Systems Engineer IV

Kapsch TrafficCo•Secaucus, NJ

4h•Onsite

About The Position

As Lead Systems Engineer, you'll hold the highest level of technical ownership on our Systems Engineering track joining a dispersed, cross-disciplinary team of hardware, software, and electrical engineers. You'll serve as the primary technical authority across the full project lifecycle, from bid phase through delivery and operational handoff, on high-visibility tolling and roadside infrastructure programs continuing to expand and evolve spanning networking, hardware, and data center work as the toll road doubles in capacity. This is a role for someone who wants to set the technical direction for a project, model strong engineering practices, and be the face to the client — owning requirements end-to-end, and stepping in to drive the technical path forward whenever the team hits a roadblock.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
10+ years of professional experience, ideally with a strong IT and networking focus (e.g., an IT Architect background).
5+ years implementing technical solutions, with a practical background in systems engineering (system architectures, interfaces and protocols, databases, frameworks).
4+ years of experience and expertise across two or more of: electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, software, database, networking, or security engineering.
CCNA, CCNP, or another networking certification (our networking environment runs on Cisco).
Experience and knowledge of requirements engineering.
Proven ability to lead technical conversations with customers, make sound technical decisions, and guide successful cross-functional collaboration.
Ability to develop and deliver technical presentations while engaging with and managing client relationships.
Curiosity, ownership, and a roll-up-your-sleeves mindset, balanced with strong team collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
Prior leadership.
Background in tolling or traffic systems.
Project management skills, with knowledge of business economics.
Experience estimating time and effort for system functionalities.
Familiarity with relevant international standards.

Responsibilities

Own the technical solution end-to-end — from bid-phase sales support, proposal review, and requirement gap analysis, through design decisions on any hardware or software changes, to delivery and operational handoff.
Design and maintain the full solution architecture (systems, interfaces, protocols, databases, networking, and applications), keeping end-to-end awareness of where bottlenecks exist and where the design can be optimized.
Own cost estimation for Systems Engineering labor and Project Material/BOM, including final review and release.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients — translating customer needs into buildable solutions, leading cross-functional teams, and owning requirements end-to-end.
Build out the physical design layer — wiring diagrams, civil drawing interpretation, and cable/conduit layouts — partnering with highway designers to fit our technology into the physical infrastructure.
Set the technical direction and standard for how the team delivers — stepping in to unblock the team and propose solutions when work stalls and pushing back constructively when needed.