System Designer – Automotive

We are seeking an experienced System Designer with a strong background in automotive systems development to join our client team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in system design and software function development within complex vehicle systems.

The role involves designing system-level solutions, defining requirements and interfaces, supporting software function development, and collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop system-level solutions for automotive functions in alignment with product and platform requirements.

• Drive and support software function development, from concept definition through implementation, integration, and validation.

• Define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, architecture, and functional specifications.

• Ensure traceability, consistency, and alignment between system requirements, design, implementation, and verification.

• Collaborate closely with software, hardware, verification, product, and other engineering stakeholders.

• Support system integration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution across vehicle systems.

• Analyze technical requirements and translate them into robust and scalable system solutions.

• Participate in design reviews and technical discussions with relevant stakeholders.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of system engineering and development processes.

• Manage technical dependencies and coordinate activities across multiple teams in a complex development environment.

Required Qualifications

• Proven professional experience as a System Designer / System Engineer within the automotive industry.

• Experience in software function development for complex automotive systems.

• Strong understanding of automotive system architecture, signals, interfaces, and system interactions.

• Experience working in a complex, cross-functional stakeholder environment.

• Strong ability to coordinate, communicate, and align technical requirements across different engineering teams.

• B driving license.

• Good analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills.

Valuable Experience

• Hands-on experience with CarWeaver or similar system engineering tools.

• Experience with system modelling, requirements management, and architecture tools.

• Experience working with vehicle-level functions and distributed automotive systems.

• Experience with system integration and troubleshooting.

Nice to Have

• Experience with established automotive OEM development processes and tool ecosystems.

• Knowledge of Functional Safety / ISO 26262.

• Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity.

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies in automotive software development.

• Experience testing and validating automotive functions directly on vehicles.

• Experience with legal, regulatory, or compliance-related functions.

• Experience working with safety-critical or safety-related systems.

• Experience with exterior lighting systems.

• Experience with vehicle communication networks, signals, and interfaces.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to understand and manage complex technical dependencies.

• Structured, methodical, and detail-oriented approach to system design.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

• Strong coordination and alignment skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced automotive development environment.