Software Systems Engineer I

You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland Michigan Gentex is an 8-time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Requirements Engineer I is an entry-level role focused on developing core engineering skills and determining and documenting the requirements that a design must satisfy.

Location: This position requires on-site work at Gentex facilities. This role is not eligible for remote work.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Learn processes and best practices related to requirements engineering.
• Set and adjust approach to requirements engineering tasks based on input from mentor engineer.
• Communicate work status to requirements engineering team and project team.
• Interpret external technical documents like regulations customer specifications and data sheets.
• Collect internal use cases for engineering users product validation labs and manufacturing.
• Solicit technical input from peers within and outside the requirements engineering team.
• Elaborate requirements from and maintain traceability to higher level requirements.
• Ensure requirements provide a level of detail relevant to designers and verifiers.
• Review requirements developed by other engineers to ensure conformance with quality criteria.
• Other duties as assigned.

HOW YOULL DO IT

• Fostering teamwork Building effective partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Personal accountability Keeping promises and honoring commitments accepting responsibility for ones actions and assuming responsibility when dealing with problems crisis and issues.
• Problem solving Defining a problem determining the cause identifying prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution and implementing a solution.
• Maintaining a high level of confidentiality honesty and integrity with respect to company matters.
• Complying with all Company policies and procedures safety regulations company safety policies and safely perform all duties including but not limited to promoting a safe workplace.
  

WHAT TO BRING

• Bachelors degree in Systems Electrical Computer or Mechanical Engineering related discipline or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience with technical writing skills.
• Proficiency interpreting complex technical specifications data sheets and schematics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

WHAT WILL HELP

• Experience creating scripts.
• Experience with any of the following:
  • requirements management tools like DOORS Jama Polarion Capterra Visure.
  • project management tools like Jira Rally Azure Dev Ops.
  • systems engineering principles (full lifecycle engineering; INCOSE guidelines).
  • embedded software development (test architecture C or other coding).
  • electrical hardware development (microprocessors power management).
  • digital communication buses (CAN LIN ARINC 429 Ethernet RS-485).
  • processes conforming to standards like ASPICE DO-178C DO-254.
  • functional safety development satisfying ISO 26262 objectives.
  • cybersecurity development satisfying ISO 21434 objectives.

Gentex is an equal opportunity employer

Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individuals race color religion national origin age sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) disability marital status military service height weight genetic information or any other reason protected by law.

Assistance

Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests email us at . Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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