Senior Systems Modeling & MBSE Engineer

Litens Automotive Group; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Litens Automotive Group in Detroit, Michigan, is seeking a Senior Systems Modeling & MBSE Engineer to own integration of system-level models across CAE, Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, and Software teams. You will govern model repositories, ensure traceability, and drive MBSE workflows for real-time and virtual validation.

Candidates should hold a PhD (or MSc with significant experience) in a relevant field and have strong MATLAB/Simulink skills, MIL/SIL/HIL experience, and ability to

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Strong control systems background with plant modelling and controller integration.
• Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink and system-level modelling.
• Experience with MIL, SIL, and HIL workflows for real-time environments.
• Experience with MBSE methods, governance, and requirements traceability.
• Familiar with Git or similar version-control systems.
• Ability to collaborate across CAE, Controls, Software, Electrical, and Product Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own integration of system-level models across CAE, Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, and Software.
• Govern model repositories, version control, parameter management.
• Support MBSE governance, traceability, and model release processes.
• Deploy integrated models to real-time and virtual validation environments (Speedgoat-based HIL).
• Act as primary interface between CAE, Controls, Software, Electrical, and Product Engineering teams.
• Maintain MBSE tools, workflows, and repositories.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

Systems modelling

HIL/MIL/SIL workflows

MBSE methods

Version control (Git)

Cross-domain collaboration

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering/Controls/Mechatronics/Systems Engineering

MSc with significant industrial experience

Tools

Git

MBSE GUI tools

Job description

Senior Systems Modeling & MBSE Engineer

Filed: Product Engineering

Location: Detroit, Michigan

Who is Litens

Litens has been a leader in delivering efficient, high performance and reliable vehicles for decades. Today our focus is on moving the EV revolution forward. We are a high performance, fast paced and innovative team. We are focused on a sustainable future and developing technologies that get us there sooner. We have a nimble organization structure and a lot of room for talented people to experience all aspects of what it means to bring ideas to life.

Why Join Litens

At Litens, you can make an impact. We’ve purposefully created a supportive and flexible environment that gives everyone the opportunity to succeed. Litens offers a competitive and people-first approach to compensation and benefits, and we are committed to provide balanced employment and advancement opportunities for everyone.

Our diversity is our source of strength. At Litens, we are committed to equal employment opportunity, and we value and welcome diversity.

What you will do:

Litens is seeking aSystems Modeling & MBSE Engineer to own the integration, governance, and deployment of system-level engineering models across Virtual Engineering. This role connects models developed by Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, CFD, EMC, Software, and Product Engineering teams, ensuring they are consistent, traceable, version-controlled, and deployable across MIL, SIL, HIL, Multi-Objective Optimization, and virtual validation workflows.

A key part of this role is hands-on contribution to electrical, power electronics, motor, and control system modelling. The candidate must be able to understand and modify plant, motor, inverter, power electronics, and controls-oriented models so they can be reused across different applications and connected into a governed system model ecosystem.

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 different applications including MIL, HIL, MOO, and virtual validation.

Ensure compatibility, consistency, 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.

What you will bring:

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field. Exceptional MSc with significant industrial experience will also be considered.

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