Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of overall system architecture, including subsystem definitions, interfaces, technical requirements, and system behaviors.
• Participate in system-level engineering decisions and trade studies, including buy-versus-build evaluations for hardware, software, controls, navigation, and third-party technologies.
• Cook up integration efforts across electrical, embedded, controls, software, and mechanical engineering disciplines to ensure cohesive system performance.
• Support the development of scalable, reliable, serviceable, and commercially viable autonomous vehicle platforms.
• Integrate and troubleshoot embedded control systems, motor drives, battery systems, safety systems, industrial I/O, and communication networks.
• Support the development and review of electrical schematics, harnessing systems, control architectures, and vehicle electrical systems.
• Diagnose complex electrical, controls, communication, and system-level integration issues and implement effective solutions.
• Support implementation and integration of navigation, localization, fleet management, obstacle detection, and sensor-based technologies.
• Support validation of vehicle behaviors, operational reliability, localization accuracy, and overall system performance.
• Work closely with third-party robotics, navigation, controls, and automation suppliers to evaluate technologies and validate performance.
• Support integration and troubleshooting of industrial and embedded communication systems, including CANbus, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, TCP/IP, Modbus, MQTT, or related technologies.
• Support integration between autonomous vehicle systems, fleet management platforms, WMS/MES systems, and customer infrastructure.
• Develop and execute system validation, verification, and troubleshooting activities for autonomous and automation systems.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for system-level issues impacting performance or reliability.
• Support prototype builds, pilot deployments, production launches, and field implementation activities.
• Participate in risk assessments, design reviews, and safety evaluations for autonomous systems.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system specifications, validation reports, test procedures, and troubleshooting documentation.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, operations, suppliers, and customers throughout development and deployment activities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical, robotic, automation, or mobile equipment systems.
• Experience with industrial vehicle, automation, robotics, or mobile equipment systems.
• Experience integrating electrical, embedded, controls, and software-driven systems within complex electromechanical products.
• Strong understanding of system integration involving electrical, controls, embedded, software, and mechanical systems.
• Experience troubleshooting complex industrial, automation, or mobile equipment systems in real-world operating environments.
• Strong hands-on technical aptitude with electrical, controls, or automation systems.
• Familiarity with industrial networking, motion systems, embedded controls, or autonomous technologies.
• Exposure to robotics, navigation systems, fleet management systems, machine vision, or sensor-based technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, including electrical, mechanical, software, and controls engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for diagnosing and resolving complex system-level issues.
• Ability to work with third-party suppliers and technology partners to evaluate and integrate new technologies.
• Experience developing and reviewing technical documentation such as system specifications, test procedures, and validation reports.
• Comfort working across the full product lifecycle, including prototype builds, pilot deployments, production launches, and field implementations.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $110000.00 - $140000.00/yr.

The company offers:

• 401K Match
• PTO
• Medical Benefits

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Rockford, MN.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.