Systems Engineer

BWI GROUP; Brighton (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BWI Group is a premier chassis supplier seeking a Systems Engineer responsible for end‑to‑end systems engineering, definition, design, integration, and verification to meet performance and safety requirements.

The engineer works across hardware, software, test, and manufacturing to translate needs into requirements, develop architectures, manage interfaces, and support validation and launch.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Systems/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ Computer).
• Experience in systems engineering or product development with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to decompose customer needs into system requirements and maintain traceability.
• Familiarity with architecture development, interface control, and documentation practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; capable of understanding hardware–software interactions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to present to non‑specialists.
• Proficiency with standard office tools and willingness to learn engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and document stakeholder and customer needs into system requirements.
• Develop system architectures, block diagrams, and interface definitions allocating requirements to hardware/software.
• Manage requirements traceability across lifecycle including verification and validation.
• Coordinate technical discussions across hardware, software, test, and manufacturing teams.
• Define and manage system interfaces (electrical, mechanical, network, software) for subsystem compatibility.
• Contribute to DFMEA and risk assessments; track key technical risks to closure.
• Contribute to V&V plans with test strategies, cases, and acceptance criteria at system levels.
• Analyze test results and field data to confirm performance and drive corrective actions.
• Support change management by assessing impact of design changes and updating docs.
• Prepare and present technical reviews and status updates to stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements decomposition

Traceability management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS/Jama/Polarion

Windows Office

SharePoint

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

BWI Group is a premier chassis supplier that designs and manufactures brake and suspension systems for the global transportation market. BWI Group is seeking a Systems Engineer responsible for the end‑to‑end definition, design, integration, and verification of complex systems, ensuring that functional, performance, safety, and reliability requirements are met. The Engineer works across disciplines (hardware, software, test, manufacturing, and customers) to translate needs into requirements, develop system architectures, manage interfaces, and support validation and launch.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Elicit, analyze, and document stakeholder and customer needs, and translate them into clear system and subsystem requirements.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, block diagrams, and interface definitions that allocate requirements to hardware, software, and other system elements.
• Manage requirements traceability throughout the lifecycle, ensuring each requirement is implemented, verified, and validated.
• Coordinate and lead technical discussions between hardware, software, test, and manufacturing teams to resolve system‑level issues and make design tradeoffs.
• Define and manage system interfaces (electrical, mechanical, network, software) and ensure compatibility across all subsystems.
• Support development of system‑level Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEA) and risk assessments; track and drive closure of key technical risks.
• Contribute to the creation and execution of Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, including test strategies, test cases, and acceptance criteria at system and subsystem levels.
• Analyze test results and field data to confirm system performance, identify root causes of issues, and support corrective actions and design improvements.
• Support change management by assessing system‑level impact of proposed design changes and updating requirements, architectures, and documentation as needed.
• Prepare and present technical reviews, status updates, and decision papers to internal stakeholders and, when required, to customers.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives related to systems engineering methods, tools, and best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in systems engineering, product development, or a closely related role working with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Ability to decompose high‑level customer needs into system and subsystem requirements and maintain traceability.
• Familiarity with system architecture development, interface control, and documentation practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to understand interactions between hardware, software, and processes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present technical topics to non‑specialists.
• Proficiency with standard office tools and comfort learning specialized engineering or requirements tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with requirements management tools (for example DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or similar).
• Background in a relevant domain (e.g., automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, medical devices, or telecom).
• Knowledge of systems engineering standards or frameworks (for example INCOSE practices, ISO/IEC 15288, or similar).
• Experience with model‑based systems engineering (MBSE) methods and tools (e.g., SysML).
• Exposure to structured development and quality processes such as DFMEA, DVP&R, and configuration/change management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional technical activities and influence decisions without direct authority.

TRAVEL

Travel >25%, including visits to customers and suppliers as well as day trips to various manufacturing facilities as required and for training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ability to use and understand Windows Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint, Microsoft (email). This is additional to the computer skill requirements as stated in the requirement qualifications.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Able to read and understand engineering prints/drawings. Good level of analytical skills and interpersonal skills. Ability to work on a team. Ability to guide the efforts of support personnel. Good teambuilding skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and to sit; use hands to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and to talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SAFETY

Comply with all technical center access requirements and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the task and area.