Automotive System Engineer – Remote Contract

NTT America, Inc.; City of Rome (NY); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Sponsored certifications

Coaching school access

Team events and social activities

Job summary

NTT DATA Romania is seeking an experienced System Engineer to support the development of complex automotive systems. You will contribute to system definition, requirements management, architecture development, and product integration across the lifecycle from concept to production.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with hardware, software, mechanical, and validation teams, plus ensuring safety, quality, and project objectives are met.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in system engineering within automotive or another complex product development environment.
• Strong knowledge of requirements management, traceability, and system development processes.
• Hands-on experience with DFMEA and FTA.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support end-to-end system engineering activities across automotive development programs.
• Define, analyze, document, and manage system and customer requirements using requirements management tools.
• Ensure requirements traceability, consistency, completeness, and alignment throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain system architecture, interfaces, and functional concepts.
• Perform and support system safety, reliability, and risk analysis activities, including DFMEA and FTA.
• Coordinate closely with hardware, software, mechanical, validation, and other engineering disciplines to ensure successful system integration.
• Act as a technical interface for customers and internal stakeholders, supporting technical reviews, requirement clarifications, and issue resolution.
• Manage development documentation, work items, configuration, and traceability using engineering lifecycle management tools.
• Support Functional Safety and Cybersecurity-related engineering activities in accordance with applicable automotive standards.
• Participate in design reviews, technical assessments, audits, and risk management activities.
• Support problem‑solving and root cause analysis for system‑level issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of system engineering processes, methods, and development practices.

Skills

Requirements management

Traceability

System engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Engineering background

Tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

NTT DATA Romania is seeking an experienced System Engineer to support the development of complex automotive systems. You will contribute to system definition, requirements management, architecture development, and product integration across the lifecycle from concept to production.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with hardware, software, mechanical, and validation teams, plus ensuring safety, quality, and project objectives are met.