Senior Systems Engineer – Fire & Life Safety (On-site)

Kidde Global Solutions; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision

Retirement plan

Paid time off

401(k) with employer match

EAP

Job summary

Kidde Global Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for an on-site role in Bradenton, FL. You will lead development of embedded firmware and life-safety software, translating product needs into system requirements and coordinating across architecture, design, verification, and production readiness.

The role involves risk identification, cross-functional collaboration, and driving standard work, with opportunity to influence multiple projects in a global team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• 5+ years in systems engineering or 8+ years in engineering domains such as electrical, embedded firmware, software, or safety-critical systems.
• Master's degree and/or professional certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system requirements for fire alarm systems and related equipment.
• Analyze, decompose, document, and manage system and safety-critical requirements.
• Drive requirements decomposition aligned to architecture and trade studies.
• Define system boundaries, inputs/outputs, data flows, and processing needs.
• Plan verification/validation activities to ensure coverage of requirements.
• Lead design reviews (DFMEA, RRCA) and product safety assessments.
• Own engineering workstreams across multiple projects.
• Create standard work and procedures for repeatable engineering practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Embedded firmware

Electrical engineering

Software development

Safety-critical systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Systems, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DOORS

Rhapsody

Visio

Job description

Kidde Global Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for an on-site role in Bradenton, FL. You will lead development of embedded firmware and life-safety software, translating product needs into system requirements and coordinating across architecture, design, verification, and production readiness.

The role involves risk identification, cross-functional collaboration, and driving standard work, with opportunity to influence multiple projects in a global team.