Automotive Systems Engineer (Vehicle Feature Development)

Zobility; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Zobility in Dearborn, MI is seeking an Automotive Systems Engineer to lead the definition, architecture, and development of next-generation vehicle features from concept through production. The role focuses on early-stage systems engineering and feature development across software, electrical, and mechanical teams.

You will translate customer and business needs into system requirements and specifications, driving features from concept through production launch with strong MBSE practices and

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years in Automotive Systems Engineering.
• Requires 3+ years of software engineering experience for embedded systems.
• Experience writing engineering requirements, functional specifications, and implementation specifications.
• Experience creating DFMEAs, System Boundary Diagrams, and other engineering quality docs.
• 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, chassis, and CAN communication.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering organizations to resolve complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop system architectures, define feature behavior, write engineering requirements, create System Boundary Diagrams, DFMEAs, verification plans, functional safety and cybersecurity assessments, and support software implementation using MBSE methodologies.

Skills

Automotive systems engineering

Software engineering

Engineering requirements

DFMEAs

System boundary diagrams

MBSE

Functional safety

Cybersecurity assessments

CAN communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Mechatronics

Master's degree preferred in Electrical/Computer/Mechatronics

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Title: 330429 - 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-generation 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.

Preferred:

• 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 Preferred.

Additional Information:

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