Principal Engineer, Automotive Innovation & Advanced Technologies
About The Position
Stoneridge is seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer to identify, evaluate, and industrialize emerging technologies that will shape future automotive products and services. The role combines automotive engineering expertise with advanced technology knowledge, including areas such as ADAS, camera systems, zonal architectures, Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK), connectivity, electronic control units, electrical architecture, and software-defined vehicles. The successful candidate will work in ambiguous environments, translate innovative concepts into practical solutions, and help bring new technologies from concept to application readiness. The position leads technology scouting and assessment, develops technology roadmaps, identifies business growth opportunities, and collaborates with startups, suppliers, technology partners, customers, and research organizations. It also leads proofs of concept and prototype activities, assesses technology maturity and integration complexity, and supports customer technical engagements and demonstrations. The Principal Engineer leads the transition of innovative concepts into application-ready solutions, defining requirements, development roadmaps, industrialization approaches, and validation concepts. The role influences product design through technical expertise and market awareness and prepares recommendations and business cases. The role requires travel of up to 15%. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of Novi, Michigan. On-site work is required at least three days per week, with the option to work remotely two days per week. Relocation assistance is not offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 10 or more years of automotive industry experience.
- Experience delivering production automotive systems and technologies.
- Strong understanding of vehicle electronics, architectures, and system integration.
- Demonstrated experience bringing innovative technologies from concept to production.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance of Novi, Michigan.
- Ability to meet the on-site requirement of at least three days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Deep expertise in at least one of the following: ADAS systems, automotive camera technology, zonal compute architecture, Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK), connectivity, or software-defined vehicle technology (SDV).
- Experience working with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
- Knowledge of AI/ML applications in automotive environments.
- Experience with innovation processes, technology incubation, or advance engineering organizations.
- Patent generation, technology scouting and licensing, or research experience.
Responsibilities
- Scout, evaluate, and assess emerging technologies.
- Develop technology roadmaps and identify opportunities for new business growth.
- Engage with startups, suppliers, technology partners, customers, and research organizations to evaluate innovative solutions.
- Lead proof-of-concept and prototype activities to validate new technologies.
- Serve as a technical expert in one or more advanced vehicle technology domains.
- Assess technology maturity, integration complexity, and product readiness.
- Support customer engagements, technical discussions, and demonstrations.
- Lead the transition of innovative concepts into application-ready solutions.
- Define requirements, development roadmaps, industrialization approaches, and validation concepts.
- Influence product design through technical expertise and market awareness.
- Prepare recommendations and business cases.
Benefits
- Up to two days per week of remote work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
