Systems Engineer - Controls

Job Posting Start Date 05-02-2025 Job Posting End Date 05-30-2025

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Job Summary

Summary:

The "Sr Systems/ Control Engineer" will be based in Littleton, MA, reporting to the Sr. Director, Design, Process and Technology Engineering. This role will be accountable for designing, defining, and implementing system requirements for complex customer systems/products and/or preparing studies and researching existing systems prior to the transition to manufacturing for new product introduction.

• Defines system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
• Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system.
• Identifies, explores, and resolves program deficiencies.
• Provides complex software development and consultation to prospective users.
• Tracks customer/project issues and drives resolution.
• Serves as main Project Development Engineer.
• Develops and maintains project schedule.
• Prepares and maintains Engineering NRE estimates.
• Interfaces with and guides customer product development calls and meetings.
• Acknowledges customer inquiries concerning complex system software and applications.
• Accountable for systems level development and testing requirements involving finalizing approved Vendor Lists and design of components which are unavailable.
• Provides complex technical assistance for sales presentations, product demonstrations, installation, and maintenance of company products to ensure that the system is functioning according to specifications.
• Provides technical direction, as required, for the implementation of industry regulations and best practices as they apply to product/systems.
• Develops product specifications where applicable.
• Develops and/or approves test plans and test reports.
• Defines pre-production system build logistics and deployment schedules.
• Develops engineering release documentation.
• Builds mini applications, as required, based on customer requirements to demonstrate feasibility of an application, often requiring rapid prototyping.
• Ensures ISO process conformance.

• Typically requires bachelor's degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience and training.
• Typically requires 10 years of industry experience.
• Demonstrates advanced operations, technical and people and/or process skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/ technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites
• Demonstrates mastery of expertise in multiple areas and industry
• Impacts the medium-term (semi-annual/annual) direction and financial or operational success of the function.
• Approves and/or creates functional processes or technologies.
• Executes and provides input to functional strategic plans and objectives for site.
• Assists in developing plans for structuring and implementing major initiatives.
• Defines/ determines and approves functional methods, standards, policies and procedures. Makes decisions for sections/sub-functions. Decisions may affect multiple sections/sub-functions. Decisions may affect the site.

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement