Sr. Systems Engineer; Controls

The Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls) is a key role responsible for Rheem’s control architecture development and deployment in the product line. This role plays a critical part in shaping the future of Rheem’s Water Heating and Air Conditioning solutions. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to define and develop technologies used in Rheem’s innovative control solutions. This role has a profound impact on Rheem’s product development and innovation.

This position will serve our Enterprise Division, located in Roswell, GA (Onsite).

As the Sr. Systems Engineering (Controls), you will be at the forefront of driving innovation and ensuring the success of our electronic control systems. Your responsibilities will include:

• System Architecture and Design:
  Leading the development and extension of system architecture and design for electronic controller applications, driving technological advancements and ensuring robust solutions.
• Project Management Excellence:
  Taking the lead in project management for electronic control system development and verification activities, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively.
• Work Product Reviews:
  Overseeing system work product reviews and ensuring the closure of action items before the release of design documentation and work products.
• Process Enhancement:
  Collaborating cross-functionally to define and improve system work products, processes, and quality criteria, elevating our development capabilities and product quality.
• Collaborative Engagement:
  Actively engaging with software, hardware, test, and product development teams throughout the product life cycle, ensuring seamless integration of system engineering work products.
• Requirements Definition:
  Defining, documenting, and updating controller system requirements and verification plans in collaboration with various teams.
• System Architecture:
  Defining and documenting controller system architecture, including key functional blocks, inputs, outputs, and interfaces.
• Verification Excellence:
  Creating and maintaining a controller traceability matrix, mapping controller requirements to associated verification activities and results, and actively participating in verification activities.
• Product Design Support:
  Participating in product design reviews to guarantee that products meet hardware and software feature requirements.
• Manufacturing Support:
  Assisting manufacturing engineering and suppliers by contributing to the development of product manufacturing test procedures and control documentation.
• Customer Service
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborating closely with the customer service team to provide support for product training and ensuring customer satisfaction.

To excel in this role and make a significant impact, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical discipline)
• 7+ years of experience in the development and/or testing of embedded microprocessor-based controls.
• 3+ years of team leadership in projects with embedded controllers or processors.
• An innovative solution-first spirit with the ability to think creatively and drive forward-looking solutions
• Industry Knowledge:
  Experience with electronic controls development, including electronics design and/or embedded software development is required.
• Engineering Expertise:
  Proficiency in System Requirements Documentation, Requirements Allocation, Requirements Traceability, and Test Case development and execution.
• Safety and Certification:
  Comfort utilizing Functional Safety standards (e.g., IEC 61508, ISO
  26262) or Agency Certification Requirements (e.g., UL 60730, UL 174, etc.).
• Design Quality:
  Experience with product and component level FMEAs and electronics failure analysis.
• Product Lifecycle Management: A track record of driving embedded systems development over the entire product lifecycle.
• Technical Competence:
  Ability to read, understand, and implement technical procedures and government regulations, as well as interpret a variety of schematic, electrical, and mechanical diagrams.
• Collaborative
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in working with cross-functional…