With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

Senior Systems Engineer - Digital Systems

Tennant Company is a recognized leader of the cleaning industry. Since 1870, we have been passionate about developing innovative and sustainable solutions that help our customers clean more spaces more effectively, addressing indoor and outdoor cleaning challenges. Our products include: equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial, and outdoor environments, detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies, cleaning tools and supplies, and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading surfaces. With more than $1.1B in revenue, Tennant Company operates in three geographic business units including the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. Join the company committed to empowering our customers to create a cleaner, safer, and healthier world with high-performance cleaning solutions that minimize waste, reduce costs, improve safety, and further sustainability goals.

At Tennant, we are expanding and growing in exciting areas such as autonomous robots, IoT/Connected machines, and new power sources. We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with a strong, demonstrated background in electrical systems design, integration, and program execution. We want someone who is excited by the prospect of applying new technologies to tackle complex problems, someone who is passionate about building great products, and who thrives in a continuous improvement growth culture. As part of our team, you will contribute significantly to the delivery of our award-winning products & services around the world, working to develop new sources of data-driven value for Tennant Company and our customers.

SKILLS:

• Creative, dynamic team player, able to lead cross-functional groups.
• Strong multi-tasking with ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Well-developed problem solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Experience leading electrical design activities including developing cost and schedule targets.
• Flexibility to adapt and drive progress when design aspects are not fully defined or evolve over time.
• Effective communication with an ability to explain complex technical challenges to stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Subject Matter Expert in batteries and chargers within the Digital Systems Engineering (DSE) group
• Work closely with product management and other key stakeholders to define the strategy and technical roadmap for electrification of new and existing Tennant machines.
• Translate business requirements into well-designed, implemented, and documented solutions.
• Establish functional requirements and performance targets for electrical sub-systems.
• Develop new ideas/hypotheses, conduct quick Proofs-of-Concept (POCs) to validate them and de-risk development.
• Technical lead of machine control system designs, working with cross-functional teams to execute complex engineering projects.
• Document and share best practices to enable design improvements, reuse and maintenance.
• Lead and participate in Design Reviews.
• Collaborate effectively with internal teams, external vendors and design services teams.
• Understanding of electrical system development including wiring harnesses, printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), embedded software, and regulatory testing (UL, IEC, EMC).
• Application of appropriate industry standards to ensure design compliance.
• Evaluating design risk using tools like DFMEA and HARA.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 7+ years of experience.
• Job level is determined basedon a candidates skill set and past experience.
• Expertise in designs using batteries and chargers including lead-acid and lithium-ion types.
• Prior electrical system design of electric vehicles highly desirable.
• Proven track-record of technical leadership in electrical architecture design and implementation.
• Experience with electrical systems integration, including: harnessing, connectors, cable routing, mechanical protection (sleeving), and electrical protection (fuses, circuit breakers).
• History of working effectively on cross-functional teams (Mechanical, Hardware, Systems, Software, Production, Supply Chain, etc.).
• Experience in requirements decomposition, development, authoring, and verification along with usage of requirements management tools and interface control documentation.
• Proven ability to de-risk complicated projects by breaking them into development milestones and proof-of-concept efforts.
• History with task management and defect tracking tools such as Jira.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Expertise in control systems modeling, design, analysis, and simulation using tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, MathCad, or PSpice.
• Experience with communication interfaces and networks including CAN, RS-232, Ethernet, and USB.
• Power electronics, power systems, and closed loop control systems experience preferred.
• Experience with mechanical design software basic functionality with tools such as Solidworks.

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