Staff System Engineer

Alert Innovation, now powered by Walmart, is a fast-growing venture on a mission to reinvent retail through robotics. We’ve partnered with Walmart to develop our Alphabot® technology, which is currently being deployed at stores throughout North America.

We’re seeking a Senior System Engineer to play a critical role in helping provide the business knowledge and technical skills to implement technical strategies, evaluate products, and provide a superior level of technical cross functional support that benefits the company. You will be part of a talented team of engineers that demonstrate superb technical competency, possess the interpersonal skills to collaborate with project managers and leadership to effectively deliver a product designed to meet customers’ needs. Qualified Systems Engineers at Alert will have a background in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering and analysis.   Our work is challenging, fun, and rewarding. We seek to hire people who want work to be meaningful and strive for excellence in a team-oriented culture.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON:

• Define and drive requirement documentation, including theory of operations and metrics, for New Product Development (NPI) and system deployments to guide solution definition.
• Creation of traceability matrix of higher-level requirements to lowest level requirements.
• Provide feasibility and optimization studies for proposed designs.
• Proactively initiate engagement with cross functional teams to review any deviations in requirements or system assumptions as the product or solution is developed and deployed.
• Lead and actively participate in risk and failure mode analyses.
• Support the validation and verification process throughout the product or component development life cycle through test plan creation and execution. Aid in the creation and maintenance of system integration test plans, procedures, and reports to demonstrate desired system performance and validate system requirements.
• Perform functional and performance analysis on collected system data; document, root cause and resolve observed issues, anomalies, and provide trouble reports.
• Aid in the development of strategic roadmaps for products and systems.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Cross disciplinary engineering knowledge (depth and breadth) with demonstrable development experience in either mechanical, electrical, or software engineering.
• Excellent grammar and documentation skills to support the writing of coherent requirement documents.
• Ability to resolve issues or difficulties in a manner that is consistent with our company mission, values, and financial objectives.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate solution to complex system problems.
• Self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision to achieve aggressive project goals.
• Ability and interest to become subject matter experts, working alongside the development teams.
• Experience with common engineering tools, including Pugh Matrices, 8D, DFMEA.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Comfort with a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelors degree in a related Engineering field and a minimum of 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience.

Alert Innovation’s recent awards include:

FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, WE OFFER:

• Excellent benefits — multiple health plan options, Doctor on Demand service, vision and dental insurance for you and dependents
• 401(k) match, stock purchase plans, life insurance, disability insurance and more
• RSU grants with generous annual refreshers
• Unlimited paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Up to 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave
• Walmart discounts in-store and online
• Free lunch, coffee, and snacks provided daily!

Learn more about why we were named a 2022 Best Place to Work at alertinnovation.com/careers.

Alert Innovation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.