Are you tired of your good old corporate job, working on one project for half a year? Is your passion for making great systems fast being kept in a box labeled “for later”? Do you enjoy working with smart and driven people?

Zendar is looking for an experienced System Engineer who is not afraid to get their hands dirty with any automotive sensor, radar, lidar, camera or CAN reader, and has a passion for creating great software to integrate all of them together.

Our team is a testament of the ability to unite engineers of different backgrounds over a common vision. We do not shy away from reality and its limitations but we also dream big.

You don’t have to fit in a box. We are not looking for a superhero. But we might be looking for you!

Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Lindau / Bodensee - Germany
Workplace type: Onsite

Your Role

To support our growing team, we’re looking for a System Engineer to elevate our processes and technologies to the next level. If you are excited about integrating new sensors and supporting systems working together smoothly, we’d love to hear from you!

You will join our Platform team of engineers located in Berkeley, California, as the first engineer in Lindau, Germany. We have two testing vehicles for data collection and customer demos in Germany for you to support so you will be busy working with our local team on their needs and aligning with our Berkeley team to build the best practices together. This role is perfect for someone who is comfortable managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously, enjoys interacting frequently with other engineers, and takes pride in keeping a system up and running.

Key Responsibilities:

Support of deployments:
- Troubleshoot & support deployments in the field with different sensor configurations, including flashing firmware and running tests
New sensor integration
Being part of Platform team

What We Look For

Ability to work from the office in Lindau, Germany, at least from Tuesday to Thursday
3+ years of experience supporting a live system
3+ years of experience with software development
Experience with Python and C++
Experience working with hardware (e.g. sensors, Arduinos, robots)
Great communication and teamwork skills, willingness to actively collaborate with a team in the US
Eagerness to challenge yourself and learn new things
A proactive approach to solving problems and willingness to take on new challenges as they arise
Fluency in English

Bonus Points:

Experience with Javascript
Experience with automotive sensor integration (radar, lidar, camera, CANbus)
Experience with working in Linux
Prior experience of supporting data collection and/or working with researchers
A track record of excelling in ambiguous or evolving roles.

What We Offer

Opportunity to make an impact at a young, venture-backed company in an emerging market
Competitive salary plus share options
Hybrid work model: in office 3 days per week, the rest… work from wherever!
Daily lunch supported by a fixed amount for in-office days to be used freely at your discretion

Zendar is committed to creating a diverse environment where talented people come to do their
best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender
identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran
status.

About Zendar

Zendar is developing autonomous driving solutions with high-resolution radar and AI built specifically for the RF spectrum. Through innovations in sensor technology, Zendar is making advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) safer, more affordable, and accessible to more drivers.

Traditional radar has limits in resolution and object detection, often forcing automakers to rely on expensive sensors like lidar. Zendar overcomes these limits with AI that turns radar signals into detailed, meaningful insights—without the need for expensive hardware. This enables vehicles to identify objects, interpret complex scenes, and operate reliably even in conditions where cameras and lidar struggle, like darkness, fog, or glare.

At Zendar, we work on some of the most challenging and impactful problems in perception and autonomy—transforming how vehicles understand their surroundings and helping bring advanced safety and autonomy to more people. Achieving this vision takes collaboration across disciplines—making Zendar a place where diverse engineering talent comes together to advance the future of automotive perception.

Zendar is headquartered in Berkeley, CA and has engineering offices in Germany and

France.

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