Senior Systems Engineer

About the Role The Senior Systems Engineer will drive the development of precision guidance, automated driving, and machine control systems for on-road and off-road equipment, with emphasis on agricultural machinery. The role acts as the technical integrator across software, controls, hardware, platform, marketing, and external suppliers to deliver high-quality, customer-focused systems through the product lifecycle. What You'll Do

• Develop detailed system requirements, specifications, and high-level architecture based on customer, regulatory, and stakeholder inputs.
• Act as the primary interface between platform engineering, software, controls, hardware teams, product management, marketing, and external suppliers.
• Drive system-level design ownership for precision auto guidance features from concept through delivery.
• Support integration of systems across multiple vehicle platforms, ensuring alignment with global product development processes.
• Break down system and vehicle-level requirements into clear technical requirements for software, controls, and hardware teams.
• Assist program and project managers in developing and executing overall project plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Review and guide system-level test, validation, and verification (PV&V) strategies to ensure full requirement coverage.
• Provide technical leadership for issue resolution, including support of product support teams and investigation of field issues.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and management.
• Apply sound engineering principles, safety standards, and quality methodologies in all aspects of system design and execution.
• Identify opportunities for product and system improvements and drive innovation through new concepts, invention disclosures, and intellectual property creation.
• Prepare technical documentation and reports in alignment with company standards and development processes. What We're Looking For
• Experience serving as a technical integrator across software, controls, hardware, platform, marketing, and external suppliers.
• Strong system-level design ownership from concept through delivery for precision auto guidance features.
• Ability to integrate systems across multiple vehicle platforms and align with global development processes.
• Skill in breaking down system/vehicle requirements into software, controls, and hardware specifications.
• Aptitude for supporting program managers in developing and executing project plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Experience guiding PV&V strategies to ensure full requirement coverage.
• Technical leadership in issue resolution and field problem investigations.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional teams and management; ability to manage risks and provide recommendations.
• Knowledge of safety standards and quality methodologies in system design.
• Proactive identification of product and system improvements; experience with invention disclosures and IP creation.
• Ability to prepare clear technical documentation and reports. Nice to Have
• Experience contributing to invention disclosures and IP creation.
• Domain knowledge in precision guidance or automated driving for agricultural equipment.
• Familiarity with global product development processes and cross-plant collaboration.