Systems Development Engineer

Actalent; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

Actalent seeks a System Development Engineer in Zeeland, MI to lead system-level design for cutting-edge automotive technologies. You will define and manage system requirements, architecture, and traceability while coordinating with firmware, electrical, and software teams to ensure safety-compliant sensor and camera analytics in modern vehicles.

The role emphasizes model-based systems design, system FMEA participation, and adherence to ISO 26262 and ASPICE processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in system engineering or design roles (5+ years).
• Knowledge of requirements management, architecture, and validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear, comprehensive system requirements and interfaces.
• Maintain full traceability from customer to component-level requirements.
• Develop and document system architecture to meet objectives and safety goals.
• Ensure traceability through to system test and validation planning.

Skills

System requirements management

Traceability

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical/problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

DOORS

SysML

Job description

Job Description

The System Development Engineer plays a key role in system-level design cutting-edge automotive technologies. This position focuses on defining and managing system requirements and architecture, overseeing system test activities, and ensuring robust, safety-compliant solutions for high-tech sensors and camera-based analytics in modern vehicles.

Job Title: System Development Engineer

Job Description

The System Development Engineer plays a key role in system-level design cutting-edge automotive technologies. This position focuses on defining and managing system requirements and architecture, overseeing system test activities, and ensuring robust, safety-compliant solutions for high-tech sensors and camera-based analytics in modern vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear, comprehensive system requirements and interface requirements.
• Maintain full traceability of system requirements to customer requirements to ensure alignment with stakeholder needs.
• Ensure traceability of system requirements to detailed subsystem and component-level requirements.
• Develop and document system architecture that meets functional, performance, and safety objectives.
• Maintain traceability of system architecture to system requirements to support verification and validation activities.
• Ensure traceability of system requirements through to system test, including test planning and coverage analysis.
• Perform and support System FMEA activities to identify, assess, and mitigate potential system-level risks.
• Apply and follow established system engineering processes throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure system development and validation activities comply with ASIL requirements under ISO 26262.
• Ensure system development and validation activities align with ASPICE process standards.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including firmware, electrical, and software engineering, to integrate sensor and camera-based analytics solutions.
• Contribute to model-based systems design activities using tools such as SysML and system modeling environments.
• Support requirements capture, management, and change control using tools like DOORS.
• Participate in reviews of system models, requirements, and architecture to ensure quality and consistency.
• Provide technical input for system test strategies and support resolution of issues identified during validation.

Essential Skills

• Approximately 5 years of experience in systems engineering or systems design roles.
• Strong experience using DOORS or similar requirements capture and management tools.
• Background in automotive systems engineering is required.
• At least 2 years of experience in automotive environments.
• Experience working with firmware and electrical systems in a multidisciplinary engineering context.
• Knowledge of DFMEA and System FMEA practices and their application to complex systems.
• Understanding of ISO 26262 requirements for functional safety in automotive systems.
• Familiarity with ASPICE process standards for automotive software and systems development.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical field is strongly preferred.
• Solid foundation in systems engineering principles, including requirements management, architecture, and validation.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with high-tech sensors and camera-based systems, particularly in automotive applications.
• Experience with model-based systems design using SysML or similar system modeling methodologies.
• Exposure to software-intensive and sensor-based camera analytics solutions.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across firmware, electrical, and software disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to complex system-level challenges.
• Attention to detail in maintaining requirements and architecture traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Effective communication skills for presenting system concepts, documentation, and review findings.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Zeeland, MI.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $65.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Zeeland,MI. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 1, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

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