Hella

Lead System Engineer - Phone as a Key

Hella$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
  • Strong communication skills with a focus on customer interactions.
  • Ability to manage cross-domain engineering tasks in diverse environments.
  • Knowledge in BLE, UWB, RF communications, and functional safety is a plus.
  • Experience in evaluating functional and technical architecture of systems.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the main technical contact for customers on development projects.
  • Lead discussions on change management and customer requirements.
  • Create and manage system engineering plans to ensure compliance.
  • Oversee System Change Control Boards (CCB) where necessary.
  • Support integration, verification, and validation activities of systems.
  • Manage technical governance including risk tracking and quality reviews.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours.
  • Industry-leading health benefits program.
  • Lucrative PTO policy.
  • Competitive 401K matching.
  • Extensive career and training opportunities.
  • Annual bonuses.
  • On-campus restaurant and employee services for water and coffee.
  • Team and company-wide events.
Full Job Description
Lead System Engineer - Phone as a Key
Location Northville, USA

YOUR TASKS

FORVIA - HELLA is seeking its next great Lead Systems Engineer - Phone as a Key to join our growing body team. The primary function ofthis position will be to partner with internal and external stakeholders todrive development of our next generation product design. If chosen for thisopportunity you will gain access to product engineering focused on the nextgeneration body functions.

Daily Responsibilities
  • Act as overall technical contact person for the customer, focusing on technical themes, having sight of cost & timing issues, working closely together with Project Manager.
  • Lead discussions on change management, customer error tickets, system requirements, architecture, and emerging technologies (digital key, CPD, intrusion detection, kick sensor).
  • Creating system engineering planning, ensuring that the defined standards are complied with within the system development framework.
  • Responsible for System Change Control Boards (CCB).
  • Support system integration, verification, and validation activities such as DV/PV planning, vehicle level testing, issue debugging, and test failure recovery coordination.
  • Manage technical governance including change control, risk tracking, quality reviews, and ownership of the System DFMEA and technical risk register.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field, with 5+ years of automotive industry experience.
  • Excellent communication skills with customer-facing experience supporting issue resolution and requirement discussions.
  • Ability to manage cross domain engineering assignments while maintaining composure in global, cross functional environments; strong intercultural collaboration skills required.
  • Knowledge of BLE, UWB, RF communications, cybersecurity, and functional safety (ISO 26262) is preferred but not required
  • Experience evaluating functional and technical architecture at both system and component levels.
  • Proficiency with MS Office tools and engineering tools such as PTC/MKS and DOORS (or equivalent).

Why Forvia Hella?
  • Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
  • Industry leading health benefits program
  • Lucrative PTO policy
  • Competitive 401K matching
  • Extensive career and training opportunities
  • Annual Bonuses
  • On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
  • Team and company wide events
  • And much more!

Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of thepositional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development andfuture advancement of all our employees.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18628.

Eric Spence

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About Hella

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. is an internationally operating German automotive part supplier with headquarters in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company develops and manufactures lighting, electronic components, and systems for the automotive industry. It also has one of the largest trade organizations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis, and services within Europe. Hella is one of the top 50 global automotive suppliers, and one of the 100 largest industrial companies in Germany. Worldwide, it employs about 40,000 people in more than 100 locations in over 35 countries. More than 5,800 engineers and technicians work in research and development within the company.
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