Automotive Electrical Systems Engineer

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• We are seeking an Automotive Electrical Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, and validation of advanced electrical and electronic (E/E) systems for automotive applications.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in systems engineering, requirements development, or verification and validation (V&V) within the automotive industry.
• Depending on the candidate's background and project needs, the engineer will focus on defining and managing system requirements, ensuring proper integration of electrical systems, or performing system-level validation to ensure compliance with customer specifications, performance targets, and industry standards.

• Develop, analyze, document, and maintain electrical and electronic system requirements throughout the vehicle development lifecycle.
• Translate customer needs, vehicle-level features, and functional objectives into clear, measurable, and testable system requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, electrical architecture, and vehicle integration teams to ensure proper requirements allocation and traceability.
• Conduct requirements reviews to ensure completeness, consistency, feasibility, and compliance with OEM standards.
• Support the definition of system interfaces, functional specifications, and electrical architecture.
• Maintain requirements traceability from customer and vehicle-level specifications through system and subsystem requirements.
• Perform impact analyses and support engineering change management activities.
• Utilize requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS, DOORS Next, Polarion, or Jama.
• Support the development of verification criteria, test specifications, and acceptance requirements.
• Develop and execute validation strategies, test plans, and test procedures for automotive electrical and electronic systems.
• Perform system-level functional testing to verify compliance with engineering requirements and OEM specifications.
• Support validation activities across bench testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), and vehicle-level environments.
• Analyze system behavior, identify defects, and investigate electrical or communication-related issues.
• Perform testing and troubleshooting of automotive communication networks, including CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
• Utilize diagnostic tools and equipment to monitor signals, analyze communication messages, and evaluate system performance.
• Document test results, generate validation reports, and track issues through resolution.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems teams to support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure bidirectional traceability between system requirements, verification procedures, and validation results.
• Support system integration, regression testing, and release readiness activities.

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