Requirement Engineer, Infotainment Systems & Feature Decomposition

OSI Engineering, Inc.; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

We’re seeking a Requirements Engineer to support the development of next-generation vehicle infotainment systems at a global automotive company in Raymond, OH. This role translates customer, vehicle, business, market, regulatory, and program requirements into clear, detailed, testable functional and technical specifications for software development teams, engineering stakeholders, and suppliers.

Responsibilities include analyzing and decomposing requirements, developing use cases and workflows,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Requirements Engineering or closely related role.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of requirements engineering, requirements decomposition, and systems engineering principles.
• Experience developing functional and/or technical specifications, gathering and documenting system requirements, and translating high-level requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Experience developing use cases, user needs, functional concepts, system specifications, or technical requirements documentation.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional development teams, global teams, and external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer, vehicle, business, regulatory, and program requirements into clear, implementable technical specifications.
• Decompose feature requirements into system, subsystem, software, interface, and component-level requirements.
• Develop use cases, user stories, feature behaviors, workflows, user needs, functional concepts, system specifications, and supporting technical documentation.
• Ensure requirements are clear, measurable, testable, traceable, and aligned with customer expectations and system objectives.
• Identify and resolve requirements gaps, conflicts, dependencies, and inconsistencies.
• Gather, define, analyze, and document system requirements, including specifications for software subsystems and user interfaces.
• Understand automotive infotainment architecture, software/hardware interactions, communication interfaces, and feature dependencies.
• Define functional allocation across ECUs, applications, middleware, operating systems, and connected services.
• Participate in architecture discussions, evaluate technical feasibility and cross-system impacts, and align requirements with system capabilities, constraints, and program objectives.
• Support systems engineering throughout the development lifecycle.
• Apply systems thinking to translate customer needs, business objectives, and vehicle-level requirements into feasible technical solutions across interconnected systems.
• Collaborate with development teams, Product Planning, business stakeholders, development and validation teams, suppliers, and global engineering organizations.
• Align stakeholders on feature intent, scope, assumptions, implementation strategies, and technical development requirements.
• Facilitate requirements reviews, technical discussions, and cross-functional workshops; clarify requirements and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and coordinate resolution of technical and requirements-related issues with global teams and suppliers.
• Author, review, and maintain requirements and technical specifications using requirements management tools.
• Establish bidirectional traceability across customer and system requirements, implementation, and validation artifacts.
• Support requirements acquisition, analysis, documentation, change management, and technical/program impact assessments throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with development processes, quality standards, and applicable engineering practices.
• Define acceptance criteria and verification methods; collaborate with validation engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Trace defects to requirements and system behavior to support investigations and resolution.
• Participate in feature reviews, integration testing, system evaluations, and issue resolution.
• Maintain alignment between requirements and validation objectives throughout development.
• Research emerging automotive infotainment technologies, connectivity solutions, and industry trends.
• Support feature planning, product roadmaps, and technology evaluations.
• Recommend improvements that enhance customer experience, system quality, and vehicle functionality.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Systems engineering

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

JIRA

Requirements decomposition

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field

Tools

IBM DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Job description

We’re seeking a Requirements Engineer to support the development of next-generation vehicle infotainment systems at a global automotive company in Raymond, OH. This role translates customer, vehicle, business, market, regulatory, and program requirements into clear, detailed, testable functional and technical specifications for software development teams, engineering stakeholders, and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis & Decomposition

• Analyze customer, market, regulatory, vehicle, and business requirements; translate high-level requirements and customer expectations into clear, implementable technical specifications.
• Decompose feature requirements into system, subsystem, software, interface, and component-level requirements.
• Develop use cases, user stories, feature behaviors, workflows, user needs, functional concepts, system specifications, and supporting technical documentation.
• Ensure requirements are clear, measurable, testable, traceable, and aligned with customer expectations and system objectives.
• Identify and resolve requirements gaps, conflicts, dependencies, and inconsistencies.
• Gather, define, analyze, and document system requirements, including specifications for software subsystems and user interfaces.
• Understand automotive infotainment architecture, software/hardware interactions, communication interfaces, and feature dependencies.
• Define functional allocation across ECUs, applications, middleware, operating systems, and connected services.
• Participate in architecture discussions, evaluate technical feasibility and cross-system impacts, and align requirements with system capabilities, constraints, and program objectives.
• Support systems engineering throughout the development lifecycle.
• Apply systems thinking to translate customer needs, business objectives, and vehicle-level requirements into feasible technical solutions across interconnected systems.

Stakeholder & Global Collaboration

• Collaborate with development teams, Product Planning, business stakeholders, development and validation teams, suppliers, and global engineering organizations.
• Align stakeholders on feature intent, scope, assumptions, implementation strategies, and technical development requirements.
• Facilitate requirements reviews, technical discussions, and cross-functional workshops; clarify requirements and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and coordinate resolution of technical and requirements-related issues with global teams and suppliers.

Requirements Management & Traceability

• Author, review, and maintain requirements and technical specifications using requirements management tools.
• Establish bidirectional traceability across customer and system requirements, implementation, and validation artifacts.
• Support requirements acquisition, analysis, documentation, change management, and technical/program impact assessments throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with development processes, quality standards, and applicable engineering practices.

Verification & Validation Support

• Define acceptance criteria and verification methods; collaborate with validation engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Trace defects to requirements and system behavior to support investigations and resolution.
• Participate in feature reviews, integration testing, system evaluations, and issue resolution.
• Maintain alignment between requirements and validation objectives throughout development.

Strategic Feature Development

• Research emerging automotive infotainment technologies, connectivity solutions, and industry trends.
• Support feature planning, product roadmaps, and technology evaluations.
• Recommend improvements that enhance customer experience, system quality, and vehicle functionality.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant, applicable experience in Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical role.
• JIRA experience is highly preferred for this role.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of requirements engineering, requirements decomposition, and systems engineering principles.
• Experience developing functional and/or technical specifications, gathering and documenting system requirements, and translating high-level requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Experience developing use cases, user needs, functional concepts, system specifications, or technical requirements documentation.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional development teams, global teams, and external suppliers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, voice recognition, vehicle connectivity, and C.A.S.E. technologies.
• Experience with IBM DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or similar requirements management platforms.
• Familiarity with ASPICE, ISO 26262, the Systems Engineering V-Model, and/or Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of software architecture, embedded software, and software development processes.
• Experience with global automotive suppliers, international engineering organizations, vehicle-level feature development, or integration.
• Prior experience in a dedicated Systems Engineering or Requirements Engineering role.