Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls)

Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls)

The Sr. Systems Engineer (Controls) is a key role responsible for Rheem's control architecture development and deployment in the product line. This role plays a critical part in shaping the future of Rheem's Water Heating and Air Conditioning solutions. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to define and develop technologies used in Rheem's innovative control solutions. This role has a profound impact on Rheem's product development and innovation.

This position will serve our Enterprise Division, located in Montgomery, AL or Roswell, GA (Onsite).

Responsibilities

As the Sr. Systems Engineering (Controls), you will be at the forefront of driving innovation and ensuring the success of our electronic control systems. Your responsibilities will include:

• System Architecture and Design: Leading the development and extension of system architecture and design for electronic controller applications, driving technological advancements and ensuring robust solutions.
• Project Management Excellence: Taking the lead in project management for electronic control system development and verification activities, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively.
• Work Product Reviews: Overseeing system work product reviews and ensuring the closure of action items before the release of design documentation and work products.
• Process Enhancement: Collaborating cross-functionally to define and improve system work products, processes, and quality criteria, elevating our development capabilities and product quality.
• Collaborative Engagement: Actively engaging with software, hardware, test, and product development teams throughout the product life cycle, ensuring seamless integration of system engineering work products.
• Requirements Definition: Defining, documenting, and updating controller system requirements and verification plans in collaboration with various teams.
• System Architecture: Defining and documenting controller system architecture, including key functional blocks, inputs, outputs, and interfaces.
• Verification Excellence: Creating and maintaining a controller traceability matrix, mapping controller requirements to associated verification activities and results, and actively participating in verification activities.
• Product Design Support: Participating in product design reviews to guarantee that products meet hardware and software feature requirements.
• Manufacturing Support: Assisting manufacturing engineering and suppliers by contributing to the development of product manufacturing test procedures and control documentation.
• Customer Service Collaboration: Collaborating closely with the customer service team to provide support for product training and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

To excel in this role and make a significant impact, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical discipline)
• 7+ years of experience in the development and/or testing of embedded microprocessor-based controls.
• 3+ years of team leadership in projects with embedded controllers or processors.
• An innovative solution-first spirit with the ability to think creatively and drive forward-looking solutions
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with electronic controls development, including electronics design and/or embedded software development is required.
• Engineering Expertise: Proficiency in System Requirements Documentation, Requirements Allocation, Requirements Traceability, and Test Case development and execution.
• Safety and Certification: Comfort utilizing Functional Safety standards (e.g., IEC 61508, ISO26262) or Agency Certification Requirements (e.g., UL 60730, UL 174, etc.).
• Design Quality: Experience with product and component level FMEAs and electronics failure analysis.
• Product Lifecycle Management: A track record of driving embedded systems development over the entire product lifecycle.
• Technical Competence: Ability to read, understand, and implement technical procedures and government regulations, as well as interpret a variety of schematic, electrical, and mechanical diagrams.
• Collaborative Skills: Proficiency in working with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, business teams, and external subject matter experts.
• Passion for Innovation: A deep passion for building and owning innovative, customer-facing services/products.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as the MS Office Suite.

Preferred Qualification:

While the qualifications mentioned above are essential, the following additional qualifications and experiences will make you stand out as a top candidate:

• A Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Industry-Specific Experience: Experience in HVAC or Water Heating applications is strongly preferred.
• Test Development: Familiarity with Test Development for Electronic Products.
• Six Sigma Certification: Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.
• Quality and Reliability: Experience in Quality and Reliability aspects of product development.
• Project Management: Project management experience is a plus.

About Us

At Rheem, we engineer products for life. For home life. For work life. For the life of the planet we all share. Backed by over 100 years of expertise, we're passionate about product innovation and boldly committed to sustainability. Our full line of global air and water solutions deliver reliable performance, comfort and energy savings for residential and commercial applications worldwide. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem and help shape the future of products that impact lives—every day. Our Behavior Based Values set us apart:

• Listening to Understand – Open mind, learning from others, accepting feedback, embracing the objective
• Contributing Respectfully - Sharing opinions, valuing ideas, sharing opposing perspectives with respect
• Thinking Creatively – Applying creativity, seeking improvements, understanding from the customers' lens
• Acting with Responsibility – Owning decisions and actions, acting with integrity, embracing accountability

Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements. For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, or Vermont. Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3830
• Job Category Engineering & Science
• Posting Date 03/25/2026, 05:11 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Travel Up to 10%
• Worker Category Hybrid