Systems Design Engineer - Electronics and Software

Location: Sterling Heights, MI

Pay Rate: $50–$52/hour

Assignment: Long-Term Contract to hire

About the Role

Join our team as a Vehicle Electronic Integration Engineer, where you'll play a key role in the design, integration, and verification of vehicle electronic systems supporting some of the nation’s most advanced defense technologies. This is a long-term contract opportunity perfect for engineers passionate about systems engineering, integration, and military vehicle innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and ensure traceability of system, subsystem, and software requirements.
• Perform functional analysis; develop integrated flows and concepts of operation.
• Decompose system and subsystem performance and verification requirements.
• Develop design verification plans and reports.
• Identify, define, and manage power, data, and other system interfaces.
• Ensure ongoing maintenance of system, subsystem, and component interfaces.
• Support management of network bandwidth allocations for vehicle functions.
• Ensure system design integrity across physical, power, data, and software domains.
• Integrate and verify system and subsystem components both in lab and vehicle environments.
• Define and execute integration, testing, and verification plans for systems and subsystems.
• Provide technical input for project planning, scheduling, and cost estimation.
• Achieve and demonstrate proficiency in one or more technical domains (e.g., testing, diagnostics, requirements, C4, Software UI design, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline required (Electrical Engineering preferred).
• Strong experience in system/subsystem/software requirements development, design, and testing.
• Proficient with data bus design/management and related tools (CAN, Ethernet, 1553, etc.).
• Experience with requirements management tools such as TEAMCENTER and/or DOORs.
• Ability to troubleshoot systems/subsystems effectively.
• Military vehicle knowledge preferred.
• Must have experience writing test procedures and technical reports.
• Ability to lift/carry up to 30 lbs. of test equipment as needed.

Additional Requirements

• Eligible for a U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship required; no sponsorship available).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to work overtime as required.
• Demonstrated experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies.

 The Process: To apply for this position, please follow these steps: Apply for this job with your current resume. We’ll get back to you the same day with some feedback on your application. Next you’ll be invited to an online screening conversation so we can go over the job requirements together and you can ask questions. After this stage we’ll give you more feedback on your application and select the candidates to move forward in the process. Typically steps 1 to 4 takes less than 24 hours.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

HRU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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