Senior MBSE & Systems Modeling Engineer

Litens Automotive Group; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Litens Automotive Group in Detroit, Michigan is seeking a Senior Systems Modeling & MBSE Engineer to own integration and governance of system-level models across MIL, SIL, HIL, and virtual validation workflows.

You will contribute hands-on to electrical, power electronics, motor, inverter, and controls models and collaborate with CAE, Controls, Software, Electrical, and Product Engineering teams to deliver a governed MBSE ecosystem.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Strong control systems background with practical experience in plant modelling and controller integration.
• Strong MATLAB/Simulink capability and experience with system-level modelling.
• Hands-on experience with electrical, power electronics, motor, inverter, and controls-related models.
• Experience with MIL, SIL, and HIL workflows, including model preparation for real-time or validation environments.
• Experience with MBSE methods, model governance, requirements traceability, and configuration management.
• Experience with Git or similar version-control systems for model repositories and engineering artifacts.
• Ability to work across CAE, Controls, Software, Electrical, and Product Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own cross-domain model integration and system-level plant models across controls, electrical, motor, thermal, fluid, mechanical, EMC, and software domains.
• Develop and modify electrical, power electronics, motor, inverter, and controls-oriented models as required for system integration.
• Collect, adapt, and maintain subsystem models for MIL, HIL, MOO, and virtual validation.
• Ensure compatibility, connectivity, and traceability between physics-based models and control system models.
• Govern model repositories, version control, parameter management, model lifecycle, and change management processes.
• Act as the primary interface between CAE, Controls, Software, Electrical, and Product Engineering teams.
• Support MBSE governance, requirements traceability, model review workflows, and model release processes.
• Maintain and support MBSE integration tools, workflows, and repositories, including MBSE GUI-related activities.
• Support deployment of integrated models to real-time and virtual validation environments, including Speedgoat-based HIL systems.

Skills

Control systems

Plant modelling

System-level modelling

MBSE

MIL/SIL/HIL

Version control

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

MSc with industrial experience

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Git

Job description

Litens Automotive Group in Detroit, Michigan is seeking a Senior Systems Modeling & MBSE Engineer to own integration and governance of system-level models across MIL, SIL, HIL, and virtual validation workflows.

You will contribute hands-on to electrical, power electronics, motor, inverter, and controls models and collaborate with CAE, Controls, Software, Electrical, and Product Engineering teams to deliver a governed MBSE ecosystem.