System Engineer - Phone as a Key

FORVIA HELLA; Northville (MI); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedules

Industry-leading health benefits

Competitive PTO

401K matching

Annual bonuses

On-campus restaurant

Team events

Job summary

FORVIA HELLA in Northville, USA is looking for a Technical Project Engineer to lead the development of innovative product designs. Responsibilities include supporting systems engineering, managing project scope, and serving as the technical interface to customers.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with over 3 years of automotive experience. Benefits include hybrid work schedules, health benefits, competitive PTO, and an annual bonus program.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
• Ability to manage intercultural collaboration.
• Knowledge of BLE, UWB, RF communications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities including requirements management.
• Lead discussions on change management and system requirements.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, and resources.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Cross-domain engineering

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering

Tools

MS Office

PTC/MKS

DOORS

Job description

Location: Northville, USA

Technical Project Engineer – Phone as a Key

Primary responsibilities include partnering with internal and external stakeholders to drive development of our next generation product design.

Daily Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities including requirements management, interface specifications, and cascading system requirements to subsystems.
• Serve as the primary technical and project interface to customers, leading discussions on change management, system requirements, architecture, and emerging technologies (digital key, CPD, intrusion detection).
• Plan and manage project scope, schedule, cost, and resources, ensuring milestone delivery and alignment across global, cross‑functional teams.
• Provide project management leadership, ensuring team collaboration, transparency, and support for new business acquisition through feasibility assessments and technical proposals.
• Support system integration, verification, and validation activities such as DV/PV planning, vehicle level testing, issue debugging, and test failure recovery coordination.
• Manage technical governance including change control, risk tracking, quality reviews, and ownership of the System DFMEA and technical risk register.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field, with 3+ years of automotive industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills with customer‑facing experience supporting issue resolution and requirement discussions.
• Ability to manage cross‑domain engineering assignments while maintaining composure in global, cross‑functional environments; strong intercultural collaboration skills required.
• Knowledge of BLE, UWB, RF communications, cybersecurity, and functional safety (ISO 26262) is preferred but not required.
• Experience evaluating functional and technical architecture at both system and component levels.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools and engineering tools such as PTC/MKS and DOORS (or equivalent).

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours.
• Industry‑leading health benefits program.
• Lucrative PTO policy.
• Competitive 401K matching.
• Extensive career and training opportunities.
• Annual bonuses.
• On‑campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services.
• Team and company‑wide events.
• And much more.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.