Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Tennant Company•Eden Prairie, MN

About The Position

Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry with over $1B in revenue. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. We are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected. Tennant Company is a recognized leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions for industrial and commercial cleaning markets, with more than $820 million in 2014 revenues and over 3,000 employees worldwide. Tennant Company works to create a cleaner, safer world through the delivery of innovative cleaning systems with a focus on innovation and sustainability. World headquarters are located in Minneapolis in the USA; and European headquarters are in Antwerp, Belgium. We have manufacturing and logistics facilities in Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota in the USA; the Netherlands; the United Kingdom; Brazil and China. Tennant employs staff in 15 countries, including: the USA, Canada, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. Tennant is looking for a Sr. Principal System Engineer Leader to join the Corporate R&D New Product Development team. In this role, you will have a direct impact on Tennant’s innovation. You will be responsible for system architecture and development on a variety of machine and technology development projects. You will work cross-functionally to develop and launch these products globally.

Requirements

BS (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution.
At least 15 years of demonstrated ability to deliver excellent engineering products to established timelines.
Rich experience in MBSE (Model Based System Engineering) and SysML tools.
Rich experience in simulation tools and system modeling is highly preferred.
Experience in virtual lab and virtual testing through test automation methods and simulated testing is highly preferred.
Global design leadership and implementation experience.
Six Sigma Black Belt preferred. Green Belt accepted.
Prior vehicle system design highly desirable.
Ability to present complex technical information to internal and external customers.
Capable of leading technical teams through structured problem solving.
Experience working on cross functional teams

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Black Belt preferred. Green Belt accepted.
Prior vehicle system design highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Lead technical developments of new machine designs or major technology implementations.
Lead innovations to boost efficiency of NPD development by using MBSE tools, concepts, and Modeling/Simulation methods.
Establish standardized NPD process leveraging up to date industry standards and technologies.
Improve NPD test efficiencies through test simulation, virtual testing, and test automation.
Establish functional requirements and performance targets for systems/subsystems
Develop and track cost estimates (product and project)
Coordinate and Conduct Design Reviews
Design systems to meet regulatory requirements.
Develop and Maintain MS Project based technical development schedules
Develop Product Requirement Specifications (PRS) based on Product Requirements Document (PRD)
Coordinate and implement design and analysis activities
Identify risks/mitigations and track to closure in Issue Tracker
Lead problem and failure investigations (Field and Test)
Present to both internal and external groups
Travel as needed