Systems Engineer

Oshkosh Corporation

Systems Engineer supporting the development and integration of advanced vehicle systems at Oshkosh Defense. Collaborating across engineering disciplines to create practical system solutions for defense technologies.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeOshkosh • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $64,500 - $103,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the development of system architecture, concept of operations, use cases, and vehicle control strategies from early concept through production implementation.
Translate stakeholder needs, use cases, and architectural decisions into system and subsystem requirements, interfaces, and verification plans.
Develop vehicle and system-level requirements that support research, regulatory compliance, failure mode analysis, verification, validation, testing, and production readiness.
Author, review, and release systems engineering documentation using MagicDraw, and similar requirements and architecture management tools.
Establish and manage requirements traceability, verification baselines, and compliance.
Work cross-functionally with engineering, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and external project teams to support advanced control development activities.
Contribute to system analysis and trade studies to evaluate architecture options, interfaces, performance, reliability, and implementation feasibility.
Help establish and improve systems engineering best practices, processes, templates, and standards for requirements, architecture, interfaces, and verification activities.
Support requirements, design, architecture, and verification reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, FRR, and related milestones.
Collaborate with multiple disciplines to identify new, obsolete, or updated regulatory standards, including SAE, FMVSS, EU, and other applicable requirements.
Apply knowledge of product development processes, lifecycle management, reliability, and design for manufacturing principles.
Build consensus with stakeholders, customers, and end users to ensure alignment on system needs, technical solutions, and program objectives.
Support project execution by managing priorities, communicating progress, and completing assigned work on schedule.
Support change management activities and communicate project status to senior management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with Internship experience or six (6) or more months of related work experience
Degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Hands-on experience with automotive or vehicle systems.
Experience with SysML, UML, or similar modeling languages.
Experience with larger OEM processes and procedures.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive total rewards package
People-first culture
Opportunities for team member growth and success

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Hard Skills & Tools

system architecturerequirements managementverification plansfailure mode analysistestingMagicDrawSysMLUMLdesign for manufacturingproduct development processes

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationstakeholder engagementcommunicationproject managementconsensus buildingchange management