Systems Engineer

Office Location: Clarksburg, MD

Tele-work Opportunities: Fully Remote Eligible

Travel Requirements: Minimal domestic travel may be expected (less than 10%)

To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Position Responsibilities:

• Systems Engineer working on assigned systems, subsystems, or capabilities.

• Provide support for system, subsystem and capability design and integration

• Modeling (MBSE) to support architectural development and system definition

• Requirements collection/definition (for all system aspects of the final function)

• Perform trade studies and other analyses to support defining system, subsystem and component requirements and design

• Perform and participate in capability integration and test and operational validation of the capability, potentially including generation of test plans and procedures and participation in system acceptance testing.

• Work closely with engineering teams from concept through implementation to ensure systems, hardware and software functional, and logical architectures satisfy customer, product and safety goals

• Develop requirements from the Product and Customer Requirements through the 'V'

• Ensure traceability of requirements across architectures, analyses and verification plans

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Must have strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Expertise with the application of MBSE in support of complex system development.

• Expertise in solving technical problems and conducting trade-offs of different solutions.

• System engineering skills and qualifications through education or experience including requirements definition/allocation/traceability, interface definition, logical architecture, functional architecture, verification and validation.

• Experience with rapid iteration prototypes and joint hardware/software development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to contribute through the SE lifecycle.

• Expertise with SysML and MBSE application.

• Experience with developing safety critical systems, mechatronic systems through the product lifecycle. Experience with Autonomous Vehicles behavior definition and decomposition into functional and performance requirements.

• Understanding of AV, relevant technologies like sensors, and embedded systems.

• Experience leading systems engineering teams and executing SE activities throughout the lifecycle from conceptualization to deployment in a fast-paced product development environment.

• Experience or familiarity with System Safety principles (882E or 26262 experience is highly desirable) and ability to collaborate with safety engineering experts.

• Experience or familiarity with Software Development principles and ability to collaborate with SW engineering experts.

• Experience with Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) assessment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems Engineering, Robotics or related area.

• Master's Degree with 4+ year of experience OR 5+ years of experience

$120,000 - $180,000 a year

Benefits:

Forterra is excited to offer the following benefits:

• 17 Company Holidays for 2024

• 20 days of PTO accrual a year

• Flexible work schedules and a casual work environment

• Competitive medical, dental & vision plans

• 401k contribution plan with up to 4% match

• $9k a year Tuition Reimbursement program

• Company paid Basic Life, STD, LTD, Legal & ID Protection plans

• Employee assistance program options

• 7+ weeks of fully paid Parental Leave

• Jury Duty Leave

• Bereavement Leave

• Pet-friendly offices

• Fully stocked beverage fridges available free for staff

• Full-service latte/cappuccino/coffee machine in each building

Company Overview:

Forterra is the leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Originally named Robotic Research, Forterra was among the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology. For more than twenty years, we have focused on building systems which protect front-line soldiers and enable our industrial base. The company has become a go-to provider of autonomous solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses autonomy for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

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Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: At Forterra, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them. We strive to attract, develop, and retain curious & highly qualified individuals representing a variety of backgrounds, cultures, skills & perspectives. Forterra is committed to building a diverse team and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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