Lead Systems Engineer - Tolling Delivery

Role overview Provide technical leadership for end-to-end delivery of integrated tolling systems, combining roadside infrastructure, embedded equipment, applications, and back-office software. The role spans solution development through installation, integration, commissioning, and operational handoff, with accountability for meeting customer, contractual, and operational requirements.

Responsibilities - Lead technical delivery from bid support and solution definition through engineering, installation, testing, commissioning, and handoff. - Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, clarifying objectives, explaining trade-offs, and managing scope discussions. - Establish and maintain requirements, including decomposition, validation, traceability, and change control through acceptance. - Coordinate system architecture and interfaces across hardware, software, electrical, roadside, and back-office components. - Guide implementation teams through configuration, integration, troubleshooting, and commissioning; resolve technical blockers. - Identify dependencies, risks, and gaps early, keeping delivery aligned with approved designs and customer commitments.

Requirements - Demonstrated experience delivering tolling systems and roadside infrastructure in real operating environments. - Experience leading major technical delivery activities across multiple phases of a project lifecycle. - Ability to translate customer and contractual needs into clear, testable system requirements. - Strong customer-facing communication, technical judgment, and coordination across multidisciplinary teams. - US work authorization and ability to pass a background check.

Nice to have - Experience with electronic or open-road tolling, electronic toll collection, roadside systems, or back-office tolling platforms. - Work on projects for transportation departments, public agencies, or other government customers. - Engineering-in-training or networking certifications, project management experience, estimation skills, or familiarity with international standards. - Prior technical or people leadership and knowledge of project economics.

Benefits and work setup - Remote or hybrid work may be available near a corporate office; the role notes a California location. Benefits include unlimited paid time off, 401(k), 11 holidays, HSA/FSA options, and a no-cost medical premium option for employees and eligible dependents.