Head of Systems Engineering & Functional Safety

FEV North America, Inc.; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FEV North America, Inc. in Auburn Hills, MI seeks an engineering leader to drive Systems Engineering and Functional Safety.

You will build and grow the practice, lead customer programs with OEMs, Tier-1s, and mobility projects, and shape strategy, roadmaps, and technical direction. The role requires deep domain expertise across requirements engineering, system architecture, integration, verification, validation, and safety cases, plus strong people leadership and business development skills to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• Master's degree in engineering preferred.
• PhD in engineering asset.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Lead customer programs with OEMs, Tier-1s, and mobility projects.
• Define growth strategy, technical roadmap, and capabilities.
• Support business development, proposals, statements of work, and project estimation.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Functional Safety

Leadership

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Jama

Cameo

Job description

FEV North America, Inc. in Auburn Hills, MI seeks an engineering leader to drive Systems Engineering and Functional Safety.

You will build and grow the practice, lead customer programs with OEMs, Tier-1s, and mobility projects, and shape strategy, roadmaps, and technical direction. The role requires deep domain expertise across requirements engineering, system architecture, integration, verification, validation, and safety cases, plus strong people leadership and business development skills to