Senior Systems Engineer

Eaton; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s new campus in Vantaa, Finland, hosts a Senior Systems Engineer role focusing on the Medium Voltage Solid State Transformer product development. You will define and maintain cross-domain requirements, ensure traceability, and support verification and validation activities across global teams.

We seek a candidate with 5+ years in systems engineering or related fields, strong communication, and a structured, detail-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in systems engineering or related fields.
• Experience with MBSE and requirements management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define, document and maintain system, subsystem and component requirements across electrical, mechanical, firmware and control domains.
• Allocate requirements to subsystems and ensure bidirectional traceability from stakeholder needs to design outputs and tests.
• Collaborate with validation to define verification methods, acceptance criteria and test coverage.
• Support system architecture, trade-off studies, design reviews, risk analysis and change impact assessments.
• Maintain interfaces and ensure clear allocation of requirements to relevant engineering disciplines.
• Contribute to compliance documentation by linking standards and regulatory requirements to product requirements.

Skills

Requirements development

Requirements management

Interface definition

Requirements traceability

Verification planning

Model-based systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

Eaton's new campus for its critical power systems in Vantaa, Finland, was completed in November 2023. The 16,500 m² site houses research and development, manufacturing, warehousing, sales and service under one roof, which will create plenty of additional jobs.As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), Eaton’s expansion in this area is driven by strong business growth and the demand for systems that ensure business continuity. Situated in a prime location next to the Helsinki airport, the Vantaa facility serves as Eaton’s Critical Power Solutions headquarters and a center of excellence for data centers.Join Eaton and help us provide energy-efficient solutions that have a real impact on the environment. We make what matters work. Find out more on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baa_aiJ4L7EWhat you’ll do:Systems Engineer responsible for defining and maintaining product requirements, component interfaces, and end-to-end requirements traceability for the Medium Voltage Solid State Transformer (MVSST) product development projects. Ensures requirements are clear, allocated, verifiable, and covered by verification and validation activities throughout product development.Develop and maintain system, subsystem, and component requirements based on customer, product, regulatory, and stakeholder needs.Define, document, and maintain electrical, mechanical, firmware, control, communication, and functional interfaces between system components.Support the model-based systems engineering approach and maintain requirements and interface models in the selected engineering tools.Allocate requirements to relevant subsystems and engineering disciplines in collaboration with the relevant teams.Establish and maintain bidirectional traceability from stakeholder needs and product requirements to design outputs, test cases, and verification evidence.Review requirements for clarity, completeness, consistency, feasibility, and testability.Collaborate with validation engineers to define verification methods, acceptance criteria, and test coverage for requirements.Monitor requirements coverage, identify gaps, and support timely resolution before design and milestone reviews.Support system architecture, trade-off studies, design reviews, risk analysis, and change-impact assessment.Contribute to compliance documentation by linking applicable standards and regulatory requirements to the product requirements and verification evidence.Collaborate with global engineering teams to align requirements, interfaces, and development practices.Act ethically and according to Eaton Values and Philosophy, following company rules and policies.Qualifications:Minimum of 5 years of experience in systems engineering, electrical product development, requirements engineering, or verification and validation of complex technical productsSkills:Experience in requirements development and management, interface definition, requirements traceability, and verification planning.Understanding of systems engineering and product development lifecycles.Familiarity with model-based systems engineering and requirements management tools.Knowledge of power electronics, medium-voltage equipment, UPS, or other complex electrical systems is an advantage.Structured and analytical working style, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines and global teams, and attention to detail in technical documentationExperience leading cross-functional development teams, strong communication skillsWhat we can offer to you:Contract in fast growing global companyChallenging projects in dynamic collaborative teamGreat promotional opportunities - We encourage internal promotion, whenever possibleExcellent working environment - safety and ethic are really important for us#LI-KK2All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.