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We design, manufacture and operate insectoids, general-purpose machines not built in our image. They work in large populations on the critical infrastructure nations depend on. The electric grid comes first. Our research is in how those populations coordinate and keep themselves running. The goal is Self-Replication (SR), the point where a population of machines delivers more labor than it takes to build and run.\nAbout the role\nThe Systems Integration Lead brings hardware and software together at the integration layer, which is where problems actually surface. You will own testing, reliability and safety across the whole robot. Software engineers write their own unit tests. You own the tests that prove the whole system works.\nThis is a hands on role for the first year, with the chance to build and lead a team as the company grows.\nWhat you will do\nOwn the verification and validation strategy: what is proven by analysis, simulation, hardware in the loop, bench and field testing, and how coverage is tracked.\nBuild the test infrastructure from scratch: bench rigs, hardware in the loop setups, scenario based tests for edge cases and safety scenarios, and an automated regression suite with performance tracked over time.\nRun robot bring up and acceptance for each hardware revision, and run the field test program.\nLead failure triage and root cause analysis across mechanical, electrical, firmware and software.\nOwn reliability and safety: FMEA, hazard and risk analysis, safety functions such as E stop and safe state behavior, and the safety case for customers.\nWhat you bring\nVerification and validation experience across hardware and software, especially at the interface between them.\nExperience building a test suite from scratch.\nExperience bringing up new robots or similar hardware and triaging early failures across mechanical, electrical and software.\nWorking knowledge of reliability methods such as FMEA and root cause analysis.\nHands on experience with hazard analysis and verifying safety functions on a physical system.\nComfortable reading and writing code. 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