Systems Engineer IV - (E4)

General Profile: Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices. Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. May lead functional teams or projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams through need space finding, stake-holder analysis and causal mapping exercises
• Leverage deep area expertise in technical disciplines to enable innovative solutions to difficult technical and business challenges
• Problem identification and troubleshooting a wide range of difficult, complex engineering problems in field of technical expertise, including serviceability and manufacturability.
• Lead and/or develop and execute complex projects that have a substantial mix of electrical, mechanical, physics, algorithms and software design; and attend design reviews and provide input to meet market requirement specifications (MRS) and hardware/software specifications. Ensure designs meet market requirement specifications (MRS). Coordinate with project marketing and management to understand system requirements. Be able to chair architecture brainstorming meetings and drive the systems process to down select to a final architecture of a top level system.
• Write detailed specifications that cover all aspects of subsystem modules including interfaces to the product by using systems analysis to create a diagram. Create concepts for complex architectural design approaches. Lead team evaluations of architectures to provide recommendation for best system solution approach.
• Work with project management teams to execute projects
• Provide feedback on variety of components and modules.
• Support System Integration during the assembly and final testing of new product designs.
• Interface with other groups to workout design, systems architecture development and integration issues.
• Define all equipment interfaces and systems architecture and insure they are up to date and documented.
• Work with vendors to develop new competitive products, including development of key suppliers.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and facilitates ability of team to identify disruptive business value; recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
• Ability to influence others without direct reporting

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by mindset of innovation and commercialization of product ideas

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
• Systems Engineering temperament (see slide)

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: 7 - 10 Years

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:
7 - 10 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Travel:
Yes, 20% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:
No

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