Sr Systems Control Engineer
Job Description
Job DescriptionSr Systems Control Engineer Expert Technical Solutions is seeking a skilled Sr Systems Control Engineer for one of our premier, industry leading clients in Montgomery, AL 36109. This person will be responsible for our client’s control architecture development and deployment in the product line. This role plays a critical part in shaping the future of Water Heating and Air Conditioning solutions. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to define and develop technologies used in our Client’s innovative control solutions. This role has a profound impact on product development and innovation.This is a Permanent, Onsite opportunity located in Montgomery offering excellent pay, benefits, and growth potential. Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- System Architecture and Design: Leading the development and extension of system architecture and design for electronic controller applications, driving technological advancements and ensuring robust solutions.
- Project Management Excellence: Taking the lead in project management for electronic control system development and verification activities, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively.
- Work Product Reviews: Overseeing system work product reviews and ensuring the closure of action items before the release of design documentation and work products.
- Process Enhancement: Collaborating cross-functionally to define and improve system work products, processes, and quality criteria, elevating our development capabilities and product quality.
- Collaborative Engagement: Actively engaging with software, hardware, test, and product development teams throughout the product life cycle, ensuring seamless integration of system engineering work products.
- Requirements Definition: Defining, documenting, and updating controller system requirements and verification plans in collaboration with various teams.
- System Architecture: Defining and documenting controller system architecture, including key functional blocks, inputs, outputs, and interfaces.
- Verification Excellence: Creating and maintaining a controller traceability matrix, mapping controller requirements to associated verification activities and results, and actively participating in verification activities.
- Product Design Support: Participating in product design reviews to guarantee that products meet hardware and software feature requirements. •
- Manufacturing Support: Assisting manufacturing engineering and suppliers by contributing to the development of product manufacturing test procedures and control documentation.
- Customer Service Collaboration: Collaborating closely with the customer service team to provide support for product training and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical discipline)
- 7+ years of experience (10+ preferred) in the development of products with embedded microprocessor-based controls
- An innovative solution-first spirit with the ability to think creatively and drive forward-looking solutions.
- Applied Knowledge: Experience with electronic controls development which include electronics design and/or embedded software development is required.
- Engineering Expertise: Proficiency in System Requirements Documentation, Requirements Allocation, Requirements Traceability, and Test Case development and execution in Jama or similar Requirements Management Tool.
- Familiarity with Functional Safety standards (e.g., IEC 61508, ISO26262) or Agency Certification Requirements (e.g., UL 60730, UL 174, etc.).
- Quality Assurance: Experience with product and component level FMEAs and electronics failure analysis.
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management, demonstrating a track record of managing version controlled systems development over the entire product lifecycle.
- Technical Competence: Ability to read, understand, and implement technical procedures and government regulations, as well as interpret a variety of schematic, electrical, and mechanical diagrams.
- Technical Proficiency: Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as the MS Office Suite, Jama (or similar requirements tracking tools), and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Master's degree in Engineering or related field.
- Industry-Specific Experience: Experience in HVAC or Water Heating applications is strongly preferred.
- 3+ years of successful embedded system engineering project management.
- Knowledge of one or more of: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular communication, Ethernet, IoT
- Electronics Design and/or Manufacturing Experience
- Embedded Firmware or Software Experience
- Test Development: Familiarity with Test Development for Electronic Products.
- Six Sigma Certification: Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
- Quality and Reliability: Experience in Quality and Reliability aspects of product development.
- Automated Test Development Experience
- Project Management: Project management experience is a plus.
