Engineer Sr. - Software Systems

oshkoshcorporation; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, WI is seeking a Sr. Engineer - Software Systems to define and develop software requirements, architecture, interfaces, and design validation for vehicle and embedded software systems.

You will translate customer and regulatory needs into verifiable software solutions, working with systems, controls, safety, and cybersecurity teams. The role requires collaboration across disciplines, execution of MBSE methods, and participation in design reviews to ensure safe,

Qualifications

• Accredited bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field.
• 3+ years in software systems engineering, embedded software, or similar.
• Experience developing software requirements and architecture.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams in product development.
• Ability to communicate technically through docs and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and release software architecture and requirements specifications.
• Decompose customer and regulatory needs into software requirements and interfaces.
• Maintain software architecture models for components, interfaces, and data flows.
• Perform architectural trade studies considering cost, safety, and maintainability.
• Define standard interfaces between vehicle controllers, sensors, displays, and external systems.
• Participate in design reviews and capture risks and actions.
• Support safety analyses (Hazard Analysis, FMEA, FTA) and cybersecurity considerations.
• Collaborate with systems, controls, safety, and supplier teams across lifecycle.

Skills

Software architecture

Requirements engineering

MBSE

UML/SysML

C/C++

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

Vehicular systems

Safety analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Systems/Software Engineering

Tools

MagicDraw/Cameo

IBM DOORS

Medini Analyze

Job description

At Oshkosh, we build, serve and protect people and communities around the world by designing and manufacturing some of the toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We employ over 18,000 team members all united by a common purpose. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day.

The Sr. Engineer - Software Systems defines and develops software requirements, software architecture, interfaces, and design validation for vehicle and embedded software systems. This role converts customer, vehicle, system, safety, and regulatory needs into complete and verifiable software solutions.

YOUR IMPACT

• Develop, review, approval, and release of software architecture and requirements specifications.
• Analyze customer, stakeholder, vehicle, system, safety, and regulatory requirements and decompose them into software-level requirements, architectural constraints, interfaces, and verification criteria.
• Develop and maintain software architecture models that define:
  Software components and responsibilities
  Functional allocation
  Internal and external interfaces
  Data and control flows
  Operating modes and state behavior
  Network communication
  Timing, performance, memory, and resource constraints
  Fault detection, diagnostics, and degraded-operation behavior
• Preform architectural trade studies and recommend solutions based on functionality, performance, reliability, safety, cybersecurity, maintainability, reuse, implementation complexity, and lifecycle cost.
• Define standard software interfaces between vehicle controllers, displays, sensors, actuators, gateways, controls applications, and external systems.
• Participate in design reviews and document findings, risks, actions, and recommendations.
• Support safety analyses such as Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Work with systems engineers, controls engineers, developers, and functional safety engineers to develop software and system safety architectures.
• Work with implementation teams to clarify requirements, interfaces, safety constraints, and architectural intent.
• Review supplier requirements, software architecture, detailed designs, verification plans, and compliance evidence.
• Assess the technical impact of proposed changes across software components, interfaces, safety analyses, verification activities, vehicle functions, and dependent systems.
• Apply model-based systems and software engineering methods, including UML and SysML, where appropriate.
• Build consensus across software, systems, controls, hardware, safety, cybersecurity, test, manufacturing, service, and supplier organizations.
• Manage multiple priorities and complete assigned projects or portions of projects within established schedule and budget objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Three or more years of related experience in software systems engineering, embedded software, vehicle systems, software architecture, requirements engineering, functional safety, or a comparable discipline.
• Experience developing and reviewing software requirements and software architecture.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout a structured product-development lifecycle.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively through written documentation, presentations, and technical discussions.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Experience with embedded software for automotive, commercial, defense, heavy-duty, off-highway, autonomous, hybrid, or electric vehicles.
• Five or more years of vehicle or embedded-system requirements development experience.
• Experience with requirements development, architecture definition, interface management, safety analysis, or software design reviews.
• Proficiency with requirements-management, safety-analysis, and architecture-modeling tools such as:
  • MagicDraw or Cameo
  • IBM DOORS
  • Medini Analyze
• Similar Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or lifecycle management tools
• Experience developing architecture models using UML, SysML, or comparable modeling languages.
• Experience with functional safety standards and practices, including ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882, IEC 61508.
• Familiarity with embedded C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, Python, or model-based software development.
• Experience with vehicle network protocols and tools, including CAN, J1939, Ethernet, CANalyzer, CANoe, PEAK PCAN, Kvaser, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and standards, including ISO/SAE 21434 or comparable standards.
• Experience working within CMMI,