System Engineer

Global Connect Technologies; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies is seeking a Systems Requirements Engineer to define, manage, validate, and maintain system requirements across the product lifecycle for automotive platforms and ECUs.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with software, hardware, validation, and functional safety teams, enabling ASPICE/ISO 26262-compliant processes and HIL/SIL testing environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Electrical, Computer, Systems, Mechanical engineering or related field (4+ yrs automotive systems engineering).
• Experience developing and managing system and software requirements for automotive products and ECUs.
• Strong knowledge of requirements traceability, verification/validation, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Capture business, customer and stakeholder needs and translate to clear, testable system and software requirements.
• Define, manage, and maintain end-to-end requirements traceability across lifecycle stages.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Traceability

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

HIL/SIL testing

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Automotive domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering

Tools

DOORS

DOORS DNG

Jama

Jira

Enterprise Architect

MagicDraw

SysML

Job description

Job Title: Systems Requirements Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time

We are seeking a Systems Requirements Engineer to support the development of next-generation automotive systems. This role will be responsible for defining, managing, validating, and maintaining system requirements throughout the product lifecycle while ensuring compliance with automotive quality and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience with requirements engineering, traceability, functional safety, systems validation, and cross-functional collaboration within automotive environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture business, customer, and stakeholder needs and translate them into clear, testable system and software requirements.
• Define, manage, and maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from customer requirements through design, implementation, verification, and validation.
• Lead system requirements development, impact analysis, change management, and configuration control activities.
• Support system architecture, integration, verification, and validation efforts across automotive platforms and ECU-based systems.
• Author and review system requirements, verification criteria, test plans, and validation documentation.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, validation, and functional safety teams to ensure requirements alignment and successful product delivery.
• Support ASPICE-compliant development processes and ISO 26262 Functional Safety activities, including ASIL-related requirements.
• Perform system integration testing, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis using HIL/SIL environments.
• Manage requirements within tools such as DOORS, Jama, Jira, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, and related systems engineering platforms.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development activities and requirements lifecycle management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of automotive systems engineering, requirements engineering, or validation experience.
• Experience developing and managing system and software requirements for automotive products, ECUs, controllers, or vehicle functions.
• Strong understanding of requirements traceability, verification, validation, and change management processes.
• Hands-on experience with IBM DOORS, DOORS DNG, Jama, or comparable requirements management tools.
• Knowledge of CAN, Ethernet, vehicle diagnostics, and automotive communication architectures.
• Experience supporting system integration testing, HIL/SIL validation, and issue resolution.
• Familiarity with UML, SysML, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, or related modeling tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Functional Safety (ISO 26262), ASIL requirements, and safety lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of ASPICE development methodologies.
• Experience supporting ADAS, powertrain, body electronics, latches, battery management systems, radar, autonomous vehicle systems, or vehicle controllers.
• Experience working with global automotive OEMs such as Ford, Stellantis, GM, Rivian, Aurora, Bosch, or tier-one suppliers.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate across software, hardware, testing, and program management teams.

Technical Skills

• Requirements Management: IBM DOORS, DOORS DNG, Jama
• Systems Modeling: Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw, UML, SysML
• Issue & Workflow Management: Jira
• Validation & Testing: HIL, SIL, System Integration Testing (SIT)
• Automotive Protocols: CAN, Ethernet
• Standards: ASPICE, ISO 26262, Functional Safety (FuSa)