Top Systems Engineer Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Leads spacecraft systems engineering across customer mission requirements, system-level budgets, feasibility studies, satellite assembly, integration, testing, verification, and validation. Coordinates Mechanical, Thermal, ADSCS/GNC, Propulsion, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mission Operations, and data product teams. Supports environmental, functional, and end-to-end testing, anomaly resolution, design reviews, and ground-system integration for satellite missions and constellations.

Designs, integrates, tests, and optimizes complex semiconductor equipment systems and subsystems. Defines requirements and architectures, evaluates prototypes and suppliers, troubleshoots engineering issues, supports system integration, and coordinates reliability testing. Collaborates across electrical, mechanical, physics, software, and algorithms disciplines while providing onsite and remote customer support. Requires semiconductor or equivalent experience, metrology equipment expertise, optical microscopy skills, and customer-facing technical demonstration experience.

Develops traceable compute and controls requirements for autonomous vehicle platforms, leads compute safety analyses including FMEDA and FMEA, drives architecture tradeoffs, and coordinates verification, validation, diagnostics, and functional safety activities. The role collaborates across hardware, software, firmware, manufacturing, safety, and test teams to qualify systems, investigate failures, and ensure compliance with ISO 26262 and ISO 21448.

Designs, develops, deploys, administers, and sustains MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and/or Informatica integrations in AWS GovCloud. Builds secure REST APIs and Mule applications, manages API gateways and lifecycle governance, implements authentication, monitoring, CI/CD, and data synchronization, and integrates Navy logistics and mission-partner systems. The role also performs testing, documentation, incident triage, performance tuning, RMF/STIG support, stakeholder coordination, and knowledge transfer.

Lead architecture, integration, deployment, security, and sustainment of the Informatica Data Governance Suite in AWS GovCloud. Design highly available and recoverable infrastructure, implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD, establish security and compliance controls, coordinate multidisciplinary engineering work, oversee testing and monitoring, manage technical risks, and transfer operational knowledge to NAVSUP personnel.

Leads solution architecture and engineering for a MuleSoft Anypoint Platform implementation in AWS GovCloud. Designs highly available, secure, recoverable infrastructure; establishes Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and configuration standards; guides API and data integration; and coordinates RMF/ATO, STIG compliance, testing, risk management, deployment, documentation, and production sustainment. Provides technical leadership, stakeholder coordination, Government briefings, and knowledge transfer to Navy personnel.

Implements, configures, deploys, and supports software platforms and HL7 interfaces. Troubleshoots operating systems, databases, VPN connectivity, and application integrations; manages customer support tickets, SLAs, documentation, and implementation timelines. Advises customers on technical requirements, collaborates across teams to improve reliability, and participates in an on-call rotation.

Designs, implements, manages, and tests technical infrastructure and systems solutions. Gathers and translates business requirements, develops architectural documentation and standards, coordinates vendors, reviews technical work, mentors engineers, troubleshoots complex systems, and ensures compliance with risk, regulatory, audit, and internal control requirements. The role also maintains expertise in banking applications, supported technologies, and industry best practices.

Own and evolve Jira, Aha!, and related product and engineering platforms. Configure workflows, permissions, schemas, dashboards, automations, integrations, and reporting while improving governance, data quality, reliability, and adoption. Partner with Product, Engineering, TPM, Finance, and IT teams to translate business needs into scalable systems. Lead implementations, migrations, platform lifecycle management, troubleshooting, documentation, training, and tooling evaluations.

Supports internal and customer infrastructure platforms through incident triage, systems administration, cloud provisioning, Kubernetes deployments, identity management, monitoring, security hygiene, and runbook execution. The role requires Linux, networking, scripting, Git, cloud, container, and SaaS administration skills, with opportunities to grow into environment builds, configuration changes, compliance work, and platform ownership. It is fully remote, U.S.-based, and supports government-related environments requiring Secret clearance eligibility.

Leads enterprise systems architecture, administration, optimization, troubleshooting, upgrades, and outage response across servers, networks, virtualization, storage, databases, cloud services, and Microsoft 365. Provides technical leadership, supports security baselines, contributes to IT strategy and budgeting, manages projects, and collaborates with vendors and cross-functional teams. Uses and evaluates AI-assisted tools for coding, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and research while validating outputs for security, privacy, and quality. Occasional business travel may be required.

Designs, develops, deploys, and operates satellite ground station systems for commercial and U.S. Government programs. Responsibilities include RF and antenna architecture, link budget analysis, system requirements, interface definitions, technical documentation, cross-functional integration, customer solution development, proposals, cost estimates, risk assessments, and technical presentations. The role requires expertise in satellite communications, RF systems, ground infrastructure, and systems engineering, with desirable experience in DSP, modem design, waveform development, and FPGA-based signal processing.

Own the strategy, architecture, and technical direction for Windows and Mac end-user computing. Administer SCCM, Intune, and JAMF; deploy applications and operating systems; automate endpoint management with Bash, Python, and PowerShell; evaluate patches and security updates; architect secure endpoint configurations; resolve complex escalated issues; lead technical resources and vendors; review designs; and mentor junior engineers. The role is hybrid in San Francisco or Lehi with local time-zone and as-needed travel requirements.

Develops and validates safety-critical motor control systems for electric, fly-by-wire aircraft. Responsibilities include PMSM control, inverter PWM, position and velocity estimation, fault management, servo actuation, Simulink modeling, C/C++ implementation, dynamometer and aircraft testing, system tuning, requirements decomposition, and PIL/HIL verification.

Designs, integrates, and deploys electromechanical battery test equipment connected to high-voltage batteries and data acquisition hardware. Develops battery safety lab expansion plans, executes cell and battery testing, builds data pipelines and dashboards, and maintains equipment documentation and compliance for certification. Requires hands-on mechanical and electrical engineering, battery safety, sensing, data processing, CAD, and test equipment experience.

Own the technical infrastructure of Mixpanel’s marketing website and its integrations with Salesforce, marketing automation, CRM, and broader GTM systems. Build and maintain form submission experiences, webhooks, data pipelines, monitoring, alerting, and reliable lead-capture flows. Manage front-end implementation in Framer, technical SEO, accessibility, experimentation tools, and third-party integrations. Set the technical roadmap, reduce technical debt, coordinate concurrent workstreams, and translate marketing requirements into durable production systems.

Provide pre-sales technical leadership, solution design, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and deployment support for enterprise wired and wireless networking solutions. Design secure Wi-Fi, switching, routing, cloud-managed, and Zero Trust environments. Support post-sales escalations, channel partners, and customer success while relaying technical feedback to Product Management. Conduct RF planning, deliver technical training, and maintain expertise in enterprise networking trends and competitive products.

Lead architecture and scaling of finance systems across Oracle Fusion and integrations. Drive AI-assisted development, design data models, build integrations (SQL/PLSQL, REST/SOAP), automate financial workflows, and translate accounting requirements into scalable technical solutions while partnering with business and data teams.

Lead systems engineering for a next-generation autonomous UAS, including system architecture, requirements decomposition, behavior modeling, avionics and autonomy integration, safety analysis, trade studies, flight testing, and performance validation. Collaborate with hardware, software, propulsion, manufacturing, flight operations, DoD stakeholders, and government agencies to develop a mission-ready aircraft from clean sheet through first flight and deployment.

Develop and support Oracle-based enterprise financial, billing, and revenue management solutions. Design OIC integrations connecting Oracle Fusion applications with external systems, configure ORMB modules, build middleware components, optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and support upgrades. Collaborate with technology, finance, infrastructure, and operations teams while ensuring secure, compliant data exchange and maintaining technical documentation.

Design, build, monitor, and maintain large-scale Linux infrastructure supporting distributed S3-compatible object storage across multi-cloud environments. Responsibilities include kernel and storage optimization, network and hardware troubleshooting, automation with Chef or Ansible, observability, forecasting capacity, technical leadership, project coordination, mentoring, documentation, and on-call support.

Designs, develops, integrates, and maintains complex telecommunications and unified communications systems for the FAA. Serves as an Avaya Aura and OSSI subject matter expert, creating automation scripting frameworks and supporting system databases and interfaces. Responsibilities include systems lifecycle engineering, configuration, testing, documentation, training, technical guidance, and cloud deployments using platforms including Avaya, Juniper, Cisco, Zoom, and Microsoft products.

Develop and implement safety framework methodologies for autonomous trucking readiness decisions. Build high-signal safety datasets across simulation and closed-course testing, establish feedback loops from road monitoring and safety events, validate safety evaluation pipelines, and create traceable safety artifacts. The role also requires cross-functional collaboration, technical mentorship, data analysis, statistical evaluation, and evidence-based safety case development for autonomous vehicles.

Lead and contribute to the design, integration, deployment, and sustainment of mission-focused systems. Translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements, architectures, interface definitions, deployment patterns, and operational processes. Partner with software engineers and data scientists to integrate applications, data pipelines, infrastructure, and external systems. Support testing, verification, troubleshooting, operational readiness, documentation, and reliability improvements for secure, scalable, data-intensive systems.

Sensor Systems Engineering Intern responsible for selecting and placing sensors on autonomous heavy construction equipment. Analyzes sensor coverage, occlusion, blind spots, field of view, range, and mounting constraints; develops geometry and coverage tools; conducts performance, cost, durability, and integration trade studies; prototypes mounting concepts; validates configurations on real machines; and translates findings into hardware requirements while collaborating with perception, hardware, and safety teams.