System Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA•Dearborn, MI

About The Position

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. Job Description An In-Vehicle Infotainment and Connectivity Systems Engineer interacts with feature owners and software development teams to scope and define systems interface and software requirements. This includes the process of deriving functional level requirements from feature level requirements, and utilizing a model-based systems engineering approach to define individual functions, use cases, sequence diagrams, etc. from the feature system level to In-Vehicle Infotainment and Connectivity sub-system and software levels.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer/Software/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
3+ with electrical architecture, electrical systems, and automotive network topologies having Systems Engineering experience.
3+ in requirement development and component/vehicle level testing
Experienced at analyzing and resolving systems issues
Knowledge of CAN, LIN and Ethernet based In-Vehicle Network protocols and processes
Knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture based API design
Knowledge of Human Factors, Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI)
Knowledge of Requirements Engineering (INCOSE, EARS, BDD/Gherkin)
Knowledge of Unified Modeling Language (UML) or System Modeling Language (SysML)
Knowledge of Computer Programming Competencies (C++, Python, Java)
Familiarity with Automotive Infotainment Systems or other Automotive Domains (interfaces, communication protocols, features/functions, and architecture).

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Network tools (VehicleSpy, CANalyzer, CANoe, ValueCAN, Ethernet tools)
Knowledge of requirement authoring tools (VSEM System Engineering, DOORS, JAMA, Polarion, etc)
Knowledge of UML/SysML tools (IBM Rational Rhapsody, MagicDraw)
Knowledge of Software Version Control Systems and cloud storage (Git, GitHub)
Knowledge of Technical Writing
Knowledge of Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
Knowledge of MS Office Suite

Responsibilities

The individual will be responsible for the development of feature-based In-Vehicle Infotainment & Connectivity (IVI-C) Specifications for all IVI-C Modules, including Sync/Phoenix, Audio Control Module, DSP Amplifier, Telematic Control Unit, Enhanced Central Gateway module, and other display Modules (for instance, Head-Up Display, Rear Audio Control).
Executing functional partitioning of features
Developing interfaces between allocable classes
Specifying system level requirements and ECU software requirements
Adopting model-based system engineering method for specification development.
Using Requirement Management tools for requirement authoring, change management and specification generation.
Managing working level meetings between Feature/Function Owners, module owners, HMI teams and IVI Platform team to develop functional integration strategies.
Performing system compatibility analysis & impact assessment for IVI feature deployment to different architectures, programs, or markets.
Resolving technical issues at system and interface level that impact In-Vehicle Infotainment system.

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