ASPICE / Systems Lead

Dorleco; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorleco in Detroit is seeking a senior automotive systems/software engineer to lead ASPICE Level 2 deployment and manage requirements, reviews, traceability and test linkage. You will define system boundaries, interfaces and baseline requirements, run audits, and establish dashboards.

Coordination with onshore/offshore teams and reporting to program leadership is essential for this role. The position emphasizes improving project management and quality assurance with hands-on ASPICE 3.1/4.0

Qualifications

• 8+ years in automotive systems/software engineering
• Experience leading ASPICE Level 2 implementation
• Defining and deploying requirements management, review and traceability
• Running audits and internal readiness assessments
• Building dashboards for management reporting
• Coordinating onshore/offshore teams across large time differences

Responsibilities

• Lead ASPICE Level 2 process deployment for an automotive embedded/software team
• Define and maintain requirements engineering, review, traceability and test-linkage procedures
• Define system boundary, functions, modes and interfaces; review and baseline system and software requirements
• Oversee requirement-based verification and close evidence gaps, including test-bench/HIL capability
• Run work-product and process audits, readiness assessments and progress/coverage dashboards
• Improve project management, supplier management, problem resolution and quality assurance practices
• Coordinate onshore/offshore teams and reporting to program leadership

Skills

ASPICE Level 2 deployment

Requirements management

Traceability

Test-linkage procedures

Audits and readiness

Dashboard reporting

Cross‑team coordination

Tools

Polarion

DOORS

Jama

Version control

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ASPICE Level 2 process deployment and readiness for an automotive embedded / model-based software team
• Define and maintain requirements engineering, review, traceability and test-linkage procedures
• Define system boundary, functions, modes and interfaces; review and baseline system and software requirements
• Oversee requirement-based verification (unit, integration, qualification) and close evidence gaps, including assessing test-bench / HIL capability
• Run work-product and process audits, internal readiness assessments and a progress / coverage dashboard
• Improve project management, supplier management, problem resolution and quality assurance practices

Required Experience

• 8+ years in automotive systems / software engineering, including experience in leading ASPICE Level 2 implementation
• Hands-on with ASPICE 3.1 / 4.0. Core: MAN.3, ACQ.4, SUP.1, SUP.9, SUP.10. Working knowledge: SYS.2–SYS.5, SWE.1–SWE.6, SUP.8
• Defining and deploying requirements management, review, traceability and test-linkage procedures
• Running audits and internal readiness assessments; building dashboards for management reporting
• ALM / requirements tools: Polarion strongly preferred (DOORS or Jama acceptable); version control and change management
• Coordinating onshore / offshore teams across a large time difference (offshore team in Asia, 11–12 h), including a brief daily overlap call early in the Detroit morning; reporting to program leadership

Nice to Have

• intacs-certified assessor
• Exposure to model-based development (MATLAB / Simulink) and SIL / HIL verification