Systems Engineer

About the role

Senior Principal Systems Engineer role at an innovative technology company building next-generation connected products that combine advanced sensing, wireless communication, mobile applications, and cloud-based platforms. Located in Minneapolis, MN with a hybrid schedule (Tuesday‑Thursday onsite).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex system architectures for connected products and cloud‑enabled platforms.
• Solve challenging technical problems and drive innovative solutions from concept through deployment.
• Collaborate across systems, electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and product engineering teams.
• Define system requirements, evaluate performance, and improve reliability and scalability.
• Support modeling, simulation, signal processing, and data analysis initiatives.
• Perform failure mode analysis and develop mitigation strategies to improve product performance and user experience.
• Partner with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver cutting‑edge technology solutions.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Systems Engineering within complex product development environments.
• Strong knowledge of Bluetooth, NFC, or other wireless communication technologies.
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools, ideally MATLAB.
• Background in areas such as signal processing, mathematical modeling, optical sensing, instrumentation, physics, or related disciplines.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional technical initiatives and influence product architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field preferred.

Benefits

• Play a key role in shaping next‑generation technology platforms.
• Work on highly complex engineering challenges with a talented technical team.
• Significant influence on product architecture and technical strategy.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Hybrid work environment with meaningful collaboration and flexibility.

Pay

$160,000 – $200,000 base salary.

Schedule

Hybrid schedule with required onsite days Tuesday through Thursday.