Junior Systems Engineer at Pickle Robot

About Us

At Pickle Robot, we're on a mission to automate global supply chains with Physical AI. Our robots work alongside warehouse teams to unload trucks and containers — one of the toughest, most understaffed jobs in logistics — making the work safer, faster, and more efficient for the people doing it. Loading trucks comes next, followed by the Dill Autonomy Engine: generalized autonomy that will eventually orchestrate robots across entire logistics processes.

What You'll Do

• Write and maintain clear, measurable, testable system requirements, and keep the requirements register accurate as designs change.
• Trace product requirements to system requirements and test cases, identify coverage gaps, and drive them to closure.
• Prepare requirements for review and approval with Engineering, Test, and Systems, and work through feedback and rejections to resolution.
• Work with the System Verification and Test team to ensure test cases trace to requirements and that verification coverage is complete.
• Write feature requirements documents that define how each feature works across the robot's subsystems, and help develop cross-functional design solutions with mechanical, electrical, and software teams.

What You'll Bring

• Typically 0-3 years of experience in systems engineering, robotics, or a related engineering role. New graduates are welcome; 1-2 years of industry experience is a plus.
• Strong sense of ownership: you take a problem, see it through to completion, and make things happen without waiting to be asked.
• Internship, co-op, or student project experience (for example, competition teams or capstone projects) where you defined requirements, ran tests, or integrated hardware and software.
• Precise technical writer who can turn an ambiguous need into a requirement someone can build and test against.
• Organized and detail-oriented, comfortable keeping a large body of requirements consistent and up to date.
• Curious about how mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems interact, and willing to dig into the details of each.
• Clear communicator who works well with cross-functional teams and contributes thoughtfully to design reviews.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering preferred; degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field will be considered alongside relevant systems engineering experience.
• Onsite presence is expected at least 3 days per week at our Charlestown, MA offices to stay close to the hardware.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Jira or a similar tracking tool
• Exposure to requirements management or test planning
• Python scripting
• Experience with robots or other hardware in a production setting