Senior System Engineer
LYTEN POLAND SP. Z O.O. · Stockholm · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-10-26
Lyten Poland seeks a **Senior System Engineer** for its permanent establishment in Sweden to support the development of next-generation battery energy systems. The role focuses on deriving high-level system requirements from customer demands, market expectations, and industry standards, and breaking them down into actionable sub-system specifications through validation. Responsibilities include tracking and evaluating validation results, facilitating technical trade-off decisions, and maintaining **overall functional responsibility** for the system's performance, safety, and functionality. The position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams spanning mechanical, electrical, software, and simulation disciplines, as well as external suppliers, to guide products in development or active production across their entire life cycle. Applicants must hold a **bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant technical field**, such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science, alongside 2 to 5+ years of relevant engineering experience. Mandatory qualifications include requirement management experience and excellent written and spoken English. Preferred assets include prior experience in the automotive or battery/BMS sector, design expertise in CAD or electrical schematics, and hands-on background in safety design and validation.
At Lyten Poland and our Permanent Establishment in Sweden, we are building the future of energy. Our next-generation battery technologies are designed to accelerate the global transition to sustainable energy-without compromising performance, safety, or scalability. If you want to work on technologies that truly matter, this role is for you.
As a Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in the development of advanced Battery Energy Systems. Your daily work will focus on deriving system requirements for battery system solutions based on customer needs, market expectations, and industry standards. These requirements will be broken down into clear, actionable sub-system requirements and followed through validation.
You will be responsible for maintaining, tracking, and evaluating requirement validation results, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams including mechanical, electrical, software, and simulation disciplines.
In this role, you may lead the system development of a product in development or one already in production. Your work will be centered on ensuring functionality, performance, and safety of the battery system.
Key responsibilities
- Define, maintain, and follow up system requirements for development and validation
- Hold overall functional responsibility for the system
- Facilitate trade-off decisions when requirements are conflicting or not fully met
- Drive system development in collaboration with internal teams, departments, and external suppliers
- Apply systems engineering and management principles to optimize solutions within constraints of performance, schedule, and cost across the entire product life cycle
- Ensure requirements from industry-specific standards are implemented in the system design
Education & experience
- BS or MS degree in a relevant technical field (e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science)
- 2-5+ years of relevant engineering experience
- Experience from the automotive or battery/BMS industry is highly preferred
Hands-on experience
- Design experience preferred (CAD, electrical schematics, etc.)
- Safety design and validation experience preferred
- Requirement management experience
Skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Strong passion for mechanics, electronics, and emerging technologies
Desirable requirements:
- Experience from the automotive or battery/BMS industry is highly preferred
What makes you successful at Lyten
- Excellent communication skills
- Passionate, purpose-driven mindset
- Strong team player with a collaborative approach
Why Work at Lyten
At Lyten, you'll be part of a team that's redefining what's possible in energy, materials, and manufacturing. We're not just imagining the future - we're building it today with breakthrough technologies that are changing how products are made and how industries innovate.
Our people are the heart of that mission. From world-class scientists and engineers to creative problem-solvers in operations, manufacturing, and commercialization, every member of the Lyten team plays a role in turning bold ideas into real-world impact. We believe that the best work happens when you're doing great things in the world - with people you like. Collaboration, curiosity, and a shared sense of purpose drive everything we do.
What You'll Find at Lyten
- A mission that matters: Contribute directly to solving complex challenges in energy, mobility, and materials innovation.
- Cutting-edge innovation: Work on technologies at the intersection of materials science, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing that strengthen energy security and local supply chains.
- Extraordinary people: Join a team of talented, friendly, and down-to-earth innovators who support, challenge, and inspire one another every day.
- Teamwork and culture: Experience a workplace built on trust, respect, and shared success - where collaboration fuels breakthroughs and everyone's ideas are heard.
- Global impact: Help scale new materials and energy solutions that reinforce industrial resilience across the U.S. and Europe.
- Career growth: Be part of a fast-moving company entering a commercial growth phase, with opportunities to lead, learn, and make your mark.
- Purpose-driven values: Thrive in an environment that celebrates ingenuity, optimism, and meaningful progress - together.
Lyten offers the opportunity to do the most important work of your career - helping build the technologies that will power the next century of innovation.
Join us, and help transform industries, communities, and the planet with friends who share your drive to make a difference.