Our Plymouth, MI customer is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering, Intelligent Vehicle Engineer for a direct hire at a very competitive, high 5 to low/mid/high 6 figure salary (depending on experience).
Will consider TN Visa's, and H1B transfers as long as they have a minimum of 3 years' of hands-on experience (preferably automotive OEM; not university/college level knowledge); may consider OPT candidates with REAL WORLD experience. Will NOT consider fresh-out graduates, entry-level or candidates with less than 3 years' experience. Must be able to relocate to Michigan; remote offices are NOT available.
PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR US WORK AUTHORIZATION STATUS (i.e. A. If on OPT advise when it started, how long it is expected to last, and if you are on your 2nd OPT extension; B. If you need a H1b application or H1b transfer; C. If you would consider (down the road) to pay for your Green Card yourself, or if you are expecting the employer to pay for Green Card/application).
FYI: When applying for this position, please apply for the Intelligent Vehicle Engineer #160018 even though this particular job description is not included in 160018’s generic job description. Please include salary requirements, reasons for departure from each company, and your US work authorization status. If you need to relocate, please include whether you can relocate without assistance or are requiring/preferring some assistance.
Ideal Systems Engineer will provide individual technical contribution and systems engineering leadership in the development of advanced driver assist and autonomous vehicle systems including providing system concept definition, system requirements development and analysis, new technology assessments, evaluation of alternative technical solutions, system integration and test. The individual will also support engineering project teams in the preparation of engineering inputs, cost estimates and schedules for proposals.
Responsibilities (but not limited to the following):
- Develop system engineering parameters
- Identify system challenges and risks
- Develop interface standards and specifications
- Develop system architecture
- Responsible for the production of project documentation
- Assist with project management, risk management, and system design
- Concept development, system trade-off analysis, requirements definition and flow down, system integration and test, and evaluation of system performance at both the component and system level.
- Analytical skills should be complimented by a demonstrated ability to plan and lead system engineering activities.
- The individual must be able to utilize and maintain existing analytical models, develop new models, design tests, and validate performance simulations.
- The position will interface with internal and external project teams, company personnel. Individual will need to work collaboratively with company engineers in Plymouth, China, UK and abroad to develop the identified work products.
- System/Subsystem Integration/Test Planning and Execution
- Development of Concept(s) of Operation
- Requirements Development and Analysis
- System Specification Development
- Transitioning systems from R&D to product development to production
Requirements:
- 4 year degree in engineering or above is required
- At least 3 years’ experience in systems engineering
- Knowledge of DOORS or other Systems Engineering tools
- Understanding of standard analytical tools e.g. Matlab, Simulink
- Understanding of functional safety ISO26262
- Microsoft Office.
- Wants auto enthusiasts must love cars and fixing them.
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally (about 2x p/year to China for 2 weeks at a time); less than 20%.
- Must be able to work off-hours to have conferences with China HQ.
- WANTS CANDIDATES THAT ARE AMBITIOUS, HAS IDEAS, WANTS TO GROW WITHIN THE COMPANY AS THE COMPANY IS QUICK TO ADOPT CHANGE AND PUT IDEAS INTO PRODUCTION.
