Staff Systems Engineer

Major Responsibilities

• Gathers, captures, writes and maintains customer needs and system level requirements
• Guides the writing and traceability activities of less experienced engineers
• Provides inputs into the governing procedures for gathering, defining and writing requirements
• Drives and provides inputs to verification and validation activities for the overall product/system
• Ensures completeness of the system test strategy and coverage of testing requirements
• Works across engineering functions to define the system/product strategy
• Covers and participates in technical designs and reviews
• Informs technical decisions being made in the context of broader system architecture
• Creates and maintains block and boundary diagrams, system inputs and outputs via Interface Control Documents
• Communicates interface requirements to other teams
• Provides inputs to procedures for creation of block and boundary diagrams and Interface Control Documents
• Reviews system level documentation for completeness and accuracy and to ensure it meets the governing procedures
• Makes inputs into the governing procedures for system level documentation
• Makes key decisions during the design phase of the project using established methods and procedures and explains those decisions to a broader team
• Identifies and analyzes risk and opportunities on a project providing context, probability, consequences, thresholds, priorities, risk action and status, and a plan of action
• Communicates risks and opportunities to the broader team seeking inputs, and guidance from subject matter experts as required
• Acts as a resource to mentor and teaches less experienced engineers
• Supports product development plans in delivery of on-schedule, on-cost, on-quality, compliant solutions

Minimum Job Requirements

• Education: BS Mechanical/Electrical/Software/Systems Engineering
• Certification / License: Not specified
• Work Experience: 8+ years of relevant work experience
• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Experience with systems integration and troubleshooting, strong communication and interpersonal skills, working knowledge of product development lifecycle, concept through launch, demonstrated problem solving ability utilizing problem solving processes and techniques to objectively analyze a problem and drive to root cause and corrective/preventive actions, team player with ability to participate in cross-functional teams to achieve a common goal

Preferred Job Requirements

• Education: Masters of Science degree in STEM
• Certification / License: INCOSE Certified
• Work Experience: Experience with systems engineering and/or requirements management in a product development environment (e.g. the V model), experience in electrical power schemes, demonstrated ability to operate and deliver in a matrixed organization, experience in creating system architecture documents including schematic/interconnect diagrams, understanding of cross-functional perspectives and ability to influence and deliver results, ability to translate technical information to all audiences, demonstrated ability to deliver results while working on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing resources, experience in power management systems, experience in the design layout and packaging of electromechanical components and systems, self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and ability to multi-task, contributor to a regulatory committee in a technical role
• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Experience with systems engineering and/or requirements management in a product development environment (e.g. the V model), experience in electrical power schemes, demonstrated ability to operate and deliver in a matrixed organization, ability to create system architecture documents including schematic/interconnect diagrams, understanding of cross-functional perspectives and ability to influence and deliver results, ability to translate technical information to all audiences, demonstrated ability to deliver results while working on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing resources, experience in power management systems, experience in the design layout and packaging of electromechanical components and systems, self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and ability to multi-task, contributor to a regulatory committee in a technical role