Systems Architect

ALTEN Technology USA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is a leading engineering company providing systems and product development support across aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and more. We design complex architectures and oversee system feasibility from concept to release, in collaboration with global teams.

We seek a System Architect/Functional Designer to harmonize requirements, coordinate multi-disciplinary experts, and drive architecture reviews, using PLM tools and rigorous documentation to ensure on-time,

Qualifications

• 5 years in functional/system design in multidisciplinary environment

Responsibilities

• Ensure system design feasibility per quality/cost/schedule objectives.
• Standardize and maximize reuse of functions and components to cut time to market and costs.
• Coordinate activities of analysts, system designers, and component leads.
• Organize and run key system reviews (SRR, SFR, PDR, etc.).
• Manage system architecture activities via PLM tools and lifecycle.
• Monitor progress using architectural views and data.
• Provide system-level technical status to the project manager.

Skills

Functional Architectures

Connected automotive services

High-level functional needs

Break down client needs

Safety requirements

Editorial English

Configuration management

Documentation structure

Vehicle functions & ADAS

Electronic architecture modeling

Job description

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Job Description:

• Ensure feasibility of the of the system's design according to the quality/cost/schedule objectives of the core techno project.
• Ensure standardization and maximize the reuse of functions and components/parts for optimize the time to market and the development cost.
• Oversee and coordinate activities of the multiple referents from dedicated disciplines (analyst engineers, system designers, components leaders)
• Organize and conduct the main system technical reviews (System Requirements Review, Systems Functional Review, Preliminary Design Review, …).
• Organize and control the system architecture activities and results through the PLM tools and manage her/his System lifecycle.
• Monitor and control the progressive achievement of the desired system product through architectural views and data.
• Provide a System level technical status to the project manager.

Technical Skills:

• Mastering Functional Architectures
• Master of connected services related to the automobile (Authentication, profile, activation, xcall, ....)
• Ability to understand high-level functional needs to detach functional groups from a vehicle.
• Ability to break down client needs into functional groups
• Ability to understand safety requirements in a functional vehicle architecture
• Ability to apply editorial rigor in English
• Ability to enforce configuration management to all system actors and managers
• Ability to explain and impose configuration management on projects
• Knowledge of the document structure associated with the design of a complex system based on operational safety and traceability requirements
• Knowledge of vehicle functions including complex mechanical functions such as engines, gearboxes, braking systems, ADAS ... etc., would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of the modeling of electronic architecture using a system engineering tool would be a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years in functional/system design in multidisciplinary environment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

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