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Senior Automotive Systems Engineer (Vehicle Feature Development) in Dearborn

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Location: Dearborn, MI

Position: Long Term Contract

Job Type: Hybrid (4 days per week in the office / Monday to Thursday)

Title: 330429 - Senior Automotive Systems Engineer (Vehicle Feature Development)

Job Description:

  • Seeking a highly technical Feature Systems - Software Systems Developer to lead the definition, architecture, and development of next- vehicle features from concept through production.
  • This position is focused on early-stage systems engineering and feature development, not primarily software testing or validation.
  • The successful candidate will translate customer and business needs into system requirements, functional specifications, logical architectures, and software implementation requirements while working across software, electrical, mechanical, and vehicle integration teams.
  • The ideal candidate has demonstrated ownership of complex vehicle feature development, has led cross-functional engineering decisions, and has successfully guided features from concept through production launch.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing system architectures, defining feature behavior, writing engineering requirements, creating System Boundary Diagrams, DFMEAs, verification plans, functional safety assessments, cybersecurity assessments, and supporting software implementation using Model-Based Systems Engineering methodologies.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 3 years of Automotive Systems Engineering experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of Software Engineering experience supporting complex embedded systems.
  • Demonstrated experience writing engineering requirements, functional specifications, and implementation specifications.
  • Experience creating DFMEAs, System Boundary Diagrams, and other engineering quality documentation.
  • Strong understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model.
  • Experience developing vehicle features from concept through production.
  • Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems including networking, wiring, power distribution, body systems, chassis systems, and CAN communication.
  • Experience collaborating across multiple engineering organizations to resolve complex technical issues.

:

  • 5+ years of Automotive Systems Engineering experience.
  • Experience leading complete feature development throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Experience developing logical system architectures using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools.
  • Experience performing Functional Safety and Cybersecurity assessments.
  • Experience supporting software implementation through detailed functional specifications.
  • Electrical D&R experience.
  • Strong systems thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience leading multi-functional engineering teams and technical trade-off discussions.
  • Experience progressing customer use cases through architecture, design, development, testing, and production integration.

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field .

Additional Information:

  • Hybrid (4 days per week in the office / Monday to Thursday)

Company Description

Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi- corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.

Company DescriptionZobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi- corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.

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