GILLIG

Transit bus manufacturing

StaffSystemsArchitect

$145–200k Livermore, California, United States
The Brief

“Staff Systems Architect at GILLIG. Skills: Software architecture, Controls development, Cyber security, Functional safety. Lead technical evaluation. Lead trade-off studies”

Industry & Context.

Transit bus manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Risk analysis; Issue resolution; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Lift 25 lbs, Limited travel, Wear Personal Protective Equipment

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience, Hands-on troubleshooting, Product assembly experience, Prototyping experience, Testing experience, Validation activities experience, Practical mechanical skills

Nice to Have

Experience with major component suppliers, Experience with engineering service suppliers, Experience with testing suppliers, Experience with software partners, Experience with product validation engineers, Systems engineering methods knowledge, Translate technical direction into processes, Guide initiatives improving product stability, Guide initiatives improving diagnostics capability, Guide initiatives improving cross-functional execution, Vehicle mechanical systems knowledge

What You'll Do.

Lead technical evaluation

Lead trade-off studies

Interpret customer requirements

Interpret regulatory requirements

Interpret internal requirements

Interpret supplier requirements

Deploy actionable system requirements

Resolve incompatibilities across domains

Define system architectures

Maintain system architectures

Define subsystem architectures

Maintain subsystem architectures

Define interface architectures

Maintain interface architectures

Allocate requirements to hardware

Allocate requirements to software

Allocate requirements to controls

Establish software creation processes

Improve software creation processes

Establish management processes

Improve management processes

Establish development workflows

Improve development workflows

Establish engineering cadence

Improve engineering cadence

Assess implementation strategies

Guide cyber security strategies

Guide functional safety strategies

Guide verification strategies

Ensure requirements validation

Provide support toward engineering programs

Shape technical scope

Shape integration plans

Shape verification strategy

Shape cross-functional deliveries

Lead product-facing initiatives

Influence large cross-functional teams

Solve complex vehicle challenges

Solve complex product challenges

Raise technical rigor

Raise decision quality

Raise team capability

Collaborate with mechanical teams

Collaborate with electrical teams

Collaborate with controls teams

Collaborate with manufacturing teams

Collaborate with validation teams

Collaborate with quality teams

Collaborate with supplier teams

Collaborate with service teams

Ensure architectures are practical

Ensure solutions are practical

Ensure architectures are manufacturable

Ensure solutions are manufacturable

Ensure architectures are supportable

Ensure solutions are supportable

Contribute to development of vehicle software

Contribute to integration of vehicle software

Contribute to improvement of vehicle software

Contribute to development of controls systems

Contribute to integration of controls systems

Contribute to improvement of controls systems

Define control strategies

Define software behavior

Define system interfaces

Define overall functionality

Connect software decisions to vehicle performance

Connect controls decisions to vehicle performance

Connect software decisions to serviceability

Connect controls decisions to serviceability

Connect software decisions to manufacturability

Connect controls decisions to manufacturability

Connect software decisions to product support

Connect controls decisions to product support

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Engineering disciplines; Cross-functional teams working in-person

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