Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer – Autonomous Tech

Capgemini Engineering; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Senior Systems Mechatronics Engineer to act as a technical specialist, translating stakeholder needs into system requirements and guiding product developments across interfaces among product management, solution/system architects, and mechanical/electrical/software teams.

The role emphasizes leading design reviews, ensuring traceability, and integrating safety methodologies while supporting business development and accurate feature estimations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (required).
• 4–7 years of direct experience in requirements elicitation and generation.
• Experience in product development lifecycle for complex systems/subsystems.
• Experience in autonomous systems/robotics or related fields is highly desirable.
• Proficient in Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with requirement management tools (IBM Doors, Jama Connect, Polarion).
• Experience with safety analyses (HARAs, STPAs, FMEAs) and related methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to gather and track goals and KPIs.
• Translate product goals into comprehensive system and subsystem requirements.
• Generate and maintain interface control documents for subsystem and vehicle interactions.
• Specify functional and non-functional requirements in detailed subsystem spec documents.
• Support analysis of changes to stakeholder requirements.
• Assist Safety Engineers in mitigating risk exposure and integrating safety goals into designs.
• Evaluate new requests and provide estimates for new features and functions.
• Participate in conceptual design and documentation processes.
• Lead design reviews to ensure traceability and compliance.
• Review and approve test plans and procedures for alignment with requirements.
• Contribute to business development through proposal inputs and customer meetings.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Systems engineering

Stakeholder collaboration

Agile/Scrum

Safety analysis

Traceability

Autonomous systems/robotics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

IBM Doors

Jama Connect

Polarion

Job description

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Senior Systems Mechatronics Engineer to act as a technical specialist, translating stakeholder needs into system requirements and guiding product developments across interfaces among product management, solution/system architects, and mechanical/electrical/software teams.

The role emphasizes leading design reviews, ensuring traceability, and integrating safety methodologies while supporting business development and accurate feature estimations.