Autonomous Driving Kit System Safety Engineer

ISUZU TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA INC • Plymouth, MI

103d • $87,448 - $123,755 • Onsite

About The Position

Supports systems engineering and safety activities for the Automated Driving Kit (ADK) and its integration into the vehicle. Develops and maintains system requirements, use cases, MBSE models, interfaces, and traceability across the ADK, vehicle control interface, and chassis. The engineer also supports integrating functional safety, SOTIF, and cybersecurity considerations into systems engineering work products and collaborates with global Isuzu teams, ADK suppliers, and verification teams to enable safe and reliable deployment of automated driving functions.

This position is based in Plymouth, Michigan, and the company is hiring at Engineer I or Engineer II level. The role is primarily sedentary in a controlled office environment and requires up to 5% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in systems engineering, MBSE, automotive systems, or automated driving.
• Foundational knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes, requirements development and decomposition, interface definition, and bidirectional traceability.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to organize complex technical information and translate stakeholder needs into clear, testable system requirements.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for working with cross-functional and global teams.
• Excellent PC skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to learn ADK technologies and safety standards, work independently with guidance, and collaborate effectively with engineering teams and suppliers.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with, or academic exposure to, MBSE and SysML modeling methods.
• Foundational knowledge of functional safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO 21448), and automotive cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434).
• Understanding of ADAS/AD or ADK concepts, including perception, localization, planning, control, middleware, and vehicle interfaces.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as Polarion, DOORS, Jama, or equivalent.
• Exposure to MBSE tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler, Enterprise Architect, Capella, or equivalent.
• Strong academic or professional record demonstrating structured thinking, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ADK/ADS system requirements, use cases, interface requirements, operational states and modes, acceptance criteria, and bidirectional traceability across the ADK, vehicle control interface, and chassis.
• Support MBSE activities, including system context definition, functional architecture, capability decomposition, interface modeling, state and behavior modeling, and allocation of requirements to ADK and vehicle subsystems.
• Support integrating functional safety, SOTIF, and cybersecurity considerations into system requirements, interfaces, models, analyses, and assurance evidence in collaboration with domain specialists.
• Collaborate with verification and validation teams to define verification methods, objective pass/fail criteria, requirements-to-test traceability and coverage, scenario-based testing needs, system-level KPIs, and evidence required for safety assurance.
• Coordinate with ADK suppliers and cross-functional and global teams; support technical reviews and change-impact analyses; and document technical decisions, assumptions, rationale, issues, and status.
• Review applicable standards, regulations, technical guidance, research, and industry best practices; perform applicability and gap analyses; and translate results into implementation processes, workflows, templates, checklists, requirements, and reusable engineering work products.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and fertility benefits.
• Adoption and surrogacy benefits, maternity support, and up to $25,000 in lifetime fertility-related benefits through WIN Fertility.
• Paid vacation, 15 paid holidays annually, sick leave, parental leave, and miscellaneous time off for volunteering or a compelling personal need.
• 401(k) plan with a company match and an additional Annual Retirement Contribution (ARC).
• Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance and Travel Insurance.
• Wellness program with resources for physical and mental well-being.
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related coursework, degree programs, and professional growth.
• Employee discounts on insurance, travel, entertainment, vehicle purchases and rentals, retail purchases, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level