Sr. Vehicle Electrical Control Systems (VECS) Engineer

Polaris Inc.•Novi, MI

1d•$96,000 - $127,000

About The Position

As a Senior Vehicle Electrical Control Systems (VECS) Engineer at Polaris, you will own assigned Off-Road Vehicle electrical features from concept through integrated vehicle realization. The role combines systems engineering, model-based engineering, cross-functional technical leadership, and hands-on vehicle development to translate customer and product needs into feature behavior, requirements, models, implementation plans, and testable functionality. You will work with product owners, architects, component owners, validation, manufacturing, service, safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and program teams to align technical direction and drive feature readiness. Your work will directly influence the functionality and rider experience of Polaris Off-Road Vehicles. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a related technical field and experience in requirements and systems engineering or model-based methods. Experience in powersports, automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway, aerospace, robotics, or another complex embedded-system industry is preferred. The position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
Ability to translate ambiguous customer or business needs into clear technical behavior, decisions, and actionable requirements.
Strong communication and technical leadership skills, including the ability to facilitate alignment and move cross-functional teams toward decisions.
Experience with requirements development, systems engineering, functional decomposition, interface definition, or requirements-management tools.
Experience with model-based engineering tools or methods such as MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, SysML, or UML.
Working knowledge of CAN-based embedded systems and ability to use vehicle-network data to diagnose behavior.
Willingness to work hands-on with vehicles, test equipment, software tools, and incomplete early-development systems.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in powersports, automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway, aerospace, robotics, or another complex embedded-system industry.
Experience with Codebeamer, Jama, PTC RV&S, DOORS, or a comparable requirements-management platform.
Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and Stateflow, including controls modeling, simulation, or automated analysis.
Experience with vehicle-network and verification tools or methods, including Vector CANalyzer or CANoe, CAPL, J1939, UDS, CAN FD, diagnostics, calibration, log-data analysis, vehicles, benches, Model-in-the-Loop, Software-in-the-Loop, or System-HIL environments.
Experience with feature-level DFMEA, HARA, functional safety, cybersecurity, regulatory or technical design reviews; embedded controller concepts; or programming in MATLAB, Python, C, C++, or a similar language.

Responsibilities

Own assigned electrical features from concept through vehicle realization, including feature intent, requirements, cross-functional execution, integration, and readiness.
Define intended customer experiences and align product and engineering stakeholders on feature behavior, tradeoffs, acceptance criteria, and technical direction.
Author and maintain clear, testable, and traceable feature and function requirements that translate stakeholder goals into engineering expectations.
Develop logical behavior, functional architectures, interfaces, and requirement traceability using Codebeamer or similar requirements-management tools.
Use MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, and other modeling or simulation methods to evaluate concepts, identify edge cases, improve requirements, and support model-based development.
Lead cross-functional technical execution with component owners, validation, manufacturing, service, and vehicle program teams to deliver assigned features.
Create virtual or physical prototypes when useful to make concepts tangible, accelerate decisions, and validate the user experience.
Lead feature risk and compliance activities, including DFMEAs and engagement with functional safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and intellectual-property teams.
Develop system-level test cases and integration plans, and perform vehicle testing, calibration, CAN-data analysis, issue triage, and production-readiness assessments.
Contribute to VECS engineering standards, guidelines, best practices, and templates that support continuous improvement.