Systems Engineer - Mechatronics

Role Summary

The Systems Engineer for the Mechatronic group serves as a technical specialist; provides expertise to support the development of new product ideas, concepts, and product improvements; ensures the designs are consistent with the organization objectives; and acts as the interface between Product Management, Solution/System Architects, Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Developers for transforming the defined stakeholder requirements into a set of system/subsystem requirements that will guide the design of the solution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to gather and track goals and KPIs.
• Translate product goals into comprehensive system and subsystem requirements.
• Generate and maintain interface control documents for subsystem and vehicle interactions.
• Specify functional and non-functional requirements in detailed subsystem specification documents.
• Support analyzing impact when there are changes to stakeholder requirements.
• Assist Safety Engineers in analyzing systems/subsystems to mitigate risk exposure.
• Ensure safety goals, requirements, and methodologies are integrated into product designs.
• Evaluate new requests and provide accurate estimates for new features and functions.
• Participate in conceptual design and documentation processes.
• Lead design reviews to ensure traceability and compliance.
• Review and approve test plans and procedures for alignment with requirements.
• Contribute to business development through proposal inputs and customer meetings.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–7 years of direct experience in requirements elicitation and generation.
• Proven track record in product development lifecycle for complex systems/subsystems.
• Experience in autonomous systems, robotics, or related fields highly desirable.
• Proficient in Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Strong understanding of design principles, hardware development, and requirement management tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and leadership skills; strong communication abilities.
• Experience with requirement management tools such as IBM Doors, Jama Connect, Polarion, or other requirement management software.
• Experience with safety analysis such as HARAs, STPAs, FMEAs, and others.
• INCOSE SEP certification or CPRE certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain in a stationary position at a computer workstation constantly throughout the workday.
• Ability to constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Ability to effectively complete job responsibilities on computer monitors.
• Ability to effectively communicate and exchange information in person, via phone, and through other electronic means.
• Able to traverse an office environment.