The Sr. Engineer 6 Software Systems defines and develops software requirements, software architecture, interfaces, and design validation for vehicle and embedded software systems. This role converts customer, vehicle, system, product, safety, and regulatory needs into complete and verifiable software solutions.
Develop, review, approval, and release of software architecture and requirements specifications.
Analyze customer, stakeholder, vehicle, system, safety, and regulatory requirements and decompose them into software-level requirements, architectural constraints, interfaces, and verification criteria.
Develop and maintain software architecture models that define:
Software components and responsibilities
Functional allocation
Internal and external interfaces
Data and control flows
Operating modes and state behavior
Network communication
Timing, performance, memory, and resource constraints
Fault detection, diagnostics, and degraded-operation behavior
Preform architectural trade studies and recommend solutions based on functionality, performance, reliability, safety, cybersecurity, maintainability, reuse, implementation complexity, and lifecycle cost.
Define standard software interfaces between vehicle controllers, displays, sensors, actuators, gateways, controls applications, and external systems.
Participate in design reviews and document findings, risks, actions, and recommendations.
Support safety analyses such as Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis.
Work with systems engineers, controls engineers, developers, and functional safety engineers to develop software and system safety architectures.
Work with implementation teams to clarify requirements, interfaces, safety constraints, and architectural intent.
Review supplier requirements, software architecture, detailed designs, verification plans, and compliance evidence.
Assess the technical impact of proposed changes across software components, interfaces, safety analyses, verification activities, vehicle functions, and dependent systems.
Apply model-based systems and software engineering methods, including UML and SysML, where appropriate.
Build consensus across software, systems, controls, hardware, safety, cybersecurity, test, manufacturing, service, and supplier organizations.
Manage multiple priorities and complete assigned projects or portions of projects within established schedule and budget objectives.
Accredited bachelor 27s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
Three or more years of related experience in software systems engineering, embedded software, vehicle systems, software architecture, requirements engineering, functional safety, or a comparable discipline.
Experience developing and reviewing software requirements and software architecture.
Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout a structured product-development lifecycle.
Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively through written documentation, presentations, and technical discussions.
Accredited Master 27s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
Experience with embedded software for automotive, commercial, defense, heavy-duty, off-highway, autonomous, hybrid, or electric vehicles.
Five or more years of vehicle or embedded-system requirements development experience.
Experience with requirements development, architecture definition, interface management, safety analysis, or software design reviews.
Proficiency with requirements-management, safety-analysis, and architecture-modeling tools such as:
Experience developing architecture models using UML, SysML, or comparable modeling languages.
Experience with functional safety standards and practices, including ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882, IEC 61508.
Familiarity with embedded C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, Python, or model-based software development.
Experience with vehicle network protocols and tools, including CAN, J1939, Ethernet, CANalyzer, CANoe, PEAK PCAN, Kvaser, or similar tools.
Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and standards, including ISO/SAE 21434 or comparable standards.
Experience working within CMMI, Automotive SPICE, or another structured engineering-development process.
Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
External Contacts: External contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
Decision-Making: Significant responsibility for decisions and final results, affecting more than one function or a function with multiple units. Substantial analysis is required and many factors must be weighed before a decision can be reached.
Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Work requires the ability to plan and perform work in light of new or constantly changing problems, work from broad instruction, and deal with complex factors not easily evaluated. Decisions require considerable judgment, initiative and ingenuity in areas where there is little precedent.
Supervisory/Managerial: Instructing and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as 3technical lead 4.
Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.
Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.
Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.
Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.
