Staff Systems Engineer- Power Modes

We are seeking a talented and driven Systems Engineer to architect and lead the development of vehicle power moding strategies for current and next-generation electrical architectures. In this role, you will drive the design, development, and validation of vehicle power management systems, ensuring optimal energy efficiency, performance, and reliability across a diverse portfolio of vehicle programs.

You will work closely with external brand partners and cross-functional teams to harmonize desired vehicle behaviors with technical constraints, delivering cutting-edge solutions that align with our commitment to innovation and quality. This role requires a deep understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, power electronics, and deterministic software orchestration.

- Collaborate with external customer brands to harmonize desired vehicle behaviors with technical architecture constraints. Ensure the core vehicle power moding software is flexible enough to support a diverse portfolio of vehicles without requiring bespoke changes for each brand.

- Own the end-to-end technical definition of the vehicle power moding system; partner with the TPM to ensure the technical roadmap is accurately scoped and prioritized to align with vehicle program milestones.

- Lead the design of arbitration logic to resolve competing power requests from various subsystems while ensuring the vehicle always maintains a safe and predictable power state.

- Define the software interfaces and APIs for the power moding service, ensuring seamless communication over an Ethernet backbone with other zonal controllers.

- Partner with functional safety and energy management teams to implement power-related "Limp-Home" strategies; own the software orchestration required to execute tiered load-shedding and degraded state transitions in response to system failures.

- Drive the decomposition of high-level vehicle requirements into testable technical specifications for software, hardware, and integration teams.

- Define the deterministic timing and sequences between power moding software and LV/HV subsystems, utilizing positive feedback loops to ensure rail stability before releasing zonal loads.

- Manage the vehicle-level sleep budget by allocating, monitoring, and enforcing limits; collaborate with the energy management team to align these budgets with vehicle range and standing time targets.

- Support the definition of test cases for SIL (Software-in-the-Loop) and HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) environments, focusing on high risk corner-case transient power transitions.

- Lead functional analysis (DFMEA/FTA) to define power-moding behaviors during hardware failures or degraded system states.

- Guide engineers in requirement decomposition and traceability, and the nuances of integrating high-complexity power systems.

- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in systems engineering for complex electromechanical platforms (e.g., Aerospace, Defense, Grid-scale Energy, Robotics, or Automotive).

- Proven ability to design timing-critical sequences where software logic must manage high-transient loads and ensure system stability.

- Deep understanding of high-voltage to low-voltage conversion and the challenges of managing stable power rails in systems with limited energy buffering.

- Expertise in requirements management tools (e.g., Flow, Jama, Polarion, or DOORS) and experience decomposing high-level system intents into testable software/hardware specifications.

- Demonstrated ability to set technical direction, lead cross-functional negotiations, and harmonize requirements between competing domains.

- Strong experience with functional analysis tools such as DFMEA and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to ensure system reliability and safety-critical uptime.

- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced development environment and manage technical scope across multiple vehicle platforms simultaneously.

- Familiarity with safety-critical standards (e.g., ISO 26262, DO-178C, or IEC 61508) and the design of fail-safe power state transitions.

- Exceptional ability to translate qualitative "user feel" into quantitative system requirements and technical specifications.