Senior Lead Software Systems Engineer

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.

As the Senior Lead Software Systems Engineer, you will be a technical engineering leader for Allegion’s next generation access control software simplifying access through Allegion’s electromechanical locks for Residential or Commercial environments.  In this role, you will be a key contributor to a team of cross-functional product development engineers driving improvements to software and delighting users.

Hybrid:

At Allegion, we are driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values innovation, purpose, and excellence. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model—combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Since hybrid arrangements can vary based on the needs of the individual, team and business, your talent acquisition partner will provide specific hybrid details about this role.

We are committed to fostering a healthy work-life balance and building meaningful connections, ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support needed to excel in any environment. Together, we’ll unlock your potential and create a lasting impact.

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and mentor a team of software systems engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects with multiple teams delivering together
• Lead the management of scope throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with business leaders, design, architecture, product security, and development teams to elicit, decompose, and manage technical requirements that meet customer, marketing, and internal stakeholder needs
• Work with business and engineering leaders to plan and communicate budget, resources, and schedule throughout the program
• Contribute to agile planning ceremonies, ensuring the agile software teams can meet the delivery needs required by the business
• Present design trade-offs as necessary to ensure the highest level of product performance and quality when considering product cost, manufacturability, sustainability, and available technologies
• Ensure designs meet product requirements (functional, cost, quality, reliability, etc.) and that requirement risks are evaluated and mitigated early in the process
• Lead the effort to define Operational Concepts for Allegion’s software solutions
• Work with key stakeholders to define interface control documents (ICDs) for Allegion’s software solutions.
• Coordinate creation of engineering development timelines and track development activities to meet delivery and cost commitments
• Lead Risk Management for engineering deliverables
• Lead Technical Design Reviews at all product development process milestones highlighting engineering progress, issues, and risks
• Lead problem-solving activities utilizing the appropriate tools, such as fault-tree analysis, 5-why analysis, and fishbone diagrams to get to the root cause
• Provide clear communications to technical team members as well as to other leaders and managers

What You Need to Succeed: 

• BS in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 10-15 years’ experience in new product development
• You have demonstrated experience in Systems Engineering processes including design by requirements, traceability, and verification and validation
• You bring experience in product design from concept to production
• You can lead project teams to deliver complex programs and bring strong engineering project management skills
• Excellent communication skills and technical writing experience.
• You’re a creative thinker with high initiative and high achievement goals
• You can provide technical coaching a