Staff Systems Engineer, Connected Features

Also.

Also.

Software Engineering
Palo Alto, CA, USA
USD 220k-255k / year
Posted on Apr 24, 2025

About Also.

We’re Also, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride also—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.

We're looking for a Connected Features Systems Engineer to play a key role in defining and supporting multiple connected features on various electric mobility vehicles.

What You Will Do

  • Collaborate with the software engineering team and product managers, and Ui/Ux Engineers to drive the concept of operations, design, development, and validation of connected features in our distributed eco system.

  • Develop and distill feature requirements to subsystem requirements and their interfaces for connected vehicle features such as over-the-air updates, vehicle access and authorization, user profile management, data logging, navigation, theft prevention and vehicle immobilization.

  • Lead the feature development execution and the integration and bringup of the features.

  • Aid in developing the diagnostics framework.

  • Integrating connectivity solutions with cloud services and IoT platforms as well as with our mobile app.

  • Develop and execute end-to-end testing of connected features. Develop and execute test cases and test plans to validate system functionality and performance.

What You Will Bring

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

  • 5+ years of professional experience in systems engineering or embedded software development.

  • Experience with wireless networks including BLE, UWB,WIFI, and NFC.

  • Understanding of Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS).

  • Experience with infotainment systems.

  • Knowledge of security protocols and best practices.

  • Requirements management tools such as JAMA, or Polarion and using model based systems engineering.

  • Working knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, SPI) and Vector tools.

Why Also.

We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.

We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.

Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.

The salary for this position ranges from $220,000 to $255,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Perks and Benefits

  • Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by Also with FSA & HSA options.

  • One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.

  • Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.

  • Flexible time off.

  • 401(k) match.