real-world and simulation results to identify performance trends, uncover potential issues, and provide insights for improvements

• Develop and execute system test and validation plans derived from documented system requirements to ensure product performance and reliability.

• Lead engineering process continuous improvement activities, proposing solutions and gaining buy-in from impacted teams

• Conduct FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and manage the resolution of all identified findings.

Skills and Abilities

Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:

• Strong working knowledge of autonomous vehicle software and systems

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

• Strong attention to detail and highly-organized

• Ability to multitask and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced work environment

• Understanding of agile startup and engineering principles and mindset

• Ability to display systems thinking and attention to detail

• Detailed knowledge of requirements management and requirement-based design

• Ability to develop, document,…