5-7 years in system requirements management or related field
Proficiency in requirements management tools (IBM DOORS, Polarion, Jama, Codebeamer)
Strong systems engineering knowledge and technical judgment
Experience with change management and risk assessment methodologies
Automotive product development experience preferred
INCOSE certification (ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP) is a plus
Leadership or mentoring experience in a technical environment.
Responsibilities
Lead technical analysis of new vehicle features and changes
Assess impact on existing system requirements and determine necessary updates
Drive requirement reviews and governance to ensure quality and compliance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for technical alignment on requirements
Facilitate technical discussions with stakeholders at all levels
Promote and improve systems engineering practices
Mentor and lead a small team of Requirements Engineers.
Benefits
Professional development and training opportunities
Collaborative and innovative work environment
Access to leading-edge technology and tools
Opportunities for career advancement within the organization
Benefits that support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description:Position Summary:
The Subject Matter Expert (SME) - System Requirements Management is responsible for technical leadership of system requirements activities supporting vehicle feature development across multiple engineering domains.
Operating upstream of product design and verification activities, the SME evaluates the impact of new features, feature modifications, and carry-over content on existing vehicle system requirements.
The role serves as the authoritative voice for requirements management, ensuring that technical changes are properly assessed, documented, justified, and released before product design and validation activities begin.
The SME acts as a key interface between Vehicle Feature Owners, Systems Engineering, Architecture, Design Engineering, and Test & Validation organizations.
Success in this role requires strong systems engineering knowledge, sound technical judgment, assertiveness, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to defend requirement decisions that may impact program timing, cost, and downstream engineering activities.
Additionally, the SME serves as a Cluster Lead, providing operational leadership and mentoring to a small team of Requirements Engineers.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements Impact Assessment & Governance
Evaluate technical impacts associated with:
New vehicle features
Feature enhancements
Feature modifications
Carry-over content between vehicle programs
Determine whether changes require creation, modification, or release of system requirements.
Provide technical direction to Requirements Engineers regarding required updates and requirement rework activities.
Ensure requirements remain:
Complete
Consistent
Traceable
Verifiable
Aligned to intended feature functionality
Drive requirement reviews and release decisions.
Serve as technical authority for system requirement content and quality.
Front-End Systems Engineering:
Operate upstream of design engineering and validation organizations.
Translate customer, business, regulatory, and feature needs into robust system-level requirements.
Analyze feature interactions and cross-functional dependencies.
Identify technical gaps, assumptions, conflicts, and risks during early development phases.
Support development of system architecture concepts when necessary to ensure requirement quality.
Collaborate with Vehicle Feature Owners and Architecture teams to assess technical impacts of proposed changes.
