Product Development Systems Engineer

Trillium Staffing; Paris (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Staffing is seeking a Product Development Systems Engineer in Cockeysville, MD to lead architecture, requirements development, integration, and validation for battery management systems and related power electronics.

You will work with cross‑functional engineering teams to drive technical decisions, perform safety analyses, and guide development from concept to production, influencing product strategy and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in systems or electrical engineering for complex product development.
• Experience with BMS, battery storage, power electronics.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (Green Card).
• Strong requirements management and system architecture skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering from requirements through integration, verification, validation, and product launch.
• Develop and manage system requirements, architecture, interfaces, and traceability.
• Define battery system architecture and lead development involving BMS, power electronics, supervision controls, and integration.
• Conduct trade studies, design reviews, safety analyses, risk assessments, and fault management.
• Develop verification and validation strategies with lab, HIL, prototype, and product testing.
• Contribute to electrical architecture, interface design, components, schematics, and prototyping.
• Collaborate across electrical, software, mechanical, and controls teams; support proposals and roadmaps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for future product development and growth.

Skills

Systems Eng

Requirements Mgmt

Electrical Eng

Leadership

BMS

Safety Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Simulink

IBM DOORS

CodeBeamer

Visio

Model-Based Design

Job description

Trillium seeks a Product Development Systems Engineer in Cockeysville!

This Direct-Hire opportunity is ideal for an experienced Systems Engineer with a strong Electrical Engineering background who wants to play a key role in developing advanced battery systems for mission-critical applications. In this role, you’ll lead system architecture, requirements development, integration, testing, and validation for Battery Management Systems (BMS), power electronics, and battery storage technologies, helping bring new products from concept to production.

Working with cross-functional engineering teams, you’ll drive technical decisions, lead system design activities, support safety and risk assessments, and help evaluate new technologies that shape future products. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership while directly impacting product strategy, performance, and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities from requirements development and architecture design through integration, verification, validation, and product launch.
• Develop and manage system requirements, functional architecture, interface specifications, and design traceability.
• Define battery system architecture and lead technical development efforts involving BMS, power electronics, supervisory controls, and system integration.
• Conduct technical trade studies, design reviews, safety analyses, risk assessments, and fault management activities.
• Develop verification and validation strategies while coordinating laboratory, HIL, prototype, and product testing.
• Contribute to electrical architecture, interface design, component selection, schematic reviews, and prototype implementation.
• Collaborate across electrical, software, mechanical, and controls engineering teams while supporting technical proposals, project planning, and product roadmaps.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities for future product development and business growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Systems Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering experience supporting complex product development programs.
• Strong background in requirements management, system architecture, integration, verification, validation, and technical leadership.
• Hands-on experience with electrical systems, power electronics, controls, sensors, embedded systems, and interface design.
• Experience with Battery Management Systems (BMS), battery storage systems, power conversion, or related technologies preferred.
• Knowledge of functional safety, risk analysis, and system protection strategies.
• Experience with Simulink, Model-Based Design, Visio, IBM DOORS, Codebeamer, or similar engineering tools is preferred.
• Aerospace, defense, aviation, military, or other mission-critical systems experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting products through development, integration, testing, and validation phases.
• Technical proposal and specification writing experience is a plus.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder).

Schedule is1st Shift | Monday-Friday | On-Site. Pay is$120,000 - $160,000 annually, DOE.

Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.