Systems Engineer, Vehicle

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

The Systems Engineering team at Harbinger Motors is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to define develop and verify vehicle-level system requirements for our next generation of electric commercial this role youll be responsible for translating business and customer needs into clear testable technical specifications ensuring that every subsystem integrates seamlessly into the overall vehicle architecture. Youll collaborate across multiple disciplines from software to electrical and mechanical engineering to deliver vehicles that meet our rigorous performance safety and regulatory standards.

This position requires a balance of technical expertise systems thinking and strong cross-functional communication. You will play a key role in shaping how we design and validate complete vehicle systems from concept through production.

What You Will Do

• Develop and document system-level technical specifications for vehicle platforms ensuring alignment with business customer and regulatory requirements.

• Lead the definition and decomposition of requirements from the vehicle level down to subsystem and component levels.

• Create and maintain detailed system architecture documentation interface definitions and design traceability matrices.

• Author review and manage requirements and test plans for vehicle-level systems and subsystems ensuring full traceability through the product lifecycle.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical electrical software and manufacturing engineers to ensure systems integrate cohesively and meet all performance targets.

• Conduct design reviews and verification activities ensuring system behavior meets defined requirements.

• Support validation and testing efforts including data analysis issue resolution and test report documentation.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering processes tools and documentation standards.

• Participate in benchmarking activities to evaluate competitor systems and identify innovation opportunities.

Who You Are

• Hold a Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related field (Masters degree preferred).

• Bring 5 years of experience in systems engineering within the automotive or related high-tech industry.

• Demonstrate deep understanding of systems engineering principles including requirements management traceability and validation.

• Familiar with industry standards such as ISO 26262 (functional safety) ASPICE and other automotive quality frameworks.

• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS Polarion Jama etc.).

• Knowledge of software and digital communication protocols (CAN LIN Ethernet etc.) and their specifications.

• Experience with hands-on device or subsystem testing and data analysis.

• Exposure to high-voltage systems and safety standards is a plus.

• Strong analytical organizational and documentation skills.

• Excellent communicator and collaborator with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced cross-disciplinary environment.