We are seeking a versatile and detail-oriented System Integration Engineer to lead hardware validation, regulatory compliance, and product integration efforts. This new role supports both delivery and innovation, with hands-on involvement in onboarding new hardware, validating system behavior, and supporting the integration of AI-based capabilities into production-grade platforms.

Professional Experience Required:

• 2–4 years of experience in hardware integration, system validation, compliance engineering, or similar hands-on roles.
• Proven experience in bringing up new electro-mechanical systems: enclosures, embedded PCs, sensors, modems, power systems.
• Solid understanding of validation protocols and QA practices for hardware platforms across development and production stages.
• Familiarity with regulatory and environmental standards: CE, FCC, MIL-STD-810H, ISO 16750-3, ISO 26262, UN 38.3.
• Experience writing and managing structured technical documentation (BOMs, part numbers, validation logs, compliance files).
• Ability to work closely with cross-functional R&D and QA teams in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Strong hands-on skills with electronics, wiring, testing equipment, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Full professional English proficiency (verbal and written).

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with R&D and QA teams, serving as the operational lead for integrating new hardware into Ottopia’s core platforms.
• Define and execute validation protocols for hardware onboarding into production and research environments.
• Drive system-level compliance and certification efforts, including electrical, mechanical, and environmental standards.
• Lead documentation, traceability, and technical conformity processes across hardware deliveries.
• Manage regulatory alignment including functional validation, part numbering, and adherence to automotive-grade reliability standards.
• Lead AI hardware integration initiatives, ensuring compute and sensing components meet both product and customer requirements.
• Interface with suppliers, external labs, and certification bodies to execute testing plans, gather declarations, and resolve conformity issues.
• Support customer-facing platform deliveries and field deployment readiness.

Advantageous:

• Background in robotics, defense, automotive, or ruggedized hardware environments.
• An academic degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering is highly preferred.
• Experience with reliability testing (vibration, thermal, ingress protection) or EMC lab testing.
• Familiarity with safety-critical systems and AI-enabled platforms.
• Knowledge of RF integration, power isolation, or high-reliability computing enclosures.