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# Engineer III - Systems

- **Company:** ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- **Location:** Farmington Hills, MI, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, ISO/IEC 15504, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Visual Systems, CodeBeamer, DOORS (Software), Software Troubleshooting
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.zf.com/talentcommunity/apply/1445661833/?locale=en_US

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 5-6 years of experience in automotive systems engineering and product development.
Proven experience in requirements engineering and requirements management processes.
Hands-on experience with IBM DOORS, Codebeamer, or similar requirements management tools.
Experience working within the automotive V-Cycle development process.
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and failure mode analysis skills across hardware and software systems.
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and tools such as IBM Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect, or similar platforms.
Preferred experience with ADAS, automotive camera, vision systems, ISO 26262 Functional Safety, ASPICE, and CAN-based tools such as CANoe, CANalyzer, or CANape.

## Description

Join our Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team, where we develop cutting-edge camera solutions that help enable safer and smarter vehicles. Our multidisciplinary team collaborates across systems, software, hardware, algorithms, functional safety, and validation to deliver innovative vision-based technologies for global automotive customers. As part of a fast-paced engineering environment, you will play a key role in translating customer needs into robust technical solutions while contributing throughout the entire product development lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of autonomous and assisted driving technologies. This position is part of ZF's ADAS & HPC business, which is entering an exciting new phase of growth and transformation within the advanced automotive technology space. The business unit is planned for divestiture, creating a unique opportunity to help shape the future of next-generation driver assistance and high-performance
computing technologies.

What you can look forward to as Systems Engineer III (m/f/d):

 * Act as the technical interface between customers and cross-functional engineering teams for ADAS camera products.
Analyze, elicit, and manage customer requirements, ensuring complete and traceable system-level requirements.
Define system functionality and product capabilities in collaboration with software, hardware, algorithm, safety, validation, and program management teams.
Develop and maintain system architectures, functional decompositions, and technical documentation using MBSE methodologies and tools.
Ensure traceability between customer, system, safety, and software requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
Support technical discussions with customers, helping to clarify requirements and resolve engineering challenges.
Perform system-level safety analyses, including System FMEA, and contribute to functional safety activities.
Lead problem-solving activities such as issue investigation, root cause analysis, change management, and continuous product improvement initiatives., All employees are expected to adhere to and promote ZF's commitment to quality, ensuring a culture of continuous improvement and zero defects in all aspects of their role.