Functional Specification Development Engineers

About the Role

This position focuses on automotive embedded systems, ECU software, requirements engineering, and functional specification development within the automotive development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Decompose vehicle/system requirements into clear ECU-level requirements for supplier implementation.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications aligned with software releases and sprint commitments.
• Maintain traceability across requirements, validation artifacts, and release documentation.
• Manage JIRA tickets for requirements, defects, sprint planning, validation status, and release readiness.
• Collaborate with OEM teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to resolve clarifications, design gaps, and release dependencies.
• Support project health reporting, risk tracking, and timing feasibility assessments.
• Coordinate between all stakeholders in the development of application software.
• Facilitate sync-up meetings with effective communication.

Requirements

• 5+ years in automotive embedded systems, ECU software, requirements engineering, or functional specification development.
• Strong knowledge of automotive development lifecycle, software releases, and agile execution.
• Understanding of Bluetooth protocols/profiles such as BLE, Classic Bluetooth, GATT, GAP, pairing, bonding, advertising, scanning, and secure communication for Bluetooth Module ECU applications.
• Understanding of NFC concepts such as reader/card emulation, tag detection, pairing/handshake flows, authentication, secure access, and diagnostics for NFC Module ECU applications.
• Ability to write clear, testable, supplier-ready specifications covering logic, flows, data, and interfaces.
• Experience with requirement management tools such as JAMA, DOORS, Polarion, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA for backlog, sprint, defect, and dashboard management.
• Working knowledge of GitHub or similar version control tools.
• Understanding of CAN communication, ECU interfaces, diagnostics, and body/connectivity features.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Computer Science.

Skills

• Strong communication skills for OEM, supplier, validation, and stakeholder coordination.

Pay

Base salary range: $110,000 to $140,000 per annum.

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.