System Engineer Controls

Optimal; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal in Dearborn, MI is seeking a highly technical Feature Systems Software Systems Developer to lead the definition, architecture, and development of next-generation vehicle features from concept through production. This role requires strong systems engineering, collaboration across software, electrical, mechanical, and vehicle integration teams, and a focus on early-stage feature development.

You will translate customer and business needs into system requirements, functional specifications,

Qualifications

• Experience writing engineering requirements, functional specifications, and implementation specifications.
• Demonstrated capability with DFMEAs and System Boundary Diagrams.
• Strong understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, architecture, and development of vehicle features from concept through production.
• Translate customer and business needs into system requirements and specifications.
• Collaborate across software, electrical, mechanical, and vehicle integration teams.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical Requirements

Software Development Lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Position Description

We are seeking a highly technical Feature Systems Software Systems Developer to lead the definition, architecture, and development of next-generation vehicle features from concept through production. This position is focused on early-stage systems engineering and feature development, not primarily software testing or validation. The successful candidate will translate customer and business needs into system requirements, functional specifications, logical architectures, and software implementation requirements while working across software, electrical, mechanical, and vehicle integration teams. Responsibilities include developing system architectures, defining feature behavior, writing engineering requirements, creating System Boundary Diagrams, DFMEAs, verification plans, functional safety assessments, cybersecurity assessments, and supporting software implementation using Model-Based Systems Engineering methodologies. The ideal candidate has demonstrated ownership of complex vehicle feature development, has led cross-functional engineering decisions, and has successfully guided features from concept through production launch.

Skills Required

• Systems Engineering, Technical Requirements, Software Development Lifecycle

Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of Automotive Systems Engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years of Software Engineering experience supporting complex embedded systems.
• Demonstrated experience writing engineering requirements, functional specifications, and implementation specifications.
• Experience creating DFMEAs, System Boundary Diagrams, and other engineering quality documentation.
• Strong understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model.
• Experience developing vehicle features from concept through production. Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems including networking, wiring, power distribution, body systems, chassis systems, and CAN communication.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering organizations to resolve complex technical issues.

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree