Feature Systems Supervisor

Jobtailor; Dearborn (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead a team focused on Power Enclosures. You will mentor engineers, balance workloads, and guide architecture from concept to production launches, ensuring cost, quality, and performance targets are met.

The role requires 5+ years in Systems Engineering, strong cross-functional collaboration, and automotive domain knowledge. Visa sponsorship is not available; US work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably automotive.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or directing engineers or cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems and features.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship not available.
• Master's degree preferred and knowledge of CAN communication

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of Feature Systems Engineers in Power Enclosures.
• Balance workload and assign features based on capability and priority.
• Guide systems architecture and development from early feature development to production.
• Oversee risk, verification plans, and functional safety assessments.
• Collaborate with product and program teams to negotiate solutions.
• Review designs for cost and quality improvements; communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Team Leadership

Power Enclosures

Model Based Systems Engineering

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Requirement Tools

Verification Plans

End-to-End Scenarios

Component Scenarios

Job description

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of Feature Systems Engineers in the Power Enclosures domain, including performance management, career development, and technical coaching
• Balance workload and assign features and projects based on capability, capacity, and business priority
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture; recruit and onboard new talent
• Serve as an escalation point for technical roadblocks, resourcing conflicts, and cross-functional disputes
• Guide systems architecture and development for Power Enclosure systems from early feature development through production launch, including upgrades and migrations
• Ensure feature and function allocation meets cost, quality, and performance targets
• Oversee End-to-End and Component scenarios, Failure Mode Avoidance documentation, verification plans, functional safety assessments, and cybersecurity assessments and mitigations
• Guide use of Model Based Systems Engineering, software development practices, and requirement tools
• Review system designs to identify cost and quality improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with product and program teams, core engineers, and functional areas to negotiate balanced solutions
• Lead trade-off discussions and represent the Enclosures domain in program-level decisions
• Communicate complex systems, issues, and resolutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Apply connected data and data analytics to understand customer needs and inform team priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably in the automotive domain
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or informally directing engineers or cross-functional project teams
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems and/or features
• Functional knowledge of networking, power distribution, and body systems
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve software problems and CAN communication issues
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field is preferred
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering is preferred
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Visa sponsorship is not available

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Systems Engineering within the Power Enclosures domain, with a strong focus on team leadership, technical coaching, and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in guiding systems architecture and development while ensuring quality, cost, and performance targets are met.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Systems Engineering
• Team Leadership
• Power Enclosures
• Model Based Systems Engineering
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Vehicle Electrical Systems
• Networking
• Power Distribution
• Body Systems
• Failure Mode Avoidance
• Functional Safety Assessments
• Cybersecurity Assessments
• Data Analytics

Soft Skills

• Mentoring
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Conflict Resolution

Industry Keywords

• Automotive Domain
• Feature Development
• Production Launch
• Career Development
• Technical Coaching

Tools & Technologies

• Requirement Tools
• Verification Plans
• End-to-End Scenarios
• Component Scenarios