Lead Vehicle Feature Systems Engineer

Optimal; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal is 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 role emphasizes early-stage systems engineering and feature development across software, electrical, mechanical, and vehicle integration teams.

You will translate customer and business needs into system requirements, functional specifications, and implementation requirements, create System

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of Automotive Systems Engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of Software Engineering experience supporting complex embedded systems.
• 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 with knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and CAN communication.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering organizations to resolve complex technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead definition, architecture, and development of next-generation vehicle features from concept through production.
• Translate customer and business needs into system requirements, functional specifications, and implementation requirements.
• Develop system architectures, feature behavior, and verification plans using MBSE methodologies.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical Requirements

Software Development Lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Optimal is 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 role emphasizes early-stage systems engineering and feature development across software, electrical, mechanical, and vehicle integration teams.

You will translate customer and business needs into system requirements, functional specifications, and implementation requirements, create System