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Senior Engineer - Systems

Country/Region:  US
Location: 

Farmington Hills, MI, US, 48331

 Req ID 90508 | Gbl Elec HQ - Farmington Hills, United States Capri USA Group, Inc.

Job Description

The Senior Engineer serves as a technical leader within the project, driving requirements management, system architecture development, traceability, safety compliance, and issue resolution throughout the entire product lifecycle.

 

What you can look forward to as Senior System Engineer:

  • Analyze, review, clarify, and decompose customer, regulatory, and internal stakeholder requirements for ADAS, automotive perception, front camera, and safety-related systems.
  • Identify requirement gaps between customer expectations and platform or core product capabilities, then define bridging requirements and technical trade-offs.
  • Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability across the V-Cycle, from stakeholder requirements through system verification and validation.
  • Manage requirements baselines, changes, and impact analysis using approved requirements management tools and processes.
  • Engage with customers to resolve ambiguities, align system expectations, and negotiate feasible technical solutions.
  • Develop and maintain logical and physical system architectures, including system models, interface definitions, operational scenarios, and functional decompositions using MBSE tools.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, perception, safety, validation, functional safety, and cybersecurity teams to ensure architectural consistency, feasibility, compliance, and risk mitigation.
  • Support HARA, FSC, TSR, System FMEA, FTA, ASPICE, ISO 26262 compliance, customer-specific requirements, audits, assessments, and customer reviews.

 

Your profile as Senior Systems Engineer:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electronics, electrical, software or similar discipline).
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in Automotive Systems Engineering.
  • Experience working on ADAS, autonomous driving, or safety-critical automotive systems.
  • Strong experience with IBM Rational DOORS / Codebeamer, IBM Rhapsody/ Enterprise Architect (preferred)
  • Working knowledge of CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, Vehicle diagnostics and communication protocols (preferred)
  • Deep understanding of Requirements Engineering, System Architecture Design, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Automotive SPICE, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), Cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434) (preferred)

 

What We Offer:

  • A supportive collaborative team environment
  • Annual Incentive Plan
  • Paid Vacation 
  • Personal Time
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Paid Holidays 
  • A strong diversity culture
  • Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

 

Be part of our ZF team as Senior Engineer - Systems and apply now!

 

Contact

Gabriela Palacio

 

 

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT: 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice. 

 

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility. 

 

Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran

What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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