Staff Systems Engineer

23rd July, 2026

Our client in Buffalo, NY, is seeking an experienced Staff Systems Engineer to join their team!


This is an onsite/full-time/direct-hire position
Salary based on experience: Up to $120k-$160k


The Systems Staff Engineer leads system-level engineering for customer applications, working closely with leadership, sales, engineering teams, suppliers, and customers. This role supports major multi-site projects built around our client's core technologies: Motion, Control, Power, and Lightweighting.



Responsibilities:

• Lead complex system design & analysis across electrical, mechanical, software, actuation, and composite technologies.
• Define system architecture from customer requirements and applicable standards.
• Manage requirements, including subsystem definitions, derived requirements, tolerances, and traceability.
• Use modeling and simulation to verify performance, reliability, safety, and risk mitigation.
• Create and manage test plans, procedures, fixtures, and tooling globally.
• Perform subsystem testing and support integration into customer vehicles or applications.
• Evaluate new and modified product designs to ensure performance meets specifications.
• Present technical information to support strategic, multi-site planning.
• Review and critique design work from others and promote best practices.
• Collaborate directly with customers and internal teams on requirements, project updates, and test results.
• Contribute to standard process and procedure development.
• Mentor engineers at various levels.
• Serve as a technology expert and help guide innovation for products and processes.
• Support proposals, including technical definitions, diagrams, and compliance documentation.
• Operate with a high degree of independence; only major deliverables require senior review.
• Work across multiple projects and locations simultaneously.
• Some limited travel may be required (20% typical)
• Other duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering + 11 years' experience, or Master's degree + 9 years' experience.
• Experience with actuation systems (motors, gearing, ball screws, electronics, software).
• Extensive experience using MATLAB and Simscape for dynamic, thermal, and power-flow analysis.
• Knowledge of composites/lightweighting preferred.
• Experience with military/defense programs or government contracting preferred.
• Strong ability to interpret and develop technical instructions, diagrams, and abstract concepts.
• Proven technical expertise in one or more engineering disciplines.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual based on race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.