Systems Engineering Manager – Fire & Life Safety Leader

Kidde Global Solutions

Bradenton (FL)

On-site

USD 126,039 - 151,810

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Kidde Global Solutions is seeking an experienced System Engineering Manager to support the residential fire product portfolio. This role reads high-level requirements, suggests design approaches, and drives system and sub-system requirements.

You’ll identify and execute test cases, lead design reviews, and ensure traceability across concept to production. The ideal candidate has a background in product life cycle, electronics and troubleshooting, and excels in fast-paced, multi-project

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or systems engineering.
7+ years of engineering experience in product development with embedded systems.
Experience leading or coordinating engineers in a technical leadership or people management capacity.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end system for Kidde residential life safety products.
Lead cross-functional engineering teams including electronics hardware, mechanical design, compliance, test laboratories, and manufacturing for multiple development projects.
Translate product requirements and regulatory standards into clear system-level requirements and specifications and ensuring traceability from concept to validation.
Managing system engineering deliverables on engineering projects, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget.
Defining system boundaries, inputs/outputs, data flows, and capturing processing needs.
Serve as the technical authority responsible to identify, manage, and mitigate system-level technical risks throughout development and ensure interoperability of sub-systems.
Lead the development of system verification/validation plans to ensure full requirements coverage, without overdesigning.
Support root-cause analysis from quality incident tickets and corrective actions for system-level issues during development and post-launch.
Utilizes knowledge of emerging technologies, participates in conducting technology assessments and conceptualization of emerging technology strategy.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams (sub-system leaders, lead engineers, Project and Program Managers, manufacturing, operations, labs and agencies (UL / ETL) to resolve issues.