Automated Design Systems Engineer presso Altair Engineering (via Taleo posting)

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Automated Design Systems Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Saline, MI is looking for an Automated Design Systems Engineer. This is a direct hire/contract position.

What You Will Do:

Our Client’s Integrated Vehicle Systems (IVS) Department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Automated Design System Engineer. Our Client’s Integrated Vehicle Systems (IVS) Department is hiring a detail-driven Systems Engineer who can own requirements, lead DRBFM, and drive action-item closure across stakeholders. You’ll pair systems thinking with hands-on software and test integration to help deliver the next generation of automated driving systems for vehicles.

Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager of IVS, the person in this role will support the IVS department's objective. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Own system requirements. Capture, decompose, and maintain traceable, testable requirements from concept through release; manage baselines and change control. 
• Lead DRBFM. Plan, facilitate, and document DRBFM sessions; translate risks into design actions and verification plans; ensure timely closure. 
• Design with developers. Work with ADS software engineers to shape control/decision logic (C/C++), align interfaces, and incorporate safety concepts into design. 
• Integrate and verify. Coordinate SIL/HIL/vehicle-level testing; ensure system requirements integrate cleanly to software components and different ECUs specs. 
• Track to closure. Build and maintain a clear action tracker; drive owners, dates, and evidence to closure across internal teams and suppliers.
• Liaise across partners. Serve as the day-to-day interface with external stakeholders/suppliers; keep communication crisp and decisions documented. 
• Improve the process. Identify gaps; propose lightweight, repeatable improvements that raise reliability, safety, and engineering velocity.
• Contribute to code & reviews. Participate in code reviews, create PRs where appropriate, and support CI checks tied to requirements and tests. 

Basics:

• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field. 
• Automotive background (ADAS/ADS, chassis, powertrain, or similar safety-critical domain). (3 years) 
• Systems experience managing requirements and interfaces for complex embedded/vehicle systems and respective tooling such as Jama, Jira/Azure DevOps for tracking. (3 years) 
• Hands-on DRBFM leadership and follow-up through verified closure. (3 years) 
• Software literacy: C/C++ fundamentals; ability to read code and collaborate effectively with developers. (3 years) 
• Networking: Working knowledge of CAN/LIN/Ethernet and related tooling. (3 years) 
• Documentation: Clear, concise spec and requirements writing with strong attention to traceability and version control. (3 years) 
• Team skills: Organized, direct communicator; able to negotiate priorities and align diverse teams (internal and external). (3 years) 

Preferred:

• Exposure to ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), SOTIF (ISO 21448), and/or ASPICE practices. 
• Experience with requirements/tooling: Jama, or Polarion; Jira/Azure DevOps for tracking. 
• Test environments: MIL/SIL/HIL, CANoe/Vector toolchain.
• Scripting/analysis in Python and/or MATLAB/Simulink. 
• Familiarity with SOME/IP, diagnostics (UDS), and over-the-air update concepts. 
• CI/CD and code review workflows (Git, GitLab/Jenkins). 

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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