Senior ADAS Application Engineer

ZF; Auburn Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Vacation

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Schedule

Job summary

ZF in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is seeking a Senior ADAS Application Engineer to lead the application release for ADAS components in commercial vehicles. You will bridge customer programs, systems engineering, validation, and field performance to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong expertise in ADAS, vehicle networks, and automotive tools. A hybrid work schedule (2 days remote/3 days onsite) is offered with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Software/Robotics or equivalent.
• 5+ years in ADAS, active safety, or commercial vehicle electronics.
• Knowledge of automotive product engineering for CV market.
• Familiarity with vehicle networks (CAN/CAN-FD/Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation and mapping to specs.
• Collect customer requirements and documentation.
• Propose product matching and resolve deviations with engineering.
• Create change requests for deviations and document layouts.

Skills

ADAS experience

Active safety

Vehicle electronics

CAN/CAN-FD Ethernet

Education

BS/MS in Engineering related field

Tools

Vector CANalyzer

CANoe

CANape

DOORS/Integrity

Job description

Senior ADAS Application Engineer

Country/Region: US

Location:

Auburn Hills, MI, US, 48326

Req ID 91317 | Auburn Hills, United States ZF CV Systems North America LLC

Job Description

About the Team:

The Senior ADAS Application Engineer is responsible for the application release of the ZF Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and components for the commercial vehicle market (Class 6-8 trucks, buses, and specialty vehicles). This role bridges customer programs, systems engineering, validation, and field performance—ensuring ADAS features meet safety, regulatory, and customer requirements across diverse operating domains.

What you can look forward to as Senior ADAS Application Engineer:

• Requirements elicitation and specification mapping

• Collect technical customer requirements, specifications, and associated documents.

• Compare customer requirements and specifications with ZF specifications, identify mapping specifications and deviations.

• Provide proposals for ZF product matching customer requirements, resolve deviations in consultation with product group engineer

• and customer, accomplish acceptance of deviations.

• Create change request for non-acceptable deviations including breakdown of customer requirements.

• Select / design / calculate product layout for customer application.

• Consolidate / prepare product documentation (Drawings, schematics, plumbing/wiring diagrams, DMU’s, specifications, bill of

• material etc.)

• Configure product according to customer needs (e.g. parameter setting)

Your profile as Senior ADAS Application Engineer:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or similar (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years’ experience in ADAS, active safety, and/or commercial vehicle electronics (functional development, applications, testing,

• integration, or systems).

• Technical knowledge of Product Engineering in the automotive industry, preferably commercial vehicle market with experience in but

• not limited to ADAS

• Good understanding of vehicle communication networks (CAN/CAN-FD/Ethernet).

• Functional safety and Cybersecurity concepts.

• Experience with sensor calibration (intrinsic/extrinsic camera calibration; radar alignment; target-based calibration).

• Experience with vehicle dynamics impacts on ADAS performance (grade, trailer articulation, yaw rate, wheel slip).

• Experience with automotive tools (Data Loggers, Vector: CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape/CANdela/PEAK/etc....).

• Familiarity with requirements management, test case creation, and issue resolution tools (DOORS/Integrity) preferred.

What We Offer:

• A supportive collaborative team environment

• Annual Incentive Plan

• Paid Vacation

• 401k Plan

• Health Care Benefits

• Paid Holidays

• A Hybrid Work Schedule (2 days remote/3 days onsite)

• A strong diversity culture

• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Contact

Bethany Vijayakumar

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

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What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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