Software Systems Engineer

POSITION OVERVIEW

The purpose of the Requirements Engineer II is to determine and document the requirements that a design must satisfy.

Location: This position requires on-site work at Gentex facilities. This role is not eligible for remote work.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Consistently execute the processes for requirements engineering.
• Provide technical input to peers within and outside the requirements engineering team.
• Communicate work status to requirements engineering team and project team.
• Solicit technical input from peers within and outside the requirements engineering team.
• Collect requirements from external sources like regulations and customer specifications.
• Collect requirements from internal sources like engineering users, product validation labs, and manufacturing.
• Refine the requirements collected into a level of detail relevant to designers and verifiers.
• Review requirements developed by other engineers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

HOW YOU’LL DO IT

• Fostering teamwork – building effective partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicating effectively – developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey clear understanding, taking into account the unique needs of different audiences.
• Personal accountability – keeping promises and honoring commitments, accepting responsibility for one’s actions and assuming responsibility when dealing with problems, crisis, and issues.
• Problem solving – defining a problem, determining the cause, identifying, prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution, and implementing a solution.
• Maintaining a high level of confidentiality, honesty, and integrity with respect to company matters.
• Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace.

WHAT TO BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Computer or Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years technical experience in systems or software development or 2 years of experience with requirements management as primary responsibility.
• Proficiency interpreting complex technical specifications, data sheets, and schematics.

WHAT WILL HELP

• Experience creating scripts.
• Experience with any of the following:
  • requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Capterra, Visure.
  • project management tools such as Jira, Rally, Azure Dev Ops.
  • systems engineering principles (full lifecycle engineering; INCOSE guidelines).
  • embedded software development (test, architecture, C or other coding).
  • electrical hardware development (microprocessors, power management).
  • digital communication buses (CAN, LIN, ARINC 429, Ethernet, RS-485).
  • processes conforming to standards such as ASPICE, DO-178C, DO-254.
  • functional safety development satisfying ISO 26262 objectives.
  • cybersecurity development satisfying ISO 21434 objectives.