Product Systems Engineer

AEM

5d•Onsite

About The Position

AEM (Advanced Environmental Monitoring) is the global leader in innovative mission critical weather, wildfire and water monitoring and intelligence solutions. We aim to be the world’s essential source for environmental insights – enabling decisive action and positive outcomes for our customers and their constituents. Our family of innovators offers world-class hydrometeorological technologies and services, including sensors, dataloggers, telemetry, and advanced analytics and software. Our technology and services empower the communities and organizations to survive – and thrive – in the face of escalating environmental risks. Van Essen Instruments develops connected environmental monitoring solutions used globally for groundwater and surface water applications. Our products combine embedded electronics, firmware, mechanical design, cloud connectivity, and secure data transfer. We are seeking a Product Systems Engineer to ensure engineering work progresses and results in production-ready products across our connected device portfolio. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on bringing together hardware, firmware, cloud connectivity, and manufacturing to produce reliable, compliant products. You will work on multiple products in parallel, supporting new designs, product updates, and cybersecurity improvements, while working with internal engineers and external partners to move products from concept through production. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working “in the trenches,” solving cross-disciplinary challenges, and taking responsibility for real-world product delivery.

Requirements

Experience developing embedded hardware products from concept through production.
Strong understanding of embedded firmware and how it interacts with hardware and software.
Ability to work across electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware domains at a system level.
Able to review hardware designs with engineering teams and understand key design trade-offs.
Experience working with internal engineering teams and external development partners.
Practical problem-solver who communicates clearly and works well with distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with connected or radio-enabled devices (cellular, Wi-Fi, or similar).
Familiarity with security concepts for embedded systems such as secure boot, encryption, authentication, and OTA updates.
Experience supporting CE, RED, or other regulatory certification processes.
Experience working with external development partners or contract manufacturers.
Familiarity with cloud-connected or IoT systems.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for moving products from concept through design, testing, and production.
Determine the engineering work needed to turn product ideas into working products and guide that work through development.
Ensure hardware, firmware, mechanical design, and cloud connectivity function together correctly in the finished product.
Build, test, and debug prototypes during product development.
Work on firmware when needed, including reviewing designs, writing code, and debugging issues.
Review electrical schematics and mechanical designs and provide input to ensure they work well with the overall system.
Lead technical design reviews and help resolve engineering issues across hardware, firmware, and mechanical design.
Define and review secure device communication, authentication, and firmware update mechanisms.
Ensure product designs meet European cybersecurity and radio regulations (such as RED and NIS2).
Lead the technical work required for product certification and regulatory approval, working with internal regulatory experts and external certification bodies.
Work directly with internal engineers and external development partners to develop and test new products.
Support the transition from prototype to production and help resolve manufacturing issues.
Support and improve existing products when issues arise in production or in the field.