Systems Engineer II

Job Title: Systems Engineer II
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Sunnyvale, CA, 94085 (Onsite)
Onsite: Travel anticipated

Details:

• We're looking for a hands-on contractor who can move fluidly between hardware and software work to support a growing portfolio of multi-site human data collection studies.
• You'll be the technical glue that helps studies launch, run smoothly across sites, and incorporate new capture hardware as it comes online.

Key Responsibilities

• 2-3 years of hardware and software experience
• Provide remote and in-person technical support to data collection sites - debugging capture rigs, network issues, and pipeline failures.
• Help bring up new studies: configure capture systems, set up protocols, validate end-to-end data flow, and train moderators.
• Test new hardware and qualify it for production use.
• Design, prototype, and build custom capture systems and supporting hardware (including PCBs).
• Write and maintain scripts and small tools that automate common moderator and operations workflows.

Required Skills

• Strong Python and general software development skills.
• PCB design experience (schematic capture and layout).
• Comfortable working independently across hardware and software domains.
• Strong debugging instincts and willingness to travel between sites as needed.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and Linux command-line tools.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of camera systems (image sensors, lenses, calibration, sync).

Logistics

• Onsite required; cross-site travel expected.