Systems Design Engineer
About The Position
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins. The Senior Systems Engineer will lead the design, development, integration, and validation of complex systems spanning hardware, embedded software, and networking. This role requires strong technical breadth, exceptional problem‑solving skills, and the ability to guide cross‑functional engineering teams through architecture, implementation, and verification. The ideal candidate is highly hands‑on, fluent in Linux development environments, experienced with electronics and embedded interfaces, and comfortable mentoring engineers while driving high standards for code quality and documentation.
Requirements
- Strong technical breadth.
- Exceptional problem‑solving skills.
- Highly hands‑on.
- Fluent in Linux development environments.
- Experienced with electronics and embedded interfaces.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 15+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering with 10+ years of experience.
- Must be a "US Person" (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).
- Demonstrated experience across both hardware and embedded software domains.
- Hands‑on laboratory experience with system bring‑up, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Proven ability to mentor junior and mid‑level engineers.
- Strong problem‑solving skills with a history of identifying and resolving system‑level issues.
- Experience producing high‑quality technical documentation, engineering reports, and peer‑reviewed technical papers.
- Ownership‑driven mindset with a strong commitment to quality, documentation, and engineering rigor.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of cryptographic modules, secure communications, and system security considerations.
- Familiarity with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and embedded/web system interactions.
- Experience with ruggedized, mission‑critical, or environmentally tested systems.
- Exposure to safety‑critical or compliance standards such as DO‑178, DO‑254, ISO 26262, or IEC 61508.
- Experience with marine underwater vehicles.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, integration, and validation of complex systems spanning hardware, embedded software, and networking.
- Guide cross‑functional engineering teams through architecture, implementation, and verification.
- Mentor engineers while driving high standards for code quality and documentation.
- System-level architecture and integration of hardware and embedded software.
- Embedded software development and low‑level driver implementation.
- Cross‑disciplinary technical leadership and mentoring.
- System verification, validation, and troubleshooting.
- Technical documentation and engineering communication.
- Project planning, estimation, and execution tracking.
- Architecture and integration of board‑level, computer‑based, and mixed hardware/software systems.
- Embedded software development design, implementation and debugging including drivers (SPI, I²C, Serial, DMA, crypto/CRC accelerators, disk interfaces).
- RTOS integration and embedded filesystem development.
- Linux toolchains and embedded workflows.
- Networking, communications and physical layer technologies including Ethernet, CAN, RS‑485, I²C, and protocols such as IP, TCP/UDP, X/Y/ZMODEM, and encrypted communications.
- Electronic schematic interpretation and evaluation of analog and digital circuits.
- Data analysis using MATLAB/Octave and GIS tools to support engineering decisions.
- Debugging across embedded environments using JTAG/SWD Tools.
- Experience creating and managing Gantt charts, WBS structures, estimates, schedules, and resource plans.
- Participation in and leadership of software, hardware, and mechanical design reviews.
- Collaboration with hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, and IT teams.
- Contribution to DevOps concepts, toolchains, and full‑stack system architectures.
- Lead engineering teams through full lifecycle development from requirements to verification.
- Consideration of cryptographic modules, secure communications, and system security considerations.
- Interaction with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and embedded/web system interactions.
- Experience with ruggedized, mission‑critical, or environmentally tested systems.
- Consideration of safety‑critical or compliance standards such as DO‑178, DO‑254, ISO 26262, or IEC 61508.
- Experience with marine underwater vehicles.
Benefits
- Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
