The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.

At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be part of an innovative, mission-driven team, apply now!

Job Title: Staff Engineer, Systems Engineering

Location: Bradenton, FL 

Base Salary Rate: $124,344-$146,288 

Job type: Full-time

About this role

This position is a Senior System Engineer for the KGS Edwards brand of commercial fire product. Supporting efforts associated with Embedded and Software products. Individual must have the ability to read and interpret high-level product requirements.  Individual should offer design and implementation approaches based on those requirements and drive system and sub-system requirements.  Individual will identify, create, and execute product test cases throughout the development phases of a project or product. The candidate will facilitate a discussion with the cross-functional team members to provide a detailed safety design failure mode analysis of the entire system.  The candidate is expected to have a background in product life cycle, product designs, troubleshooting and will be involved in all aspects of the product development process (concept, design, verification, validation, and production). Candidate must have an ability to work on multiple projects and functions as part of a global team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining and representing the fundamental structure of systems, system components, their relationships, and interfaces and the interface between the system and its external environment.
• Defining safety critical systems’ requirements and documenting the requirements with the aid of requirements management tools.
• Aligning the requirements decomposition activities with the system architecture, and support architecture analysis and trades.
• Refining requirements based on VoC sessions, quality incident tickets, and technology improvements.
• Defining system boundaries, inputs/outputs, data flows, and capturing processing needs.
• Creating and reviewing system Verification/Validation tests to ensure full requirements coverage.
• Conducting Robust Design reviews including DFMEA, Root Cause Analysis, and product safety reviews.
• Managing multiple engineering projects or processes across engineering disciplines.
• Performing difficult or complex engineering activities, and creates standard work for common procedures.
• Creating and implementing common procedures and standards for routine work across the organization.
• Managing system engineering deliverables on large scale, complex, or significant engineering projects, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget.
• Utilizes knowledge of emerging technologies, participates in conducting technology assessments and conceptualization emerging technology strategy.
• Participates in assessment of current tools & technologies and makes recommendations for improvement
• Reviews and mentors others' technical reports, publications, and presentations.
• Able to succinctly document and present business case for projects.
• Submits articles to technical publications, volunteers to speak at conferences.
• Supports customer documentation.
• Monitors and evaluates industry initiatives, changes in policy, technology and other trends that may have business impact. 
• Creates leading edge solutions which combine advanced knowledge of several business theories and disciplines.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree with 7+ years of engineering experience preferably in systems engineering

Or

• Masters’ Degree with 5 years of engineering experience preferably in systems engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• ASEP/CSEP certification would be an added advantage.
• Knowledgeable in System Architecture, UML, SysML, DFMEA, Pugh Matrix, Requirements Management, QFDs and related tools such as, R4J/ease Requirements, Modelio,

            Jira, Confluence, and Visio

• Programming skills on C/C++, C#, Java, Python, or any development language is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits 

Individuals may be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the job requirements. Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays), 401(k) with employer match, EAP assistance, and more.  

World Leaders in Fire and Life Safety

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.

Kidde Global Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.