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# System Engineer

- **Company:** Pi-Square Technologies LLC
- **Location:** Peoria, IL, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Ethernet, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us89e6b0505e39e2085a987a722e56f909

## About the Role

* System Architecture & Requirements Management
 * Drive-By-Wire (DBW) Systems
 * Autonomous Vehicles / Machine Control Systems
 * Functional Safety (ISO 26262)
 * FMEA, STPA, Hazard Analysis
 * System Integration & Validation
 * SIL, HIL, V&V Testing
 * CAN, J1939, Ethernet Protocols
 * Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
 * Root Cause Analysis

## Description

Seeking a System Engineer with experience in Drive-By-Wire (DBW), Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Machine Controls, Functional Safety, System Integration, and Validation. The candidate will be responsible for system architecture, requirements engineering, diagnostics, safety analysis, integration, and verification of next-generation autonomous vehicle platforms. Key Responsibilities

 * Define system architecture, subsystem interfaces, ICDs, and requirements traceability.
 * Lead requirements decomposition across software, controls, electrical, and vehicle subsystems.
 * Perform system-level analysis including FMEA, STPA, Hazard Analysis, and Functional Safety activities.
 * Develop CAN/J1939/Ethernet communication architectures, diagnostics, fail-safe strategies, and fault management.
 * Coordinate SIL, HIL, fault injection, integration, and vehicle validation activities.
 * Analyze system performance, investigate failures, and perform root-cause analysis.
 * Support calibration, tuning, deployment, and on-machine validation.
 * Participate in design reviews, technical reviews, and customer discussions.
 * Maintain system requirements, verification artifacts, risk registers, and compliance documentation.


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