Staff Systems Engineer

Our Mission  SPAN is enabling electrification for all ⚡

SPAN is mission-driven to design, build, and deploy products that electrify our built environment, decarbonize our world, and slow the effects of climate change.

• Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.

• Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.

At SPAN, we believe in:

• Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy

• Making electrification upgrades possible

• Building more resilient homes with reliable backup

• Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid

The Role

The Staff Systems Engineer role is a critical role in the Systems Engineering organization at SPAN that is responsible for the top half of the systems “V”. The team plays a crucial role collaborating with the Product Managers and functional engineers on decomposing product requirements into systems requirements, developing a systems architecture and finally developing and executing verification tests. The Staff Systems Engineer will have the following responsibilities:

• Own and manage end-to-end requirements

• Ensure correctness and completeness of requirements in the requirements management system

• Connect the dots across all cross functional stakeholders

• Prioritize and direct a requirements driven development process across the organization

• Oversee verification and validation plans, collaborate with the systems integration and test teams to ensure satisfactory completion against systems requirements

• Drive FMEA and HARA processes as appropriate

About You 

You are deeply passionate about clean energy and saving planet earth from human driven climate change. You thrive in a dynamic environment and are the go to person that brings structure to ambiguity, you are skilled at building cross functional relationships and prioritizes the deliverables of engineering teams. You are passionate to efficiently and resourcefully ship cutting edge products without compromising quality and development rigor.

Required Qualifications 

• Experience with requirements management at system level including knowledge of requirements management tools like Jama, Polarion, etc.

• Experience working in a regulated industry - electricity grid, automotive, medical, etc.

• Experience taking a product or system through certification

• Understanding of Functional Safety and V-model process specially in the safety aspects of a product design as Hazard and Risk Assessment (HARA), Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) and Fault tree analysis (FTA).

• Familiarity with electronic hardware and embedded software development

• Support the development of system and subsystem requirements, organize review sessions and track project milestones. Support in writing verification and validation plans.

• Experience leveraging resources (teams, equipment, relationships) to execute projects successfully

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience designing schematics and PCB Layout conducting functional safety analysis of hardware equipment according to regulatory standards such as ISO 26262, IEC61508,
  UL/IEC 60730 and UL 1998.

• Familiar with Industry Standards and codes as UL3741, IEEE 1547 and NEC.

• Experience with high voltage systems either DC or AC.

• Experience with reviewing schematics captures, principles of PCB design

• Experience with modeling systems and controls using tools such as Simulink, PSpice

• Skilled in programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Rust

The U.S. base salary range for this position is $143,000 - $190,000 plus benefits, equity and variable compensation for Sales-related roles. This range represents SPAN’s good faith estimate of competitively-priced salary for the role based on national, real-time industry data from companies of a similar growth stage. This range reflects minimum and maximum new hire salaries for the role across US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by location and individual factors including relevant skills, experience and education or training. This range correlates to the relative level of the candidate we believe we need for the role and may require an adjustment for candidates of a different level. 

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the location this role is based during the hiring process. 

Life at SPAN

SPAN embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. 

Headquartered in San Francisco’s vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a ‘make it happen’ approach to addressing complex challenges. 

We’re hiring talented individuals who are driven by success and are passionate about shaping the future of renewable energy. If that sounds like you, we’d love for you to consider joining the rapidly growing team at SPAN.

The Perks:

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company

⚡ Comprehensive benefits: 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.  Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility

⚡ Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit

⚡ Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns

⚡ Flexible hours, one holiday per month, and flexible time off

Interested in joining our team? Apply today and we’ll be in touch with the next steps!