Engineering Systems Business Analyst

Why Work at Banner?

For over 50 years, Banner Engineering has been at the forefront of industrial automation. We offer products and solutions including award-winning sensors, wireless solutions, machine safety, indication and LED lighting. From Fortune 500 leaders to innovative startups, Banner's award-winning products and solutions are helping companies around the world increase efficiency, reduce costs, safeguard equipment, and protect personnel. Our commitment to innovation shows through a continuous, market-driven evolution of products and technology. With engineers employed in nearly every major department, engineering is in our DNA.

Banner is a rapidly growing company that offers many personal development opportunities, an excellent benefits package, and a collaborative team of employees who are passionate about what they do.

Position Summary

The Engineering Systems Business Analyst is responsible for the ownership, improvement, and ongoing effectiveness of Banner’s Engineering Systems portfolio. The role combines systems management with business analysis to understand user needs, identify process and system improvement opportunities, define requirements, coordinate solutions, and support implementation.

This position works closely with Engineering, DSS, IT, Operations, and other business stakeholders to improve the systems, data, and processes that support product development and the flow of engineering information across the organization. A key expectation of the role is to maintain clear written documentation of systems, projects, requirements, decisions, plans, and outcomes so that work is visible, repeatable, and sustainable.

This position reports to the Director of Engineering Systems & Processes

What You’ll Be Doing

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working both individually and collaboratively, staying on top of tasks, and making a meaningful impact across teams and projects. Below are some key responsibilities of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Systems Management

• Own and maintain the portfolio of systems, applications, and tools used by Engineering.

• Develop and maintain Engineering Systems priorities, roadmaps, lifecycle plans, and system documentation.

• Coordinate system upgrades, integrations, configuration changes, support issues, and improvement activities with users, IT, and vendors.

• Manage engineering software licensing, access, utilization, renewals, purchasing, and vendor relationships.

• Proactively identify system risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

• Business Analysis & Discovery

• Work with stakeholders to identify business problems, user needs, pain points, and improvement opportunities.

• Document current-state processes, systems, data flows, business rules, and requirements.

• Analyze problems and alternatives and develop clear recommendations for future-state processes and system solutions.

• Facilitate discovery sessions, working meetings, and requirements reviews with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Systems Process Improvement

• Lead and support Engineering Systems and process-improvement initiatives from discovery through implementation.

• Translate business requirements into actionable system, process, data, and integration requirements.

• Coordinate testing, issue resolution, implementation, rollout, and stabilization of new or changed solutions.

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve business processes, including appropriate application of AI.

• Engineering Data Governance

• Improve the management and flow of engineering information across design tools, PDM, Oracle, DSS processes, and related systems.

• Establish and maintain appropriate standards, business rules, ownership, and Single Source of Truth principles.

• Support effective management of engineering design files, product data, documentation, and supporting information throughout their lifecycle.

• Documentation, Planning & Communication

• Maintain clear, current written documentation of systems, projects, processes, requirements, decisions, issues, plans, milestones, and outcomes.

• Develop and maintain project goals, work plans, milestones, target dates, status, risks, and action items for assigned initiatives.

• Communicate progress, issues, recommendations, and decisions clearly to stakeholders and leadership.

• Ensure completed work leaves behind sufficient documentation for ongoing operation, support, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring to the Table

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, and regular attendance is required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Experience supporting, managing, analyzing, or improving business or engineering systems and processes.

• Experience with engineering systems such as PDM/PLM, ERP, CAD/design tools, product data management, or similar enterprise applications preferred.

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements, documenting processes, analyzing problems, and implementing system or process improvements.

• Experience leading or coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders and functional areas.

• Experience creating and maintaining clear project, process, system, and requirements documentation.

• Experience working in a product development or manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience with AI, automation, data analysis, or emerging business technologies is a plus.

What to Expect at Work

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

• Sit for up to 8 hours per day.

• Exposed to a computer screen for extended periods

• May require repetitive motions such as utilize a computer mouse, keyboard, computer, and other standard office equipment.

• Communicate with others frequently.

• Occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Corporate office environment – indoor and climate-controlled

• Frequent interaction with internal departments, cross-functional teams, or external partners, as well as employees across all levels of the organization—including entry-level staff, senior leadership, clients, or vendors.

Pay and Benefits

Banner Engineering is committed to offering competitive pay and benefits, including, but not limited to:

• 401(k) with match

• Student Loan 401(k) match program

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans

• HSA (Health Savings Account) with company contribution

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Sales and Profit Sharing Eligibility

• Flexible work hours

• Life Insurance

• Paid Parental Leave

• Pet Insurance

Base Pay Range: $74,470.00 - $105,064.00

The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Core Values

Customer Driven, Accountability Focused, Integrity Always, New Solutions – Every Day

If you excel in a dynamic, collaborative environment and are looking for meaningful challenges and opportunities to grow, you’ll find a great fit here. Banner Engineering is a premier employer headquartered in MN, offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development as we rapidly grow in the Industrial Automation industry.

Banner Engineering is an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

This job description reflects management’s assignment of key responsibilities;

it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.