Systems Engineer IV

Kapsch TrafficCom AG; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

11 paid holidays

401(k)

No-cost medical insurance option for员工

Job summary

Kapsch TrafficCom AG is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer in the United States to own the technical direction for tolling and roadside infrastructure projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, model engineering best practices, and serve as the primary technical authority from bid through delivery.

The role emphasizes end-to-end requirements, architecture, and client engagement, with opportunities to influence hardware, software, networking, and data center solutions while ensuring delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience with IT and networking focus.
• 5+ years implementing technical solutions, with systems engineering experience.
• 4+ years across electrical, mechanical, civil, software, networking, or security engineering.
• Networking certifications (CCNA/CCNP) or equivalent.
• Experience and knowledge of requirements engineering.
• Ability to lead technical conversations with customers and guide cross-functional teams.
• Strong presentation and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical solution end-to-end from bid to delivery and handoff.
• Design and maintain the full solution architecture across hardware and software.
• Own cost estimation for Systems Engineering labor and BOM.
• Serve as primary technical contact for clients and translate needs into buildable solutions.
• Develop the physical design layer with civil drawings and cable layouts in collaboration with designers.
• Set and defend the technical direction and unblock the team when needed.

Skills

IT Networking

Requirements engineering

Leadership

Technical presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Cisco networking (CCNA/CCNP)

Client communication

Project estimation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

CCNA

CCNP

Job description

Kapsch is one of Austria's most successful global technology companies. With its comprehensive ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) portfolio, Kapsch is actively addressing the challenges of the present and the future with intelligent mobility solutions in a wide range of application areas. As a family-owned company founded in 1892 and headquartered in Vienna, Kapsch can look back on 130 years of experience with the future. To learn more about our solutions and innovations, visit our website here.

Role Purpose

As Lead Systems Engineer, you'll hold the highest level of technical ownership on our Systems Engineering track joining a dispersed, cross-disciplinary team of hardware, software, and electrical engineers. You'll serve as the primary technical authority across the full project lifecycle, from bid phase through delivery and operational handoff, on high-visibility tolling and roadside infrastructure programs continuing to expand and evolve spanning networking, hardware, and data center work as the toll road doubles in capacity. This is a role for someone who wants to set the technical direction for a project, model strong engineering practices, and be the face to the client — owning requirements end-to-end, and stepping in to drive the technical path forward whenever the team hits a roadblock.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Own the technical solution end-to-end — from bid-phase sales support, proposal review, and requirement gap analysis, through design decisions on any hardware or software changes, to delivery and operational handoff.
• Design and maintain the full solution architecture (systems, interfaces, protocols, databases, networking, and applications), keeping end-to-end awareness of where bottlenecks exist and where the design can be optimized.
• Own cost estimation for Systems Engineering labor and Project Material/BOM, including final review and release.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients — translating customer needs into buildable solutions, leading cross-functional teams, and owning requirements end-to-end.
• Build out the physical design layer — wiring diagrams, civil drawing interpretation, and cable/conduit layouts — partnering with highway designers to fit our technology into the physical infrastructure.
• Set the technical direction and standard for how the team delivers — stepping in to unblock the team and propose solutions when work stalls and pushing back constructively when needed.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience, ideally with a strong IT and networking focus (e.g., an IT Architect background).
• 5+ years implementing technical solutions, with a practical background in systems engineering (system architectures, interfaces and protocols, databases, frameworks).
• 4+ years of experience and expertise across two or more of: electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, software, database, networking, or security engineering.
• CCNA, CCNP, or another networking certification (our networking environment runs on Cisco).
• Experience and knowledge of requirements engineering.
• Proven ability to lead technical conversations with customers, make sound technical decisions, and guide successful cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to develop and deliver technical presentations while engaging with and managing client relationships.
• Curiosity, ownership, and a roll-up-your-sleeves mindset, balanced with strong team collaboration.

Bonus Qualifications

• Prior leadership.
• Background in tolling or traffic systems.
• Project management skills, with knowledge of business economics.
• Experience estimating time and effort for system functionalities.
• Familiarity with relevant international standards.

What We Offer

The opportunity to solve complex problems that improve the daily lives of people around the world.

Career growth, stability, and the opportunity to develop within a global organization.

• Unlimited paid time off
• 11 paid holidays
• 401(k)
• No-cost medical insurance option for employees and eligible dependents
• FSA option

Applicants must have working rights in the US and pass a background check.

Kapsch is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact our TA team.

Kapsch TrafficCom is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.

We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Kapsch TrafficCom is a drug-free workplace.

All applications will be strictly confidential.