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# Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering at Hyliion

- **Company:** Hyliion
- **Location:** Cincinnati Ohio, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hyliion/jobs/6139873004

## Job description

Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company’s primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy.

Job Purpose

The Senior Systems Engineer is a key technical leader responsible for the high-level architectural design of the full KARNO generator system’s mechanical, electrical, and fluid hardware, ensuring it satisfies customer and product requirements from concept through delivery. This role owns the translation of customer and product manager inputs into detailed technical requirements and leads the engineering and validation testing effort needed to prove the system out.

Working across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid systems disciplines, the Senior Systems Engineer partners closely with project management, production, and manufacturing teams to keep the product on schedule, while also providing technical mentorship to less experienced members of the engineering team, with the ability to step into hands-on design work directly when needed. This role advances KARNO’s development through disciplined systems thinking, clear requirements ownership, and strong cross-functional leadership.

AI at Hyliion

At Hyliion, AI is core to how we work. We equip every team member with leading AI tools and count on you to use them — to move faster, solve harder problems, and help us realize the full potential of KARNO technology for the world.

Duties and Responsibilities

System Architecture & Design

- Lead and execute the high-level architectural design of the full KARNO generator system to satisfy customer requirements
- Make system-level design trade-offs across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid subsystems
- Ensure architectural decisions align with performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability goals
- Perform system-level assembly layout in 3D CAD to support architectural design and packaging decisions

## Requirements Definition

- Lead efforts to convert customer and product manager requests into detailed technical requirements for design execution
- Ensure requirements are clear, testable, and traceable through the design process
- Flag conflicts or gaps between customer intent and technical feasibility early

Test Planning & Validation

- Plan and lead the engineering and validation test effort for the KARNO generator system
- Define test strategies and acceptance criteria that confirm the system meets its requirements
- Review test results and drive design changes where performance gaps are identified

Cross-Functional Program Support

- Support project management, production, and manufacturing groups to assure on-time delivery of the product
- Communicate design status, risks, and technical trade-offs to stakeholders across the organization
- Participate in design reviews and program milestones as the systems-level technical lead

Technical Mentorship & Leadership

- Provide technical mentorship and leadership to younger members of the engineering design team
- Guide junior engineers through design execution, reviewing their work and unblocking technical issues
- Step in and perform design work directly when required to keep the program on track

Documentation & Communication

- Maintain clear documentation of system architecture, requirements, and test results
- Communicate complex system-level trade-offs clearly to cross-functional stakeholders
- Ensure traceability between customer requirements, design decisions, and validation outcomes

Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, needed, or required for the business.

## Qualifications

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications include:

- Education, Experience and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience designing mechanical, electrical, or fluid system components for aerospace, automotive, industrial equipment, or similar applications, with demonstrated experience carrying designs beyond laboratory validation into fielded operation; experience with components deployed and operating in field environments is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience resolving competing physical design trade-offs across mechanical, electrical, or fluid subsystems on a complex hardware product
- Experience serving as a component design owner, with responsibility spanning the full component lifecycle including design, manufacturing quality (e.g., non-conformance disposition), and field support
- Skills and Abilities
- Basic foundation in mechanical, electrical, thermal, and controls engineering — whether from a formal engineering degree or equivalent practical experience — combined with strong systems-level thinking across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid disciplines
- Ability to translate customer and product requirements into detailed technical specifications, grounded in direct experience owning and trading physical hardware constraints
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, Excel, or similar tools for system modeling to support architecture trade studies and to correlate models against test data
- Ability to support project management, production, and manufacturing teams to keep programs on schedule
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers, supported by sufficient hands-on design experience to assume execution responsibilities directly when program needs require it
- Experience contributing to the planning, design, construction, and execution of engineering tests, with prior exposure to laboratory test equipment; extensive test experience is not required, but some direct exposure is expected
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across subsystems and disciplines
- Clear and concise technical communication, both written and verbal
- Experience with a 3D CAD package such as NX, Creo, SolidWorks, or similar; this role requires performing system assembly layout directly in 3D CAD

## Role Classification and Working Conditions

This is a salaried, exempt-level position. This position typically works in an office environment; and given the nature of our business is also exposed to operations/warehouses/production environments.

Physical/Other Requirements

- Ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
- Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound.
- Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Tolerance for flying.

Benefits:

- Medical Plans, with PPO or HDHP options
- Dental Plans, with buy-up option
- Vision Plan
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plans, with buy-up options
- Short Term Disability, paid for by the company
- Long Term Disability, paid for by the company
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401k/Roth 401k
- Voluntary Accident Plans
- Voluntary Critical Illness Plans
- Hospital Indemnity Plan

Hyliion is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, veteran status.  If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to otherwise participate in the employment selection process, please direct your inquires to Hyliion’s human resources department at HR@hyliion.com.

## About Hyliion

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hyliion develops sustainable, fuel-agnostic linear generator technology for clean, flexible, and affordable electricity production across stationary and mobile applications.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE American: HYLN)
- **Headquarters**: Cedar Park, Texas, United States (operational presence also in Austin, TX and Cincinnati, OH)
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Thomas Healy (Founder and CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Electric Power Generation / Distributed Energy
- **Target customers**: Commercial and industrial facilities, waste management operations, and other entities needing locally deployable prime power or energy arbitrage solutions.
- **Mission or purpose**: “Create innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production” — with a vision of engineering the electrified future.

## Products & Services
- **KARNO™ Power Module**: A fuel-agnostic linear generator enabled by additive manufacturing. Designed to run on various fuel sources (natural gas, hydrogen, biogas, etc.) for stationary power generation. Targets commercial and waste management industries.
- **Hypertruck ERX™**: (Earlier product) Hybrid electric powertrain solution for Class 8 commercial trucks; prototype completed and production launched for first KARNO additive components in 2024.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Approximately USD 430.5 million (as of 2026 data from LinkedIn)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of USD 3.5 million (public company; revenue reported on LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Total funding of USD 260.2 million, including a USD 233M corporate round in 2020. Early investors include a Series A round (USD 21M, 2017). Acquired Gentherm’s battery division (2018) and the KARNO generator technology (2022). Key executive hires from GE Additive, Cummins, Daimler, and others.
- **Growth Signals**: 100 employees (+4.7% YoY); 14 open job postings; successful 100‑day operation of KARNO Power Module on a customer asset (Oct 2025); successful emissions testing milestone (Oct 2025); expanding from transportation to broader stationary power markets.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fuel‑agnostic architecture**: Operates on multiple fuel sources (including hydrogen and biogas), insulating customers from fuel‑price volatility and regulatory shifts.
- **Additive manufacturing enabled**: Proprietary linear generator design reduces moving parts and maintenance, while enabling rapid prototyping and customisation.
- **Proven reliability**: Demonstrated 100 days of continuous operation on a customer asset.
- **Established IP portfolio**: Built through organic development and strategic acquisitions (Gentherm battery division, KARNO generator).

## Strategic Focus
- **Transition from transportation to stationary power**: Hyliion’s core focus has shifted from hybrid truck powertrains to distributed linear generators for commercial and waste management customers.
- **Scalable production**: Launching additive component production and expanding manufacturing capabilities in Austin and Cincinnati.
- **Future‑proofing energy**: Targeting mobile applications (vehicles, marine) beyond stationary power, while maintaining a fuel‑agnostic approach to adapt to evolving energy economies.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven environment emphasizing “Act with Integrity”, “Excellence in All We Do”, “Succeed as One Team”, and “Change the World”. Dog-friendly offices, healthy lunch/snacks provided.
- **Benefits**: Generous PTO, comprehensive medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K plan, and two weeks paid parental leave.
- **Engineering focus**: 54% of workforce in technical roles; team members drawn from companies like GE Additive, Cummins, Tesla, and Ford.
- **Locations**: Primary office in Austin, TX; R&D and manufacturing in Cincinnati, OH; some roles in both.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated (likely office-based for engineering and manufacturing roles, though some flexibility may exist).
- **Job openings**: 14 active roles across Engineering, Commercial, Operations, and PMO (as of early 2026).

## Sources
1. [hyliion.com](https://www.hyliion.com/) – Company overview, mission, products, and newsroom.
2. [hyliion.com/about-us](https://www.hyliion.com/about-us/) – History timeline, identity, and team values.
3. [hyliion.com/careers](https://www.hyliion.com/careers/) – Benefits, core values, and culture details.
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/hyliion](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hyliion) – Current job openings and departmental breakdown.
5. [linkedin.com/company/hyliion](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyliion) – Employee count, revenue, market cap, funding rounds, and workforce demographics.

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