Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

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.

About Us

Agility Robotics is at the forefront of developing humanoid robots designed to operate in real-world environments. Our mission is to build robots that seamlessly integrate into human workflows, solving complex challenges in logistics, manufacturing, and beyond. As we scale, we are looking for a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to lead critical systems architecture and functional safety integration—ensuring structured, scalable development processes while maintaining the agility and execution speed required in a fast-paced startup environment.

Location

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

About the Role

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.

About the Work

System Architecture & Safety Integration

• 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

Functional Safety Requirements Management & Integration

Requirements Engineering & Cross-Functional Alignment

Interface Definition & Technical Leadership

About You

Experience

Technical Skills & Safety Expertise

Mindset & Traits

Preferred Qualifications

Why Join Agility Robotics?

Ready to lead the integration of safety and systems engineering for the future of robotics? Apply now to help us build robots that work safely alongside humans in real-world environments.

Full-time Employees are eligible for Benefits :

Exempt Employees : Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.

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