What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Systems Engineer position at Generac?
Major Responsibilities
Education
Work Experience
Education
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- 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.
- Coordinates 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
- Provides 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 explain 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
Education
- BS Mechanical/Electrical/Software/Systems Engineering
Work Experience
- 8 years of relevant work experience
- 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
Education
- Masters of Science degree in STEM
- INCOSE Certified
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.
- Able 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. Able to energize and inspire teams to achieve technical requirements
- Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy
- Experienced understanding and knowledge of engineering principles
- Contributor to a regulatory committee in a technical role