Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

Staff Systems Engineer

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering with 9-11 years of experience.
  • Experience with actuation systems including motors, gearing, ball screws, and software.
  • Proficient in MATLAB and Simscape for dynamic, thermal, and power-flow analysis.
  • Preferred knowledge in composites and lightweighting techniques.
  • Experience in military/defense programs or government contracting is advantageous.
  • Strong skills in interpreting technical documents and abstract concepts.
  • Demonstrated expertise in one or more engineering fields.

Responsibilities

  • Lead system design and analysis across various technologies.
  • Define system architecture based on customer requirements and standards.
  • Manage and trace requirements, including subsystems and tolerances.
  • Use simulation to verify performance, safety, and reliability.
  • Create and oversee test plans and procedures globally.
  • Conduct subsystem testing and assist in vehicle integration.
  • Evaluate product designs to ensure compliance with specifications.
  • Present technical data for multi-site strategic planning.
  • Critique designs and foster best practices among teams.
  • Collaborate with customers and teams on requirements and updates.
  • Develop standard processes and mentor engineers at different levels.
  • Serve as a technology expert and support innovation.
  • Assist in proposal development, including technical documentation.
  • Work independently with minimal oversight on major deliverables.
  • Handle multiple projects across various locations.
  • Occasional travel may be required (around 20%).

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement through mentorship and guidance.
  • Engagement in high-impact projects across technological domains.
  • Collaboration with diverse teams and client interaction.
  • Autonomous work environment with ownership of deliverables.
  • Professional growth by contributing to standard process development.
Full Job Description
The Systems Staff Engineer leads system-level engineering for customer applications, working closely with leadership, sales, engineering teams, suppliers, and customers. This role supports major multi-site projects built around Allient's core technologies: Motion, Control, Power, and Lightweighting.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead complex system design & analysis across electrical, mechanical, software, actuation, and composite technologies.
  • Define system architecture from customer requirements and applicable standards.
  • Manage requirements, including subsystem definitions, derived requirements, tolerances, and traceability.
  • Use modeling and simulation to verify performance, reliability, safety, and risk mitigation.
  • Create and manage test plans, procedures, fixtures, and tooling globally.
  • Perform subsystem testing and support integration into customer vehicles or applications.
  • Evaluate new and modified product designs to ensure performance meets specifications.
  • Present technical information to support strategic, multi-site planning.
  • Review and critique design work from others and promote best practices.
  • Collaborate directly with customers and internal teams on requirements, project updates, and test results.
  • Contribute to standard process and procedure development.
  • Mentor engineers at various levels.
  • Serve as a technology expert and help guide innovation for products and processes.
  • Support proposals, including technical definitions, diagrams, and compliance documentation.
  • Operate with a high degree of independence; only major deliverables require senior review.
  • Work across multiple projects and locations simultaneously.
  • Some limited travel may be required (20% typical)
  • Other duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering + 11 years' experience, or Master's degree + 9 years' experience.
  • Experience with actuation systems (motors, gearing, ball screws, electronics, software).
  • Extensive experience using MATLAB and Simscape for dynamic, thermal, and power-flow analysis.
  • Knowledge of composites/lightweighting preferred.
  • Experience with military/defense programs or government contracting preferred.
  • Strong ability to interpret and develop technical instructions, diagrams, and abstract concepts.
  • Proven technical expertise in one or more engineering disciplines.


To learn more about Allient Inc. visit www.Allient.com

About Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells precision and specialty motion control components and systems used in a broad range of industries within the motion control market. The Company's products are used to control motion in applications ranging from medical instruments, robotics and office automation equipment to aerospace and defense, and industrial automation. Its products include brush and brushless DC motors, brushless servo and torque motors, coreless DC motors, integrated brushless motor-drives, gear motors, gearing, modular digital servo drives, motion controllers, incremental and absolute optical encoders, active (electronic) and passive (magnetic) filters for electronic noise suppression and power quality, and other associated motion control-related products. The Company's products are used in a range of applications, including vehicle, medical, aerospace and defense, electronics and industrial.
Learn more about Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.
Size
1,950 employees
Market Cap
$538 million
Industry
Net Income
$13.6 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+10.4%
Revenue
$366.6 million
NASDAQ

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