Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Generac Power Systems Inc

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Sussex, WI - US Until 10/5/2026 10+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted August 6, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.


For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.


Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?



The Senior Staff Systems Engineer serves as a senior technical authority establishing, governing, and advancing the systems engineering framework across product lines. This role defines and maintains organizational procedures for requirements development, system decomposition, interface documentation, and verification and validation activities to ensure consistent, compliant, and high quality engineering practices. The position provides expert guidance in system architecture, leads cross functional coordination, and approves formal design reviews to ensure technical integrity and alignment with system strategy. Through deep technical expertise and leadership, ensures robust system performance and drives continuous improvement of systems engineering methodologies across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Creates governing procedures for gathering, capturing and writing requirements

  • Creates governing procedures for decomposing system level requirements to subsystem/component level requirements

  • Drives verification and validation activities for a product/system line, including component, subsystem and full system testing

  • Creat0se governing procedures for verification and validation activities

  • Coordinates across engineering functions in defining system strategy and architecture

  • Provides subject matter expertise during technical reviews

  • Provides subject matter expertise and inputs into the formal design reviews across a system architecture

  • Approves design reviews and designates tasks to other systems engineers as required

  • Creates governing procedures for creation and maintenance of block and boundary diagrams and Interface Control Documents

  • Creates governing procedures for system level documentation

  • Identifies and analyzes risks and opportunities from a system architecture perspective, using this perspective to update governing procedures to address these possible risks

  • Informs other systems engineers of process and procedure updates

  • Acts as a resource to mentor and teach less experienced engineers

  • Supports product development across the system architecture in delivery of on-schedule, on-quality, compliant solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS Mechanical/Electrical/Software/Systems Engineering

  • 10+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced Systems Engineering expertise with an MS in Systems Engineering, INCOSE certification, and deep knowledge of requirements management and the V-model product development process.

  • Strong background in systems integration, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

  • Experience designing and developing complex electromechanical and power management systems, including electrical power schemes and system architecture documentation.

  • Proven ability to create system architecture, schematic, and interconnect diagrams to support product development and integration efforts.

  • Extensive knowledge of the product development lifecycle, from concept through launch, with a focus on delivering technically robust solutions.

  • Demonstrated success leading and influencing cross-functional, matrixed teams while translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.

  • Strong project management capabilities, balancing multiple initiatives, resources, and competing priorities to achieve business and technical objectives.

  • Self-driven, results-oriented engineering leader with expert-level technical knowledge, regulatory committee experience, and exceptional communication and problem-solving skills.''

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

About this role

Summary

Lead systems architecture, requirements, verification, and validation for energy products.

Job title

Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

energy

Location requirements

Sussex, WI; remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

BS in mechanical, electrical, software, or systems engineering10+ years experiencesystem architecturerequirements developmentverification and validation

Preferred skills

MS in systems engineeringINCOSE certificationrequirements managementV-modelsystems integrationtroubleshootingpower management systemscross-functional leadership

Specializations

requirements managementsystem architectureverification and validationpower management systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Sussex, WI, USA

Hybrid City