Sr Systems Engineer

Rite-Hite Doors, Inc.; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays & time off

Job summary

Rite-Hite Doors, Inc. in Dubuque, IA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead architecture, evaluation, and maturation of multidisciplinary product systems.

You will translate customer and business needs into system requirements, guide TRL advances, and collaborate with product management and engineering teams. The role emphasizes formal trade studies, verification planning, and hands-on mentoring of engineers to ensure reliable, scalable solutions for loading dock and door equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline with 5+ years of product development experience.
• Experience translating customer needs into system requirements and architectures.
• Strong communication and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture and technology evaluation for multidisciplinary product systems.
• Define system boundaries, interfaces, and performance requirements.
• Conduct trade studies, risk assessments, and proofs of concept.
• Translate product needs into clear requirements with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor engineers in systems design and testing.
• Document readiness for NPD and ensure TRL advancement.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture design

Embedded systems

Verification & validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (systems/EE/CE/ME/SE)

Tools

MATLAB

SPICE

Job description

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you’ll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that’s always looking ahead.

PURPOSE:

Lead the evaluation, architecture, integration, and maturation of multidisciplinary product systems and emerging technologies. Translate customer and business needs into system requirements, develop and evaluate system architectures, lead technical trade studies and proofs of concept, and prepare technologies for transition into NPD and other business initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform all activities in accordance with existing company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Lead cross-functional system architecture and technology-evaluation activities
• Develop technical maturation plans, TRL criteria, and proof-of-concept objectives
• Define system boundaries, architectures, interfaces, and performance requirements
• Conduct trade studies, risk assessments, feasibility analyses, and make/buy evaluations
• Define system verification, validation, and acceptance strategies
• Translate product and business needs into clear, actionable system requirements through collaboration with Product Management and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Evaluate supplier technologies and their fit within product architectures
• Mentor less experienced engineers in systems design and testing.
• Maintain a pipeline of technologies and document readiness for NPD
• Analyze complex components or systems for design life and performance.
• Perform analytical modeling using calculations or simulation tools like MATLAB or Spice.
• Write test procedures, set up, perform and monitor tests.
• Collect, reduce, analyze, present test data and draw appropriate conclusions based on the data.
• Effectively interface with internal contacts such as other engineers, designers, drafters, technicians, manufacturing, purchasing, sales and marketing.
• Attend field trips to install/troubleshoot prototype and/or service engineering field models (possible overnight travel).
• Keep current with technology advancements for the purpose of product and manufacturing improvements.
• Responsible for executing and supporting the quality system and procedures in the effort for continuous improvement.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Establish clear system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and technical success criteria for assigned technologies and product concepts.
• Mature emerging technologies through structured evaluation, technical risk reduction, proofs of concept, and TRL assessment.
• Ensure system concepts address customer needs, business objectives, safety, reliability, cybersecurity, scalability, and product-platform requirements.
• Provide documented recommendations and transition plans that enable NPD teams to adopt mature technologies effectively.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related engineering discipline, along with at least five years of relevant product-development experience. Advanced technical degree preferred (MS or PhD). Systems-engineering education, training, or professional certification, such as INCOSE ASEP or CSEP, is preferred but not required. Experience must include multidisciplinary product development involving system requirements, architecture, integration, controls, embedded systems, sensing, connectivity, verification, or related systems-engineering activities. Strong communication skills, product liability awareness, and excellent decision making abilities required

What We Offer

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance.
• A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.
• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.
• Join us and build a career where you’re supported – at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.

Rite-Hite is a world leader in the manufacture, sale, and service of loading dock equipment, industrial doors, safety barriers, HVLS fans, industrial curtain walls, and more - all designed to improve safety, security, productivity, energy savings, and environmental control.

Watch Rite-Hite's Always Looking Ahead video below to learn more.