Engineer II - Systems and Software Quality

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

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Summary:

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety.

Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

Job Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Systems and Software Quality Engineer (SYS/SW Quality Engineer) to serve as a proactive quality partner for automotive electronics programs, driving engineering excellence through independent quality assurance, process discipline, and risk prevention. This role is responsible for establishing quality strategies that enable teams to anticipate challenges, strengthen development practices, and ensure robust objective evidence throughout the product lifecycle.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to proactively evaluate customer requirements, requirements quality, traceability, verification readiness, review effectiveness, and overall compliance with internal processes and automotive standards. By identifying potential risks, gaps, and quality concerns early in development, this role helps prevent downstream issues, improve development efficiency, strengthen milestone readiness, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

As the SYS/SW Quality Engineer for assigned programs, you will define and execute the Engineering Quality strategy, develop and maintain the Engineering Quality Management Plan, and drive activities that ensure development readiness at every stage. This includes conducting process compliance and work product quality assessments, facilitating pre-gate and gate reviews, monitoring corrective actions to closure, supporting audits and assessments, and providing clear, actionable quality insights to program and leadership teams.

Through early engagement, data-driven decision-making, and continuous quality oversight, you will help ensure predictable program execution and successful product launches.

This position is ideal for a quality-minded professional with experience in automotive electronics, embedded product development, ASPICE, requirements-based development, verification and validation processes, assessments, and structured problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about driving quality upstream, preventing defects before they occur, and enabling teams to deliver compliant, high-quality products with confidence.

What You Will DoDefine, communicate, and drive the Engineering Quality strategy for assigned programs, ensuring alignment with customer, regulatory, and organizational objectives.

Establish, maintain, and actively execute the Engineering Quality Management Plan to ensure effective quality governance throughout the product development lifecycle.

Lead Engineering Quality planning activities, including requirements reviews, work product reviews, process compliance…