Sr. System Engineer (Architecture and Requirements Management)

Are you a highly experienced and passionate Sr. System Engineer with a deep understanding of how robust *requirements management* and well-defined *system architectures* are the bedrock of exceptional quality in complex automotive systems? We are seeking a technical engineer to drive our early defect detection and prevention strategies, ensuring the highest standards of reliability, safety, and performance across our cutting-edge infotainment, connected gateways, and telematics products. If you thrive on defining complex systems, ensuring traceability, and mentoring teams in best practices, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact.

What you’ll do…

   * Lead the definition, analysis, and management of complex system-level requirements, ensuring clarity, completeness, traceability, and testability from concept through validation.

    *  Drive the architectural design and review of automotive embedded systems, ensuring alignment with functional safety (ISO 26262), performance, and quality objectives.

    *  Lead early defect detection and prevention strategies by embedding robust requirements engineering and system architecture principles across software and systems development.

    *  Define and implement advanced methods for requirements management, system architecture design, and process improvement to enhance overall software and system quality.

    *  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust system verification and validation processes

    *  Conduct quality reviews and participate in engineering joint reviews (including architectural and requirements reviews) to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.

    *  Coach and train engineering teams on quality best practices, including ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) and software quality standards.

    *  Analyze warranty, field, and test data to identify systemic quality issues and drive corrective actions.

    *  Partner with suppliers and internal teams to enhance software quality, focusing on infotainment, connected gateways, and telematics.

    *  Support embedded software development teams in improving processes for reliability, maintainability, and compliance.

    *  Contribute to process development and improvement within the quality organization to align with industry standards and best practices, **specifically for requirements engineering and systems design.

    *  Effectively communicate complex technical issues, to both engineering teams and executive leadership.

You’ll have…

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related degree/technical field
• 15+ years of progressive engineering experience in the automotive industry, with demonstrated hands-on expertise in advanced requirements management methodologies and defining complex system architectures.
• Proven mastery of various requirements elicitation, analysis, and validation techniques, and experience with industry-standard requirements management tools.
• Extensive experience in designing, documenting, and reviewing system architectures for embedded automotive software and hardware.
• Strong focus on quality, warranty analysis, or verification & validation.
• Proven expertise in early defect detection and prevention methodologies.
• Experience in ISO 26262 Functional Safety implementation and assessments.
• Knowledge of embedded software development processes.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and training skills to drive cultural and technical improvements.
• Experience working with infotainment, connected gateways, or telematics is highly desired.

Even better, you may have…

• Experience in embedded software testing, software integration, or software development.
• Knowledge of ASPICE and software process assessments.
• Familiarity with DevOps and continuous integration strategies for automotive software.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up progr