Principal Systems Engineer

Company: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Location: Chicago
Posted on: September 21, 2023

Job Description:

INNOVATE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES! At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the bookends of our success. Our employees work with a passion to never settle and always improve, enabling us to push the status quo and change the lives of our users. Our Electrical Engineering Team is responsible for giving life to the batteries, motors, and electronics that power new-to-world solutions and change the lives of our users. These critical technologies are designed in-house down to the component level. We are pushing the limits across the entire breadth of electronics and computer engineering; from firmware and controls, to embedded systems and power electronics, to machine learning and advanced sensing. We highly value and invest in electrical engineering leaders to progress our design capabilities and methodologies, a radically different approach within our industry. Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to design and develop the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen. Your Role on Our TeamThe Principal Systems Engineer collaborates with a world class team of cross-functional engineers, product marketing, and other key stakeholders in utilizing Systems Engineering approaches to enable efficient development of innovative electric power tool and equipment systems. You will support the development and refinement of lightweight tools and processes for execution of system engineering practices within an agile, high-velocity product development environment.What You'll Do:Define and maintain system architectures including hardware, electrical, battery, software, and firmware interfaces, configuration management, etc.Negotiate, define, and maintain electronic technology and platform roadmaps enabling product roadmaps defined by product marketing.Lead system requirements definition and documentation from voice of customer, business, and regulation.Collaborate on the development of system verification and validation strategies.Mentor and coach the team in engineering best practices including task management, Gantt charts, root cause analysis, circuit / PCB design, and PCBA, manufacturing.Champion technology investigations including system requirements, architecture definitions, and reusability strategies.Establish and maintain a/b awareness and database of competitive offerings, product strategies, and business climate to shape a best-in-class roadmap.Quickly, effectively, and candidly frame-up and escalate business risks/opportunities to senior leadership.Effectively communicate and motivate up, down and across the organization to a diverse range of technical and non-technical team members.Drive urgency in project schedules and accountability for establishing and achieving key project metrics that meet the organization's needs.Ensure the team is given the time and resources required to succeed by creating and managing robust project roadmaps and resource plans with converged project scope.Develop plans to evaluate and assess the emerging technology market space to fit/compliment Milwaukee Tool product initiatives and development.The Tools You'll Need to Have:Masters of Science and 3 years of experience or Bachelor of Science and 7 years of experience Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.5+ years of experience in systems engineering, embedded systems, power electronics, or related field for on road and off road applicationsExperience with systems thinking and applying the systems approach to engineered systems.Experience with DFMEA, trade off analysis, HARA analysis, requirements management, and traceability for battery based systemsExperience with model-based systems engineering, Universal Modeling Language (UML), and/or Systems Modeling Language (SysML).Ability to communicate and solve ecosystem level problemsThe Other Tools We'd Like to See:Knowledge of Agile methodologyExperience with power tools, motor drives, or electric battery applicationsExperience with the Vee modelStrong documentation and writing skillsStrong team work and abilityExperience with advance battery algorithms and safetyOur Perks and Benefits:Robust health, dental and vision insurance plansGenerous 401 (K) savings planEducation assistanceOn-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee serviceAnd many more, check out our benefits siteHERE . Email This Job Know someone who would be a great fit? Share this job with a friend. *Required Your Name Receiving Email Include a Message Our team members work hard, every day. We're committed to supporting that dedication with strong benefits packages (available through our parent company TTI) and perksWe are relentless on building a Culture that is focused on driving dedication to innovation, that takes unparalleled pride in our work and brand, and always does what's best for the pros who depend upon our products to make a living.We're honored to be named one of the Top 100 "Best Places to Work" by Glassdoor.com three years in a row; currently ranked 25 out of 100 companies
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