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Senior Systems Engineer - New Product Development

Tennant Company · Golden Valley, MN · 1 wk ago
Information Technology$98k–$151k/yrFull-time

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Tennant Company (TNC) Robotics Product Development organization. This role combines strong hands-on systems engineering execution with emerging technical leadership responsibilities, supporting the definition, integration, and delivery of complex electro-mechanical, electrical, and software-enabled robotic systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own development and delivery of subsystem architectures and system features, ensuring alignment with overall system design.

  • Lead requirements decomposition, allocation, and verification for assigned systems and subsystems.

  • Create and maintain system documentation including requirements, interface definitions, and verification artifacts.

  • Contribute to system-level architecture discussions, providing technical input on tradeoffs, scalability, and maintainability.

  • Utilize requirements and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jama, Visure, or similar.

  • Lead integration of electrical subsystems, including wiring harnesses, connectors, and cable routing, PCBAs, controllers and embedded software interfaces, power distribution and protection (fuses, circuit breakers).

  • Contribute to definition and implementation of machine control systems, including closed-loop control strategies.

  • Support and guide integration of communication interfaces such as CAN, RS-232, Ethernet, and USB.

  • Troubleshoot complex electrical and controls issues across development, validation, and production environments.

  • Define and execute verification strategies for assigned systems to ensure requirements traceability and performance.

  • Apply design risk assessment tools such as DFMEA and HARA to identify and mitigate system-level risks.

  • Support and influence compliance activities, including UL, IEC, EMC, and related standards.

  • Drive structured root cause analysis and resolution of integration issues.

  • Own delivery of complex subsystems or integration workstreams within New Product Development (NPD).

  • Lead and execute Proofs of Concept (POCs) and prototype builds to validate design assumptions and de-risk development.

  • Break down technical challenges into structured tasks and milestones with clear outcomes.

  • Actively lead or contribute to design reviews with a strong system-level perspective.

  • Support product launches by ensuring designs are robust, manufacturable, and serviceable.

  • Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to junior engineers.

  • Drive alignment across teams on system interfaces, integration strategies, and technical decisions.

  • Collaborate closely with Systems, Electrical, Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and external partners.

  • Communicate technical concepts, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders at multiple levels.

  • Influence best practices in requirements management, integration, and system validation.

Required Education & Experience

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
  • 6–9 years of experience in systems engineering, electrical engineering, or controls-focused roles.
  • Strong hands-on experience in electrical system integration and testing for complex products.
  • Experience owning subsystems or significant technical workstreams.
  • Experience with requirements development, decomposition, verification, and technical documentation.
  • Proven experience working on cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Experience

  • With robotics, autonomous systems, or complex electro-mechanical products.
  • Experience with batteries, chargers, power electronics, or control systems.
  • Familiarity with model-based design and simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, PSpice, MathCad).
  • Experience with an object-oriented programming language (C#, Python, or C++).
  • Exposure to production support, manufacturing ramp-up, or end-of-line testing.

Key Attributes for Success

  • Strong systems thinker with growing architectural perspective.
  • Hands-on, execution-oriented engineer who can own and deliver complex technical work.
  • Able to balance detailed engineering work with emerging technical leadership responsibilities.
  • Effective collaborator who can influence without direct authority.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving progress in complex systems.
  • Proactive problem solver with strong ownership mindset and follow-through.

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