Automotive Requirements Engineer
Reference Number: 410432
Posted: 09/08/2026
Job Type: Contract
- Industry: Technology and IT
Our client, a leading global automotive manufacturer, is seeking an Automotive Requirements Engineer to join their team. As an Automotive Requirements Engineer, you will support cross-functional Product Planning, Core Engineering, Systems Engineering, HMI, Software, Hardware, and Validation teams. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, excellent analytical abilities, and proven cross-functional collaboration skills, which will align successfully within the organization.
Job Title: Automotive Requirements Engineer
Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan — Onsite
What’s the Job?
- Own the creation, review, approval, baselining, maintenance, and tracking of vehicle feature requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
- Translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear, measurable, testable, and traceable system-level requirements.
- Lead cross-functional requirements reviews and resolve gaps, conflicts, assumptions, and interface dependencies.
- Maintain bidirectional traceability across system, subsystem, software, hardware, and validation requirements while managing approved changes.
- Partner with validation and engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and ensure safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and industry requirements are addressed.
What’s Needed?
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Systems Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
- 1–5 years of automotive product-development experience involving requirements definition, authoring, analysis, review, or lifecycle management.
- Working knowledge of automotive systems engineering, functional decomposition, architectures, interfaces, and software/hardware interactions.
- Knowledge of ISO 26262 and requirements-engineering practices aligned with INCOSE, including traceability, verification, validation, and change management.
- Strong written/verbal communication, organization, and cross-functional coordination skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and web-based research.
What’s in it for me?
- Opportunity to contribute to current and future vehicle programs for a leading global automotive organization.
- Hands-on exposure to systems engineering, software, hardware, HMI, validation, and vehicle feature development.
- Opportunity to work on customer-driven requirements and competitive vehicle benchmarking.
- Collaborative environment with global cross-functional engineering teams.
- Immediate-start opportunity in an onsite Auburn Hills, Michigan work environment.
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- 401(k), Plus Match
- Weekly Pay
If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!
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