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Blue Chip Talent is currently looking for an Automotive Systems Engineer with strong experience in creating/building requirements from scratch. As an Automotive Systems Engineer, you will support future vehicle programs by leading systems engineering activities focused on requirements development, system integration, and cross-functional coordination. This role will play a critical part in defining and managing system requirements from concept through validation while ensuring alignment across engineering teams and vehicle programs.

The ideal candidate has a strong automotive systems engineering background with proven experience building requirements from scratch, driving system-level thinking, and supporting complex EV or automotive development programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of system requirements for automotive and EV-related systems from concept through production.
• Build requirements structures from scratch, including decomposition, traceability, verification, and validation planning.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, interface definitions, and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, controls, validation, manufacturing, and program management.
• Track engineering issues, validation status, and next-step actions to support program milestones and design decisions.
• Support system integration activities across vehicle subsystems and ensure alignment between functional and technical requirements.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation including requirements specifications, interface documents, validation matrices, and technical reports.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, DFMEA activities, and change management processes.
• Support continuous improvement of systems engineering workflows, processes, and documentation standards.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet program timing, quality standards, and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in automotive systems engineering, EV systems, battery systems, or vehicle integration.
• Proven experience developing and managing requirements from scratch for automotive or complex engineering systems.
• Experience with systems engineering methodologies including requirements decomposition, traceability, and validation planning.
• Proficiency with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret technical data and drive engineering decisions.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience working in fast-paced automotive or EV development environments.