Staff Systems Engineer

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Generac is seeking a

Staff Systems Design Engineer

with a strong understanding in Electronics. You will be part of our Clean Energy team, contributing to Generac’s expanding energy technologies. As a member of our team, you will help shape the direction of next generation renewable energy products at Generac. You should have a genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world’s energy infrastructure and thrive working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

This role is based out of our Reno, NV office.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

- Drive solutions to discipline/product boundary challenges and define solutions in electrical/mechanical/firmware domains, such as: system I/O, PCBA familiarity and hands-on experience (design ideal), firmware state diagram definition, and industry compliance (UL 1547, 1741, 9540)

- Own systems diagrams and various state machines at a multi-discipline level (electrical/mechanical/firmware/software) to create cohesive ecosystem in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

- Organize (and challenge) requirements from compliance, product owners, executives, and engineering teams and drive full ecosystem definition. Approach design with a first-principles mindset.

- Adapt Product Requirements into clear Engineering Design Requirements and ensure product is held to excellent standards. Collaborate across teams to identify product gaps.

- Design and architect complex features with firmware, hardware, product, compliance teams. Tools for design can vary from Python for data analysis and mathematical modeling, PLECS or LTSpice for circuit-level as needed.

- Drive definition of DVP&R with system test teams. Brainstorm automation in feature validation and regression testing.

- Drive DFMEA and deliver risks and solutions bearing cost-analyses.

- Operates as the engineering product leader that understands the ‘big picture’ and drives answers to open-ended questions for the team.

- Share information quickly and know all the stakeholders on a program. Communicate effectively and articulate problems/solutions with precision.

- Bias for action and completing work. Leads effective meetings and drives decision making. Comfortable challenging engineering decisions cross-functionally.

Minimal Qualifications:

- BS or MS in Electrical and/or Electronics Engineering

- 5+ years of system design or integration experience on high volume products and 5+ years in an architect or technical product owner role.

- Product architect experience in electrical or firmware engineering.

- Experience in PCB engineering such as fabrication and assembly technologies, thermal management, board bring-up, testing and validation at board and/or system level.

- Hands-on experience and comfortable working safely in HV lab areas.

- Comfortable with EE modeling tools such as LTSpice, MATLAB, PLECs.

- Reasonable coding skills on Python. Comfortable understanding C.

- Demonstrated excellence in communication.

- Knowledge of UL/IEEE/NFPA/ANSI standards stemming from NFPA 70 and related to ESS.

Physical Demands

: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”