Senior Systems Engineer- R&D
About The Position
Faith Technologies Inc. (FTI) is searching for a Senior Systems Engineer to support our Product Engineering team located in either Phoenix, AZ or Menasha, WI. As a Senior Systems Engineer specializing in technology and architecture development for microgrid components and power distribution for data centers, you will spearhead the development and commissioning of model-based systems engineering simulations to conceptualize architecture and define technology development requirements. Your role will encompass the selection and sizing of power generation and power electronic components and the definition of controls software functionality. This position demands a keen understanding of microgrid technologies and power distribution systems to ensure innovative and efficient solutions. About the Product Engineering Team Our Product Engineering Team sits at the intersection of innovation and execution, transforming ideas into real-world products and solutions for Excellerate Products(tm), a division of Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI). From early concept through full-scale production, our engineers design Data Center power distribution products, Electric Vehicle charging skids, switchboards and more! With a strong focus on quality, manufacturability, and customer outcomes, we ensure every product is engineered to perform in the real world—safely, reliably, and at scale. To learn more about our products and services, visit our website: Excellerate Products – Smarter Power Solutions – FTI .
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering
- Strong understanding of power electronics, power distribution system architecture, power generation components for microgrids (fuel cell, genset, solar arrays), energy storage systems (HV batteries), controls software architecture
- Strong communication skills to provide clear recommendations and guidelines to stakeholders, technical development teams, testing teams
- Knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Experience in product risk assessment & risk mitigation
- Reliability, Safety DFMEA/FMEA background
- Experience with requirement management tools including JAMA, DOORS, CAMEO, Jira, or similar tools
Nice To Haves
- Experience in power converter certifications (e.g. UL1741, IEEE1547, CSA C22.2, VDE DIN-AR-4105, AS/NS 4777, G98 EN50549)
- Experience in battery energy storage system certifications (e.g. UL1973, UL1642, IEC62619, UL9540, UL9540A)
- Experience with switchboard certifications (e.g. UL891)
- Product safety experience in relation to risk assessments, safety standards, and regulations
- Experience with CSA and CE standards.
- MBSE experience using SysML, Mathworks tools, or similar
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
- Experience with Risk Register, Risk Mitigation and TRL assessment
- Background in Power Electronic Reliability, Safety & Cybersecurity
Responsibilities
- Integrate market and product strategy into technology and systems architecture, component and system requirements, and development strategy plan for new technology and product development with application to renewable energy, microgrid, EV charging, and data center markets
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop hardware and controls software integration requirements
- Leverage simulation and analysis-led design ecosystem to drive technology decisions
- Commission and leverage system-level performance simulation to drive technology and future product decisions and optimize system performance and efficiency
- Lead development of DFMEA processes for product and technology functions at the system and component level
- Commission and collaborate with testing teams to verify and validate component and system performance and functionality
- Support R&D development and verification activities according to requirements, both on bench and test cell facilities
- Conduct top-down functional analysis and create detailed requirements, performance design criteria, architecture diagrams, logical diagrams, specifications
- Lead development of risk registry, risk management and risk mitigation plan
- Assess TRL level for key technologies and key critical elements. Assess Project path to target against key requirements.
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
Benefits
- competitive, merit-based compensation
- career path development
- a flexible and robust benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
