Systems Requirement Engineer (Ref. 046)

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

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Senior Requirements Engineer to join our automotive systems team in Troy, MI. You will lead domain- and system-level requirements definition, analysis, documentation, and verification to ensure alignment with vehicle architecture and program goals.

You will collaborate with system, software, and hardware engineers, drive traceability, and support project decisions. Willingness to travel/relocate across the U.S. is required to support client projects.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical, electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of experience; 1 year in Electrified Powertrain System Engineering and DFMEA.
• Willingness to travel/relocate for client projects across the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced engineering knowledge to support automotive system development.
• Lead definition, analysis, documentation, and validation of system and software requirements.
• Ensure requirements are clear, testable, traceable, and aligned with vehicle architecture.
• Collaborate with system, software, hardware, and validation teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Perform impact analysis and support change management for evolving requirements.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability among stakeholder needs, system, and verification artifacts.
• Promote best practices in requirements engineering and process improvement.
• Interface with stakeholders to clarify expectations and support decisions.
• Travel/relocation to client sites across the U.S. as needed.

Skills

Electrified Powertrain System Eng

DFMEA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

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.

Position Responsibilities

• Apply advanced engineering and systems knowledge to support the development of complex automotive systems across multiple technical domains.
• Lead the definition, analysis, documentation, and validation of system level and software requirements, ensuring technical accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with overall vehicle architecture and business objectives.
• Ensure all requirements are clear, complete, testable, traceable, and compliant with internal engineering standards and project goals.
• Collaborate closely with system engineering, software engineering, hardware engineering, and validation teams throughout the full product development lifecycle.
• Perform requirement impact analysis and support change management processes to assess and control the technical implications of evolving system requirements.
• Establish and maintain end to end traceability between stakeholder needs, system requirements, software requirements, and verification artifacts.
• Drive best practices in requirements engineering by providing technical guidance and supporting continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Interface with internal stakeholders to clarify technical expectations, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and support engineering decision making.
• Travel and/or Relocation to various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. required. The purpose of travel and/or relocation would be to work with clients on projects. The frequency of travel and/or relocation will be determined by the needs of clients.
• Apply knowledge of the following: Electrified Powertrain System Engineering, DFMEA.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience. One (1) year experience must have included: Electrified Powertrain System Engineering, DFMEA.

Travel and/or Relocation to various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. required. The purpose of travel and/or relocation would be to work with clients on projects. The frequency of travel and/or relocation will be determined by the needs of clients.

Location: Troy, MI

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.

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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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The application deadline for this role is November 2, 2026

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