System Engineering Engineer – Automotive

ALTEN Technology USA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking an Automotive Functional Systems Engineer to lead vehicle‑level architectures and translate high‑level customer and vehicle requirements into precise functional specifications, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize system design.

You will manage architecture documentation, system reviews (SRR, SFR, PDR), configuration management, requirements traceability, and cross‑functional alignment across powertrain, braking, ADAS, and

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive functional design, system engineering, or vehicle-level architecture.
• Understanding of functional architecture and vehicle system decomposition.
• Knowledge of connected vehicle services, such as authentication, user profiles, service activation, and eCall.
• Ability to translate customer and vehicle requirements into functional requirements and system-level specifications.
• Understanding of functional safety principles and their application to vehicle architecture.
• Experience with configuration management, technical documentation, and requirements traceability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Familiarity with PLM tools and system engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Functional Architecture: Develop and maintain vehicle-level functional architectures in alignment with project requirements and engineering objectives.
• System Feasibility: Evaluate system design feasibility to ensure alignment with quality, cost, performance, and schedule targets.
• Requirements Decomposition: Translate high-level customer and vehicle requirements into functional groups and system-level requirements.
• Standardization and Reuse: Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse vehicle functions and components to reduce development costs and accelerate time to market.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with system analysts, system designers, component leaders, and other engineering teams to align system architecture and functional requirements.
• Technical Reviews: Prepare and coordinate system engineering reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), and Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR).
• Architecture Documentation: Maintain system architecture documentation, technical data, and lifecycle information using PLM and system engineering tools.
• Configuration Management: Ensure appropriate configuration control, documentation standards, and requirements traceability across engineering teams.
• Technical Reporting: Track system-level progress, identify technical risks, and communicate status to project management.

Skills

Automotive functional design

System engineering

Vehicle-level architecture

Functional architecture

Requirements traceability

PLM tools

English communication

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.

ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you join a group of people passionate about collaborating to solve some of the world’s most technical engineering challenges. Our success is tied to taking care of our employees by building relationships and providing opportunities for mentorship and career growth. We offer comprehensive benefits for all full‑time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer matching; paid time off (PTO); paid parental leave; and mentorship to help you take your career to the next level. You don’t have to take our word for it that we are a great place to work—we were named on the 2023 Top Workplaces list thanks to feedback from our proud employees.

Job Description

We are seeking an Automotive Functional Systems Engineer to support the development and management of vehicle-level functional architectures. The successful candidate will translate high-level vehicle and customer requirements into functional system requirements, coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and ensure system designs meet project quality, cost, and schedule objectives.

The role involves functional architecture development, connected vehicle services, system-level technical reviews, configuration management, and coordination across vehicle engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Functional Architecture: Develop and maintain vehicle-level functional architectures in alignment with project requirements and engineering objectives.
• System Feasibility: Evaluate system design feasibility to ensure alignment with quality, cost, performance, and schedule targets.
• Requirements Decomposition: Translate high-level customer and vehicle requirements into functional groups and system-level requirements.
• Standardization and Reuse: Identify opportunities to standardize and reuse vehicle functions and components to reduce development costs and accelerate time to market.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with system analysts, system designers, component leaders, and other engineering teams to align system architecture and functional requirements.
• Technical Reviews: Prepare and coordinate system engineering reviews, including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), and Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR).
• Architecture Documentation: Maintain system architecture documentation, technical data, and lifecycle information using PLM and system engineering tools.
• Configuration Management: Ensure appropriate configuration control, documentation standards, and requirements traceability across engineering teams.
• Technical Reporting: Track system-level progress, identify technical risks, and communicate status to project management.

Required Technical Skills

• Experience in automotive functional design, system engineering, or vehicle-level architecture.
• Understanding of functional architecture and vehicle system decomposition.
• Knowledge of connected vehicle services, such as authentication, user profiles, service activation, and eCall.
• Ability to translate customer and vehicle requirements into functional requirements and system-level specifications.
• Understanding of functional safety principles and their application to vehicle architecture.
• Experience with configuration management, technical documentation, and requirements traceability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Familiarity with PLM tools and system engineering documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years or more of experience in automotive functional design, system engineering, or functional architecture within a multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Knowledge of vehicle systems such as powertrain, transmissions, braking systems, and ADAS.
• Exposure to system modeling tools and electronic/electrical architecture.
• Experience participating in system-level technical reviews and coordinating with cross-functional engineering teams.

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.