Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls)

U.S. Water Heating; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheem seeks a Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls) to lead the development and deployment of control architectures for its Water Heating and HVAC solutions.

Based in Montgomery, AL (onsite), you will drive architecture, verification, and cross-functional collaboration across software, hardware, and product teams. You will define system requirements, lead verification activities, and support manufacturing and product design reviews to ensure hardware/software requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 7+ years in embedded controls development or testing.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams on embedded controller projects.
• Familiarity with Safety standards (IEC 61508, ISO26262) or related agency requirements.
• Strong systems requirements, traceability, and verification planning experience.
• Ability to read and interpret schematic, electrical, and mechanical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of controller software and hardware interfaces.
• Manage electronic control system development and verification activities.
• Oversee reviews and ensure closure of action items before design releases.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, test, and product teams across the lifecycle.
• Define and document controller system requirements and verification plans.
• Support manufacturing with test procedures and control documentation.
• Provide design reviews and ensure products meet hardware/software requirements.

Skills

Embedded systems

System architecture

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Communication

Safety standards familiarity

Schematic/diagrams interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical)

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Electrical design software

Test/verification tooling

Job description

The Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls) is a key role responsible for Rheem’s control architecture development and deployment in the product line. This role plays a critical part in shaping the future of Rheem’s Water Heating and Air Conditioning solutions. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to define and develop technologies used in Rheem’s innovative control solutions. This role has a profound impact on Rheem’s product development and innovation.

This position will serve our Enterprise Division, located in Montgomery, AL or Roswell, GA (Onsite).

As the Sr. Systems Engineering (Controls), you will be at the forefront of driving innovation and ensuring the success of our electronic control systems. Your responsibilities will include:

• System Architecture and Design: Leading the development and extension of system architecture and design for electronic controller applications, driving technological advancements and ensuring robust solutions.
• Project Management Excellence: Taking the lead in project management for electronic control system development and verification activities, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively.
• Work Product Reviews: Overseeing system work product reviews and ensuring the closure of action items before the release of design documentation and work products.
• Process Enhancement: Collaborating cross-functionally to define and improve system work products, processes, and quality criteria, elevating our development capabilities and product quality.
• Collaborative Engagement: Actively engaging with software, hardware, test, and product development teams throughout the product life cycle, ensuring seamless integration of system engineering work products.
• Requirements Definition: Defining, documenting, and updating controller system requirements and verification plans in collaboration with various teams.
• System Architecture: Defining and documenting controller system architecture, including key functional blocks, inputs, outputs, and interfaces.
• Verification Excellence: Creating and maintaining a controller traceability matrix, mapping controller requirements to associated verification activities and results, and actively participating in verification activities.
• Product Design Support: Participating in product design reviews to guarantee that products meet hardware and software feature requirements.
• Manufacturing Support: Assisting manufacturing engineering and suppliers by contributing to the development of product manufacturing test procedures and control documentation.
• Customer Service Collaboration: Collaborating closely with the customer service team to provide support for product training and ensuring customer satisfaction.

To excel in this role and make a significant impact, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical discipline)
• 7+ years of experience in the development and/or testing of embedded microprocessor-based controls.
• 3+ years of team leadership in projects with embedded controllers or processors.
• An innovative solution-first spirit with the ability to think creatively and drive forward-looking solutions
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with electronic controls development, including electronics design and/or embedded software development is required.
• Engineering Expertise: Proficiency in System Requirements Documentation, Requirements Allocation, Requirements Traceability, and Test Case development and execution.
• Safety and Certification: Comfort utilizing Functional Safety standards (e.g., IEC 61508, ISO26262) or Agency Certification Requirements (e.g., UL 60730, UL 174, etc.).
• Design Quality: Experience with product and component level FMEAs and electronics failure analysis.
• Product Lifecycle Management: A track record of driving embedded systems development over the entire product lifecycle.
• Technical Competence: Ability to read, understand, and implement technical procedures and government regulations, as well as interpret a variety of schematic, electrical, and mechanical diagrams.
• Collaborative Skills: Proficiency in working with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, business teams, and external subject matter experts.
• Passion for Innovation: A deep passion for building and owning innovative, customer-facing services/products.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as the MS Office Suite.

Preferred Qualification

• A Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Industry-Specific Experience: Experience in HVAC or Water Heating applications is strongly preferred.
• Test Development: Familiarity with Test Development for Electronic Products.
• Six Sigma Certification: Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
• Quality and Reliability: Experience in Quality and Reliability aspects of product development.
• Project Management: Project management experience is a plus.