Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
Experience in Systems Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Product Development, or Vehicle Systems Development.
Previous roles as System Engineer, System Architect, Design Lead, Lead Systems Engineer, or Requirements Lead.
Strong understanding of systems requirements development and decomposition.
Familiarity with requirements management tools like IBM DOORS, Polarion, or Jama.
Responsibilities
Evaluate technical impacts of new vehicle features and modifications.
Determine necessary updates to system requirements based on change evaluations.
Provide technical direction and guidance to Requirements Engineers.
Translate customer and regulatory needs into system-level requirements.
Collaborate with teams to analyze feature interactions and dependencies.
Represent the Requirements Management organization in stakeholder discussions.
Lead and mentor a small team of Requirements Engineers.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and mentoring.
Exposure to cross-functional project leadership.
Engagement with advanced vehicle system technologies.
Involvement in innovative automotive feature development.
Full 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.
System Domains (Priority Order):
Candidates should possess experience in one or more of the following vehicle system domains, with priority given to:
Energy & Propulsion
Thermal Systems
Cabin & Visibility
Chassis
Access / Access Operations
Cabin Climate & Comfort
Vehicle Rights Management / Connectivity
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.
