Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Lead Systems Engineer

Allegion is looking for a passionate Lead Systems Engineer to work as part of a highly engaged small team within a global organization of 12,000+ employees, representing 30+ brands (including Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN and Zentra) focused on safety, security and access management.  You will work on solutions that will enable seamless access and help keep you and your loved ones safe and secure where they work, live and thrive.

What you’ll do:

• Work with business leaders to define product requirements that meet customer, marketing, and internal stakeholder needs.
• Work directly with a project manager to plan and communicate budget, resources, and schedule throughout the program.
• Work with all engineering competencies to meet product milestones and deliverables.
• Lead requirement elicitation and decomposition strategies, technical risk management, structured problem solving, design verification and technical design reviews.
• Lead program requirement management activities (requirement elicitation and decomposition through verification).
• Facilitate Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities with the team (i.e., System FMEA, Design FMEA, and/or User FMEAs).
• Grow Systems Engineering best practices and systems thinking at Allegion.
• Work with Software teams to align deliverables across Physical Devices, IoT Cloud, Mobile Application, and Web Application products.
• Work in a highly collaborative, hybrid work environment.

What you Need to Succeed:

• BS or higher in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field from an ABET accredited university.
• 8+ years work experience in new product development for electro-mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated experience in: systems thinking, requirements management, verification and traceability, technical risk management, PMP, Agile, and/or SAFe.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and team leadership skills in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Comfortable with the facilitation of Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) events.
• Exhibits a learning and coaching/mentor mindset.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Preferred:

• INCOSE ASEP or CSEP certification.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity methods and protocols, cloud service architectures (AWS, Azure), or wireless communications protocols (BLE, Zigbee, ZWave, WiFi).

Why Work for Us?  

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:  

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. 
• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us.  
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!   

What You’ll Get from Us:  

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”.  
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period.  
• Tuition Reimbursement   
• Unlimited PTO 
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work  
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself.” 
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through Clifton Strengths testing and coaching.  

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

We Celebrate Who We Are! 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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