{"id":1729501,"url":"https://alion.io/job/attain-talent-product-development-systems-engineer","title":"Product Development Systems Engineer","company":{"id":669112,"name":"Attain Talent","domain":"attaintalent.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/attaintalent","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":92,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.333,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":42,"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cockeysville, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":120000,"max":160000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":160000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-02T15:53:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-02","last_verified_at":"2026-10-05T03:00:34Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Attain Talent seeks a highly motivated Systems Engineerwith a strong Electrical Engineering background to help define, implement and validate innovative battery system architectures. The successful candidate will combine systems engineering discipline with hands-on electrical design capability, contributing directly to system architecture, requirements management, electrical interfaces, power conversion integration, verification and validation activities.\nThe company is developing next-generation battery systems for defense and mission-critical applications, combining advanced energy storage capabilities with advanced battery monitoring and control technology. The next generation battery systems will have a strong focus on robust architecture, electrical design implementation, system integration, safety, and validation.\nAs part of this effort, the role will contribute to the maturation of advanced battery system solutions for new market segments.\nThis position requires candidate MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER\nYour Mission\nAs Product Development Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end systems engineering process for advanced battery system development, leading to operation prototype, testing and validation.\nYou will serve as a technical contributor and leader responsible for aligning battery systems, electrical design, power electronics, controls, embedded interfaces, safety functions and system integration activities into a cohesive product architecture.\nThe role requires a high level of autonomy and practical engineering ownership. You will be expected not only to structure and coordinate systems engineering activities, but also to directly implement, review and validate portions of the electrical and system design.\nKey Responsibilities\nSystems Engineering Leadership\nIdentify, value and prioritize, together with marketing and product managers, the targeted applications for advanced battery systems.\nDefine and run systems engineering activities for advanced battery system development programs.\nDefine and maintain system requirements, functional architectures and interface specifications.\nEstablish technical roadmaps to progress early prototypes toward industrialized product solutions.\nEnsure traceability between requirements, design solutions and validation results.\nArchitecture & Product Development\nDevelop the overall system architecture for advanced battery system platforms.\nDefining key electrical and system interfaces between major functional blocks.Battery modules and battery assemblies\nBattery management and supervisory control systems\nPower electronics\n\nExternal electrical and communication interfaces\nConduct technical trade studies and design reviews.\nContribute directly to electrical architecture, interface design, component selection, schematic review and prototype implementation activities.\nIdentify and evaluate new technologies for inclusion into next generation systems; including new integrated circuits & architectures, design methods & tools, and build models, simulations & prototypes.\nIdentify opportunities to create products that build the business\nVerification, Validation & Integration\nDefine verification and validation strategies.\nLead integration activities across hardware, software and control systems.\nParticipate and support hands-on debugging, electrical testing, troubleshooting and design iteration during prototype build and integration phases.\nCoordinate laboratory, HIL, prototype and demonstration testing.\nEnsure technical readiness at major program milestones.\nSafety & Compliance\nGain understanding of compliance process and develop strategies for effective certifications\nLead system-level hazard analyses and risk assessments.\nDefine system protection strategies and fault management approaches.\nSupport compliance with applicable military, aerospace and industry standards.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nInterface with engineering teams in Cockeysville, Valdosta and Bordeaux, France.\nSupport project planning, technical reviews.\nWork closely with design engineers while personally contributing to selected technical work packages where electrical or systems expertise is required.\nRequired Qualifications\nEducation\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Systems/Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline (electronics engineering, computer engineering, mechatronics engineering, etc)\nExperience\nMinimum 7 years of experience in complex product development, including hands-on electrical or systems design responsibilities.\nExperience progressing products through development and validation phases.\nExperience in the energy storage system is a plus.\nDemonstrated success in working with a multidisciplinary engineering program.\nPractical experience implementing or reviewing electrical designs, schematics, wiring diagrams, protection concepts or power conversion interfaces is highly desirable.\nExperience writing technical specifications/ proposal is a plus\nTechnical Expertise\nExperience in several of the following areas:\nSystems Engineering (V-Cycle).\nExperience in Battery Systems and Battery Management Systems is highly desirable.\nFamiliarity with Power Electronics and Power Conversion.\nElectrical architecture, circuit design, interface definition and prototype testing.\nSystem Integration and Verification.\nGood understanding of Functional Safety and Risk Analysis is required.\nExperience with Requirements Management Tools (Example: IBM Doors, PTC Codebeamer).\nExperience with Defense, Aerospace or Mission-Critical Systems.\nBattery Cell Electrochemistry understanding and tradeoff awareness will be helpful.\nDesired Qualities\nStrong technical leadership and decision-making capability.\nHigh degree of autonomy, with the ability to take ownership of activities from definition to execution in an early-stage development context.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to influence teams without direct authority.\nCustomer-focused mindset.\nComfortably operating in a fast-paced development environment.\nPassion for innovation and technology maturation.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nWithin the first 18 months, you will:\nSuccessfully support advanced battery system development through key technology demonstration activities.\nEstablish a robust systems engineering framework for the program.\nDeliver a validated system architecture supported by clear electrical interface definitions and prototype test evidence.\nAdditional Information\nMedical/Dental offered\n401k match at 7% (fully vested by year 5)\nStock offerings: 20% discount on stock once a year, company will match up to 10 shares\n3 weeks PTO\n10 holidays\n1 floating holiday\nUnlimited sick time\nAttain Partners is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The individual base salary for this position is unique to each candidate and will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.\nInterested in this position but the compensation isn’t quite right? Let us know your expectations, and we’ll see if we can make it happen based on your qualifications.\nSalary Range\n$120,000—$160,000 USD\nAttain Talent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. \nApplicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. For more Information visit EEO, EEO Poster Supplement, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA). \nIf you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7868,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T23:28:57Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":160000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/attain-talent-product-development-systems-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/attain-talent-product-development-systems-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-05T03:32:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4795,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":205,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"}}}