Feature Systems Engineer

Role name: Feature Systems Engineer
Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan (Onsite)

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About The AES Group
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.

Position Overview
We are seeking a Feature Systems Engineer with strong automotive systems engineering experience to support the development and integration of new vehicle features. The ideal candidate will work cross-functionally with engineering, program, and business teams to define customer-focused feature objectives, ensure requirements alignment, and support the delivery of new vehicle features.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, update, and track Customer Feature Objectives (CFOs) throughout the development lifecycle.
• Analyze CFOs to ensure alignment with project objectives, engineering standards, and customer expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and implement best practices for global feature development strategies.
• Support the development and implementation of new platform-level vehicle features.
• Support program-specific feature development and engineering activities.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking and participate in Voice of Customer (VOC) clinics to support product and feature development.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to identify, analyze, and resolve system-level issues.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support requirements decomposition and traceability throughout the systems engineering lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
• 3 5 years of automotive industry experience.
• Strong understanding of automotive systems engineering.
• Experience with at least one automotive functional domain, such as:
  • Electrical
  • Chassis
  • Body
  • Interior
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 and functional safety principles.
• Understanding of automotive regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of INCOSE systems engineering principles and requirements decomposition.
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering, or an equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
• Experience with IBM DOORS or similar ALM/PLM requirements management tools.
• Hands-on experience in systems engineering.
• Experience developing or interpreting system/network topology diagrams.
• Ability to analyze problems from multiple perspectives, including software, hardware, and field/customer environments.
• Strong knowledge of one or more automotive functional domains such as Body, Chassis, Electrical, or Interior.

Mandatory Skills

• Automotive Systems Engineering / Automotive Systems Understanding
• Automotive Functional Domain Knowledge - Electrical, Chassis, Body, Interior, etc.
• ISO 26262
• Requirements Decomposition / INCOSE
• 3 5 years of Automotive Experience
• Strong Cross-Functional Communication & Project Coordination