Engineer - Systems

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 64,500 - 103,500; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, WI is seeking a Systems Engineer to participate in engineering activities that ensure successful product development, timely program execution, and total customer satisfaction.

You will collaborate across disciplines to convert customer and product requirements into total systems solutions, establish system architecture and CONOPS, perform trades, and support verification planning for advanced vehicle technologies.

Qualifications

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with Internship experience or six (6) or more months of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and release requirements specification documents, including defining the requirements and verification baseline.
• Support requirements, design, and verification team projects and coordinate regularly with key partners to maintain program objectives.
• Lead the creation of user need requirements and decomposition of those requirements to system and subsystem requirements.
• Collaborate cross functional with multiple disciplines to identify regulatory standards (e.g. FDA or IEC).
• Review and approve system and subsystem requirement documents to ensure user needs are met.
• Establish system architecture and CONOPS, perform system trades and analysis, flow down into requirements and interfaces, and support verification planning.
• Use communication skills to work across the organization and customer/user community to ensure consensus and understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Manage multiple priorities and project schedules/budgets as needed.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MagicDraw

Jama Connect

DOORS

CodeBeamer

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 Systems Engineer will participate in engineering activities to ensure successful product development, timely execution of programs, and total customer satisfaction. As a Systems Engineer, you will work multiple engineering disciplines and product development teams ensuring the logical creation and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions with a focus on future technology and integrated systems. Areas include electro-hydraulic control systems, hybrid and electric vehicles, autonomous vehicle systems, advanced suspension systems, connected vehicle systems, material handling systems and other auxiliary systems and technology for on-road and off-road vehicle applications. You will establish system architecture, perform system trades and analysis, flow down the architecture concept of operations (CONOPS) into requirements and interfaces, and support verification and validation planning and execution.

YOUR IMPACT

• Under close supervision and on projects of limited complexity: Draft, review, and release requirements specification documents, including defining the requirements and verification baseline.
• Support requirements, design, and verification team projects and coordinate regularly with key partners to maintain program objectives.
• Lead the creation of user need requirements and decomposition of those requirements to system and subsystem requirements.
• Collaborate cross functional with multiple disciplines to identify new, obsolete or adjusted regulatory standards (e.g. FDA or IEC).
• Review and approve system and subsystem requirement documents to ensure user needs are properly decomposed and intent of the user needs is met.
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions.
• Establish system architecture and CONOPS, perform system trades and analysis, flow down the architecture and CONOPS into requirements and interfaces, and support verification planning.
• Use communication skills to work across the organization and customer/user community to ensure consensus and understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time.
• May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
• May be responsible for managing multiple priorities.
• Understand the Product Development Process, Life Cycle Management, Reliability, and Design for Manufacturing requirements.
• Develop vehicle and system level requirements for vehicle system controls supporting research, regulatory compliance, reliability, development, failure mode analysis, verification, validation, testing and production implementation.
• Establish system and sub-system requirements according to the needs of a project.
• Work in a team environment with internal and external project teams on advanced control development efforts from the project concept through production.
• Author requirements documentation in MagicDraw, Jama Connect, or similar tool for requirements management, decomposition and publication and coordinating release through approval/review process.
• Establish and manage requirements traceability and compliance.
• Prepare system engineering program and design review process (SRR, PDR, CDR, FRR, etc.).
• Build consensus.
• Manage change.
• Convey progress to Senior Management.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with Internship experience or six (6) or more months of related work experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, automotive engineering, software or comparable.
• Familiarity of tools such as MagicDraw, Jama, DOORS, CodeBeamer or similar.
• Experience with larger OEM process and procedures.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information. External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance. Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Decision-Making: Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Generally structured work, but involving a choice of action within limits of standard policy and procedures.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs. Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing. Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact. Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation. Demands/Deadlines: Occasional stress due to deadlines or workload because of intermittent or cyclical work pressures, or occasional exposure to distressed individuals within the immediate work environment.

Pay Range: $64,500.00 - $103,500.00 The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions.

Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application. Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Advance your career by advancing the world. For many of our team members, this is more than a career. It’s a calling. Oshkosh is home to thousands of difference-makers working together to build, serve and protect people and communities around the world. From the front lines to the firehouse, the people we serve are driven by a sense of purpose. The people who work here are no different. 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.

As part of a People First culture, you’ll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you. Oshkosh is a global company that designs and manufactures some of the world’s toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL™, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh® AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller.