Senior Robotics Systems Engineer

Tennant Company; Golden Valley (MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennant Company in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Robotics Product Development team. This role blends hands-on systems engineering with technical leadership to define, integrate, and deliver complex electro-mechanical, electrical, and software-enabled robotic systems.

You will partner with Electrical, Software, Mechanical, and Manufacturing to translate requirements into verifiable solutions, own key subsystems end‑to‑end, and influence architecture and best

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering, electrical engineering, or controls-focused experience.
• Experience owning subsystems or significant technical workstreams and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Own development and delivery of subsystem architectures and system features.
• Lead requirements decomposition, allocation, and verification.
• Define electrical and control subsystem interfaces and verification artifacts.
• Lead integration across Electrical, Software, Mechanical, and Manufacturing teams.

Skills

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Embedded systems

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jama

Visure

Job description

Tennant Company in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Robotics Product Development team. This role blends hands-on systems engineering with technical leadership to define, integrate, and deliver complex electro-mechanical, electrical, and software-enabled robotic systems.

You will partner with Electrical, Software, Mechanical, and Manufacturing to translate requirements into verifiable solutions, own key subsystems end‑to‑end, and influence architecture and best