Remote- Systems Engineering -

Systems EngineerSVP Worldwide is the world's largest consumer sewing machine company, proudly home to the iconic brands SINGER®, HUSQVARNA® VIKING®, PFAFF®, and CREATIVATE™. Together, our brands represent nearly 500 years of combined leadership, empowering sewists around the world, and shaping the evolution of sewing for generations.With global operations spanning R&D, manufacturing, distribution, and sales, SVP Worldwide brings together heritage craftsmanship and modern innovation to serve a worldwide community of makers.Our expanding portfolio includes sewing and embroidery machines, accessories and notions, garment care, and creative software — offering meaningful opportunities to innovate, collaborate, and make an impact.Guided by our values — customer-first thinking, curiosity and creativity, inclusion, and transparency — we're building a connected, inclusive culture where people can grow their careers while helping define the future of sewing.The Systems Engineer, OEM Products is the technical lead for products manufactured by SVP Worldwide's OEM partners. Sitting within the R&D organization, this role is the technical point person on OEM project teams across SVP Worldwide's brands. it may also support supplier-engineered components with electronic or software content on internal development programs.This role owns that work end to end: defining what partners must build and, in partnership with the Test & Quality team, ensuring that what they deliver meets SVP Worldwide's requirements and will delight our end users.As a key member of project teams developing new OEM products, the Systems Engineer shapes the system and test requirements provided to partners, works with the OEM throughout development to evaluate their design and engineering deliverables, and, together with Test & Quality, recommends whether OEM projects are ready to advance in the product development process.These OEM project teams are global, with the Systems Engineer based at SVP Worldwide's Nashville headquarters, typically working across several concurrent OEM programs. In this role, the Systems Engineer shapes how an important part of SVP Worldwide's portfolio is defined and developed.Leverage existing requirements and verification practices and align to the standards used for SVP Worldwide's internally developed products.Define subsystem and interface requirements (mechanical, electronics, firmware) and how the OEM product integrates with the SVP platform.Maintain requirement traceability and ensure specifications reflect cost, feasibility, and manufacturability targets, working closely with the Product Manager to understand trade-offs and support data-driven decisions.Participate in early evaluation of candidate OEM suppliers and their existing "donor" products, assessing fit and gaps against SVP's high-level project requirements.Partner with the Test & Quality team on the verification strategy for OEM products, defining and reviewing partner test and validation plans so they demonstrate the product meets requirements and performs as end users expect.Review and provide feedback on partner deliverables, including design documentation, engineering data, and test results, and drive any issues to resolution.Together with the Test & Quality team, recommend whether OEM deliverables are ready to advance at each development gate.Be the technical lead for OEM partners on engineering matters across the program, from concept through launch, working with the Program Manager (who owns program execution, schedule, and commercial terms) to build and maintain the schedule for technical workflows.Drive technical issue resolution and root-cause investigations with partners across the program, including during production ramp-up and launch, drawing on internal resources as needed.Working with the PMO, recommend and implement improvements to the new product development process for OEM programs.Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Mechatronics, or Computer Engineering, or a related field5–8 years of new product development experience, preferably with electromechanical consumer and/or commercial productsProven experience defining product requirements and evaluating supplier or partner test data, ideally with exposure to formal verification and product qualification processesExperience working with overseas suppliers and manufacturing partnersSkills, abilities and knowledge:Ability to author clear engineering requirements and specifications for an external manufacturing partner.Ability to read, interpret, and provide sound technical feedback on test plans and test data, and to make sound technical acceptance decisions.Working knowledge across mechanical, electronics, and embedded/firmware disciplines sufficient to coordinate a multi-disciplinary product.Comfortable working with overseas partners and teams across time zones.Familiarity with common project and issue-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Microsoft Project).medical, dental, vision401k planCompetitive PTO accrual as well as additional wellness daysHybrid work scheduleWork environment that harbors a culture of collaboration and communityLearning and development opportunitiesPhysical requirements:Occasionally move about inside the office to access filing cabinets, meeting rooms, copier/printer, etc. Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.Work environment/location/flex arrangement:SVP Worldwide offers a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. This position will be hybrid – willingness to commute to our office location a minimum of three (3) days a week and work remotely from a home office the other days.Works in an office environment and will travel approximately 10–20% for business-related meetings, OEM partner visits, or events.The worker is subject to being in front of a computer and on the phone throughout the day.Why you will love being a part of the SVP Worldwide team:We offer a competitive benefit package including multiple health plan options comprised of vision and dental plans, 401K plan, life insurance, disability insurance, pet insurance, parental leave, generous employee discounts and paid time off benefits including wellbeing days.At SVP Worldwide, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion and strive to employ a unique workforce that is reflective of our consumers across the globe. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.SVP Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications. SVP Worldwide prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or any other unlawful consideration.