Senior Systems Engineer

Socket.dev; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Trenton Systems in Duluth, GA is seeking a Systems Engineer II to help design high-end server chassis and rugged edge compute devices, translating customer needs into reliable, verifiable hardware solutions.

You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and test engineers, review design documentation, manage requirements, and support risk mitigation and regulatory compliance under the Engineering Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering field.
• Minimum 3–5 years experience in engineering design or 5+ years of technical experience.
• Knowledge of computer hardware & embedded systems architecture.
• Familiarity with MRP or similar production processes.
• Familiarity with engineering analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, conceptualize, and create design architecture against requirements.
• Manage and maintain customer requirements, system requirements, and traceability.
• Evaluate alternatives and support make/buy decisions.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team of electrical, mechanical, software, and test engineers and participate with teams in design reviews.
• Create design output documentation (i.e. SDRLs, White Papers, BOMS, etc.) as necessary and review for completeness.
• Identify and manage risk in products, processes, and environment.
• Support system level DFM, addressing compatibility & interoperability with technology, industry, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure full traceability to verification and validations plans and reports.
• Assist Project and Engineering Managers with requirement clarifications, managing scope creep, and developing contingency plans

Skills

Hardware architecture

Embedded systems

Engineering analysis

MRP / Engineering changes

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Description

Position Summary

The Systems Engineer II (Senior Level) will join the systems engineering team to coordinate novel, reliable, and high-quality designs for Trenton System’s next-generation products, including high end server chassis design, edge-compute form-factors in rugged environments, and cutting-edge designs for some of the industry’s most demanding requirements. Typical duties include reviewing customer requirements, suggesting solutions, coordinating product integration, delivery and author design documentation. This role will work at the direction and supervision of the Mechanical Engineering Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, conceptualize, and create design architecture against requirements
• Manage and maintain customer requirements, system requirements, and traceability
• Evaluate alternatives and support make/buy decisions
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team of electrical, mechanical, software, and test engineers and participate with teams in design reviews.
• Create design output documentation (i.e. SDRLS, White Papers, BOMS, etc.) as necessary and review for completeness
• Identify and manage risk in products, processes, and environment.
• Support Trenton’s system level DFM, addressing compatibility & interoperability with technology, industry, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure full traceability to verification and validations plans and reports
• Assist Project and Engineering Managers with requirement clarifications, managing scope creep, and developing contingency plans

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Requirements

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field (e.g. Aerospace, Manufacturing, MET)
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in engineering design capacity OR
• 5+ years of technical experience
• Knowledge of computer hardware & embedded systems architecture
• Familiarity with MRP or similar (Eng Change Orders/ Production processes)
• Familiarity with engineering analysis

Desired

• Masters degree in related Engineering field
• 3-5+ Years of Embedded Systems Engineering
• VITA / VPX Experience
• Selects/works with the processor, MCU, GPU
• Hardware interfaces such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, etc.
• Fans, sensors, power sequencing, LEDs, monitoring, etc.
• Hardware/software interaction.