Sr. Systems Engineer

Gentex Corp•Manchester, NH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Gentex Corporation, we’ve created an environment where great ideas and great people can thrive. Leveraging a history that spans over 130 years, Gentex is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel operating in high-performance environments. Join our multinational team of exceptional and dedicated employees around the world and work on challenging and rewarding projects, grow your skills, and advance your career all while making a positive difference in the lives of our customers. Together, you and Gentex can build a career that’s uniquely yours. At Gentex we design and deliver advanced electro-acoustic, electromechanical, and electro-optical solutions engineered for real-world performance and protection. Our work blends precision engineering with practical innovation to solve complex challenges in acoustics and wearable technology. We're seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide strong, strategic technical leadership from concept to launch—someone who’s hands-on, driven, and ready to own their corner of innovation, particularly with experience in acoustics or PPE.

Requirements

BS Degree in Engineering or Physics required
7-10 years of experience in Systems, Electrical, or Acoustic Engineering
Experience leading a new product development team
Experience with military programs, products and requirements
Experience in taking products from concept to production
Technical breadth to understand electrical, mechanical, acoustic, and signal processing to lead development team as it pertains to system requirements and specifications
Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams including Electrical, Mechanical, and Acoustic through the product development life cycle
Demonstrated experience architecting and designing products in a production focused capacity
Comfortable in an outward facing role working directly with end users and program office to understand voice of customer and shape requirements around real world use cases.
Familiarity with MIL-STD for both ground and air requirements desired, i.e MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461
Analytical modeling tools such as MATLAB and other tools such as MS office Project, Excel, and Visio
Pro-actively drive programs forward to meet technical requirements and timelines
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Strong leadership and mentoring abilities

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree in Systems, Electrical, or Acoustic Engineering a plus
Experience working with passive and active hearing protection devices preferred
Understanding of NPD process, Quality SOP’s, test and measurement/analysis techniques a plus

Responsibilities

Provide technical input in a project team environment for various new product development efforts.
Lead development tasks including system requirements, system architecture and design, preliminary design, critical design, system integration, formal verification, formal validation, and fielding support.
Evaluate and develop electro-mechanical system architectures for functional allocation in complex products(acoustic)
Provide project support to resolve issues, reduce program risk, and facilitate the delivery of quality products to our customers
Prepare and present technical briefings to peers, management, and customer community.
Align key stakeholders on system requirements and technology constraints and decompose and allocate system requirements.
Provide engineering support to manufacturing and production when involved with transition of products into the manufacturing environment
Schedule flexibility to support critical deadlines may be required.