Senior Functional Systems Engineer - Vehicle Access

Job Title: Senior Functional Systems Engineer Vehicle Access



Location: Palo Alto, California



Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Position Overview
The Senior Software Systems Engineer (Vehicle Access) will lead the development of the requirements that define the software involved in vehicle access features like the immobilizer, key cards, key fobs, and digital keys. You will work with cross-functional stakeholders to establish performance requirements, review signal chains, capture interface definitions, document state machines, and coordinate verification and validation to deliver successful implementation of vehicle features via hardware and software.

You will lead bring-up and validation activities as software is delivered, and support overall functionality and performance of vehicle systems throughout the product life cycle. You will conceptualize, design, engineer, develop, and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platform architectures for electric vehicles.







What you'll be able to do:

• Lead the feature and function development of systems related to Vehicle Access, defining requirements, iterating via stakeholder reviews, and enabling software development teams.
• Define, test, and validate combined hardware and system requirements for Vehicle Access platform features and functions.
• Lead and manage the integration of initial prototype systems, including debugging and engineering tests for prototype bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.
• Conduct architecture investigations and execute trade-off studies to optimize design strategies for experience, cost, and performance.
• Author and manage interface definitions for the functions you define, including CAN and Ethernet signal definitions

Minimum requirements:

• B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
• Experience and working knowledge of systems development, electrical architecture, functional architecture, and system integration
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools
• Experience defining and driving to implementation complex and cross-functional features and functions
• Experience with creating and executing component- and system-level test procedures
• Experience using Git in a collaborative development workflow
• Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high-performing team
• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Preferred Requirements:

• 5 years' experience in systems engineering or similar role
• Master's Degree Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• Expert in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools
• Experience with embedded C, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, IQ-FMEA, and similar
• Experience with cryptography, cybersecurity, certificate/key exchanges, and similar
• Experience with near-field communication (NFC), Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE), and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technologies

For each of the bullet items below, scope includes:

• Scenario definitions (sequence diagrams and associated requirements) that capture the essential parts of the flows
• Updates to any interfaces/new interfaces required to satisfy requirements
• Requirements authored in Jama, following specified practices for requirement format/content
• Test outlines defined and/or SpeQTr specifications authored to provide requirement coverage