Senior ADAS Applications Engineer - Hybrid (Trucks & Buses)

ZF Group; Auburn Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A Hybrid Work Schedule (2 days remote/

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Vacation

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Supportive Employee Groups

Community outreach activities

Job summary

ZF Group, located in the United States, seeks a Senior ADAS Application Engineer to lead the application release for ADAS systems in the commercial vehicle market. The role connects customer programs, systems engineering, validation, and field performance to ensure safety and regulatory compliance across operating domains.

You will elicit requirements, map specifications, propose product matches, resolve deviations, design layouts, and prepare complete technical documentation for customer

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Software/Robotics or similar.
• 5+ years in ADAS, active safety, or commercial vehicle electronics.
• Strong knowledge of automotive product engineering, preferably for commercial vehicles.
• Familiarity with CAN/CAN-FD/Ethernet vehicle networks.
• Understanding of functional safety and cybersecurity concepts.
• Experience with sensor calibration and vehicle dynamics effects on ADAS.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and map customer requirements to specifications.
• Collect and analyze technical customer requirements and documents.
• Compare requirements with ZF specs and map deviations.
• Propose product matching customer needs and resolve deviations with product team.
• Create change requests for deviations with breakdown of requirements.
• Select/design/estimate product layout for customer application.
• Prepare product documentation (drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams).
• Configure product per customer needs (parameter settings).

Skills

ADAS/active safety knowledge

CAN/CAN-FD/Ethernet networking

sensor calibration experience

vehicle dynamics impact understanding

systems integration experience

requirements management tools

test case creation

issue resolution tools (DOORS/Infinity

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or similar

Tools

Vector CANalyzer

CANoe

CANape

CANdela

PEAK

DOORS/Integrity

Job description

ZF Group, located in the United States, seeks a Senior ADAS Application Engineer to lead the application release for ADAS systems in the commercial vehicle market. The role connects customer programs, systems engineering, validation, and field performance to ensure safety and regulatory compliance across operating domains.

You will elicit requirements, map specifications, propose product matches, resolve deviations, design layouts, and prepare complete technical documentation for customer