Senior Systems Architect

We are looking for a Senior Systems Architect to lead the definition and design of complex systems within next-generation connected and electrified vehicles. The role focuses on ensuring system consistency across stakeholder needs & achieving the best trade-off between performance, quality, cost, and schedule, while maximizing reuse and standardization across vehicle platforms.

• Location
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  Chrysler Technical Center, Auburn Hills, Michigan, US
• Contract type
  :
  Permanent - direct or Contractor (B2B)
• Benefits
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  Competitive salary, International R&D collaboration; exposure to cutting-edge connected vehicle programs; opportunity to define architectures for core automotive technologies (Connected Services, Powertrains, Platforms, and Modules)

• Define and deploy the roadmap of assigned systems; contribute to product family and module strategy.
• Analyze new use cases and negotiate with stakeholders (marketing, manufacturing, regulatory, maintenance, etc.).
• Lead functional and dysfunctional impact analyses.
• Ensure system feasibility in collaboration with subsystem and component leaders.
• Oversee and coordinate multidisciplinary teams (analyst engineers, system designers, component leaders).
• Organize and lead system-level technical reviews (SRR, SFR, PDR, etc.).
• Manage system lifecycle and configuration through PLM tools.
• Track and validate system maturity using architectural views and data.
• Report system-level status and risks to project management.
• Ensure system design meets safety, performance, cost, and timing objectives.
• Drive standardization and reuse to optimize development cost and time to market.

• Education:
  
  Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Software, or Systems Engineering.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 5 years in functional or system design within a multidisciplinary automotive environment.

• Strong command of functional architectures and connected automotive services (authentication, profiles, activation, emergency call, etc.).
• Understanding of vehicle functional safety and configuration management.
• Ability to decompose customer needs into functional groups and ensure traceability.
• Familiarity with PLM and system engineering tools for modeling and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of vehicle domains (powertrain, braking, ADAS, infotainment, etc.).
• English proficiency with strong technical writing skills.

• Experience in modeling electronic architectures using system engineering tools (e.g., Cameo, Rhapsody).