ZF Group

Senior Engineer - Systems

ZF Group  •  Farmington Hills, MI (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Req ID 90508 | Gbl Elec HQ - Farmington Hills, United States Capri USA Group, Inc.

Job Description

The Senior Engineer serves as a technical leader within the project, driving requirements management, system architecture development, traceability, safety compliance, and issue resolution throughout the entire product lifecycle.

What you can look forward to as Senior System Engineer:

  • Analyze, review, clarify, and decompose customer, regulatory, and internal stakeholder requirements for ADAS, automotive perception, front camera, and safety-related systems.
  • Identify requirement gaps between customer expectations and platform or core product capabilities, then define bridging requirements and technical trade-offs.
  • Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability across the V-Cycle, from stakeholder requirements through system verification and validation.
  • Manage requirements baselines, changes, and impact analysis using approved requirements management tools and processes.
  • Engage with customers to resolve ambiguities, align system expectations, and negotiate feasible technical solutions.
  • Develop and maintain logical and physical system architectures, including system models, interface definitions, operational scenarios, and functional decompositions using MBSE tools.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, perception, safety, validation, functional safety, and cybersecurity teams to ensure architectural consistency, feasibility, compliance, and risk mitigation.
  • Support HARA, FSC, TSR, System FMEA, FTA, ASPICE, ISO 26262 compliance, customer-specific requirements, audits, assessments, and customer reviews.

Your profile as Senior Systems Engineer:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electronics, electrical, software or similar discipline).
  • Minimum 5+ years of experience in Automotive Systems Engineering.
  • Experience working on ADAS, autonomous driving, or safety-critical automotive systems.
  • Strong experience with IBM Rational DOORS / Codebeamer, IBM Rhapsody/ Enterprise Architect (preferred)
  • Working knowledge of CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, Vehicle diagnostics and communication protocols (preferred)
  • Deep understanding of Requirements Engineering, System Architecture Design, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Automotive SPICE, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), Cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434) (preferred)

What We Offer:

  • A supportive collaborative team environment
  • Annual Incentive Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Personal Time
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Paid Holidays
  • A strong diversity culture
  • Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Be part of our ZF team as Senior Engineer - Systems and apply now!

Contact

Gabriela Palacio

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran

ZF Group

About ZF Group

ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. Its comprehensive product range is primarily aimed at vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers and start-up companies in the fields of transportation and mobility. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate as well as enhancing safe mobility. Alongside the automotive sector – passenger cars and commercial vehicles – ZF also serves market segments such as construction and agricultural machinery, wind power, marine propulsion, rail drives and test systems.

With some 161,600 employees worldwide, ZF reported sales of €41.4 billion in fiscal year 2024. The company operates 161 production locations in 30 countries.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Friedrichshafen, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
zf.com
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