STEM OPT Systems Architect Jobs
Systems Architect roles qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree falls under an eligible CIP code in computer science, engineering, or a related STEM field. Employers must be enrolled in E-Verify to hire you on STEM OPT, and you'll need a signed I-983 training plan before your extension begins.
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We are seeking an innovative and experienced System Architect to join our Haulage Business Units. The System Architect will provide strategic direction and governance for the overall robotic architecture, ensuring alignment with the Haulage Unit's product and service goals. Utilizing a deep understanding of system architecture principles and designs, the System Architect will design and create high-quality, reliable, safe, and scalable systems.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the overall system architecture for autonomous vehicle solutions in the construction space, ensuring alignment with business, safety goals, and technical requirements.
- Gather, analyze, and manage system requirements from stakeholders, ensuring clear documentation and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
- Create functional block diagrams and system architecture diagrams to visualize and communicate system designs.
- Support Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) processes to ensure safety and compliance.
- Provide technical expertise and support during the implementation and testing phases of projects.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, System Engineers, Safety Engineers, and Project Managers, to ensure cohesive and efficient project execution.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system architecture, design decisions, and technical specifications.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Essential education, work experience and skills:
Education:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Systems Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in system architecture or solution architecture roles, preferably in the robotics, autonomous vehicles or construction industry.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing complex systems involving hardware and software integration.
Skills:
- Strong understanding of system architecture principles and methodologies for safety-critical systems.
- Proficiency in creating system requirements documents, functional block diagrams, and system architecture diagrams.
- Strong knowledge of autonomous vehicle technologies, including sensors, control systems, and communication protocols.
- Awareness of cybersecurity principles and practices relevant to autonomous vehicle systems.
- Creative mindset with the ability to propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance system performance.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and performance.
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to summarize reports and analysis for leadership, customer, and regulatory authority reviews.
COMPENSATION
- The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $47.62/hour - $74.40/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking an innovative and experienced System Architect to join our Haulage Business Units. The System Architect will provide strategic direction and governance for the overall robotic architecture, ensuring alignment with the Haulage Unit's product and service goals. Utilizing a deep understanding of system architecture principles and designs, the System Architect will design and create high-quality, reliable, safe, and scalable systems.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain the overall system architecture for autonomous vehicle solutions in the construction space, ensuring alignment with business, safety goals, and technical requirements.
- Gather, analyze, and manage system requirements from stakeholders, ensuring clear documentation and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
- Create functional block diagrams and system architecture diagrams to visualize and communicate system designs.
- Support Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) processes to ensure safety and compliance.
- Provide technical expertise and support during the implementation and testing phases of projects.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, System Engineers, Safety Engineers, and Project Managers, to ensure cohesive and efficient project execution.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system architecture, design decisions, and technical specifications.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Essential education, work experience and skills:
Education:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Systems Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in system architecture or solution architecture roles, preferably in the robotics, autonomous vehicles or construction industry.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing complex systems involving hardware and software integration.
Skills:
- Strong understanding of system architecture principles and methodologies for safety-critical systems.
- Proficiency in creating system requirements documents, functional block diagrams, and system architecture diagrams.
- Strong knowledge of autonomous vehicle technologies, including sensors, control systems, and communication protocols.
- Awareness of cybersecurity principles and practices relevant to autonomous vehicle systems.
- Creative mindset with the ability to propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance system performance.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and performance.
- Strong presentation skills with the ability to summarize reports and analysis for leadership, customer, and regulatory authority reviews.
COMPENSATION
- The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $47.62/hour - $74.40/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization in Systems Architect
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code against the DHS STEM OPT designated degree list before targeting Systems Architect roles. Computer science, software engineering, and computer engineering codes cover most qualifying degrees, but information systems codes vary by program.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before interviews
Ask your recruiter or HR contact to confirm E-Verify Company ID enrollment before you invest time in interviews. A company can hire contractors through a verified employer of record, which is worth raising if the direct employer isn't enrolled.
Build your I-983 training plan around architecture competencies
Draft your I-983 learning objectives around specific systems design skills: distributed systems, cloud architecture, or enterprise integration patterns. Vague plans get rejected by DSOs, so tie each goal to a concrete deliverable your employer can evaluate.
Target employers with active H-1B filing history
Companies that file H-1B visa petitions for architects and senior engineers already understand specialty occupation requirements and run structured immigration programs. Use Migrate Mate to filter Systems Architect roles by employers with verified sponsorship history, so you're not educating every hiring manager from scratch.
File your STEM OPT extension 90 days early
USCIS recommends submitting your I-765 extension application at least 90 days before your initial OPT EAD expires. Your DSO must update your I-20 with the STEM OPT recommendation before you file, so build in time for that step.
Negotiate cap-gap coverage into your start date
If you receive an H-1B selection and your STEM OPT expires before October 1, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization. Tell your employer's HR team about this rule upfront so your start date and project assignments aren't put on hold unnecessarily.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Systems Architect role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, if your employer files your I-983 training plan and the role genuinely develops engineering or technical skills tied to your STEM degree. The O*NET profile for Systems Architect sits in a STEM-designated occupational cluster. Your DSO will confirm eligibility based on your specific degree's CIP code, not just the job title.
How do I find Systems Architect employers enrolled in E-Verify?
You can ask HR directly for the company's E-Verify Company ID, or search Migrate Mate, which filters Systems Architect roles by employers with verified sponsorship and E-Verify enrollment. Don't wait until after an offer to check. If a company isn't enrolled, they can't legally employ you on STEM OPT, and enrollment takes time.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a Systems Architect position?
Your I-983 must outline specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree, a supervision structure, and how the employer will evaluate your progress every six months. For Systems Architect roles, this typically means documenting goals around architecture design methodologies, system reliability engineering, or cloud infrastructure. Vague objectives are the most common reason DSOs send the plan back for revision.
Can I work on STEM OPT if my Systems Architect role is fully remote?
Yes, remote work is permitted under STEM OPT, but the employer must still be enrolled in E-Verify and must sign your I-983 training plan. USCIS requires that you have a bona fide employer-employee relationship, which means the company sets your deliverables, supervises your work, and can terminate the arrangement. Self-directed contractor setups without that structure don't qualify.
What happens to my STEM OPT authorization if I switch to a new Systems Architect employer?
You can change employers during your STEM OPT period, but the new employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and you must submit a new I-983 training plan to your DSO before starting work. USCIS doesn't require a new I-765 filing for an employer change alone, but your DSO updates your SEVIS record. Don't start the new role until your DSO confirms the update is complete.