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Subject Matter Expert (SME) - System Requirements Management

ALTEN Technology USA · Auburn Hills, MI · 2 wk ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time

Position Summary

The Subject Matter Expert (SME) – System Requirements Management is responsible for technical leadership of system requirements activities supporting vehicle feature development across multiple engineering domains.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate technical impacts associated with:

    • New vehicle features
    • Feature enhancements
    • Feature modifications
    • Carry-over content between vehicle programs

  • Determine whether changes require creation, modification, or release of system requirements.

  • Provide technical direction to Requirements Engineers regarding required updates and requirement rework activities.

  • Ensure requirements remain:

    • Complete
    • Consistent
    • Traceable
    • Verifiable
    • Aligned to intended feature functionality

  • Drive requirement reviews and release decisions.

  • Serve as technical authority for system requirement content and quality.

  • Operate upstream of design engineering and validation organizations.

    • Translate customer, business, regulatory, and feature needs into robust system-level requirements.
    • Analyze feature interactions and cross-functional dependencies.
    • Identify technical gaps, assumptions, conflicts, and risks during early development phases.
    • Support development of system architecture concepts when necessary to ensure requirement quality.
    • Collaborate with Vehicle Feature Owners and Architecture teams to assess technical impacts of proposed changes.

  • Represent the Requirements Management organization within Client and customer-facing discussions.

    • Defend requirement decisions and recommendations when challenged by development teams.
    • Facilitate technical alignment among:
      • Vehicle Feature Owners
      • Systems Engineering
      • Architecture teams
      • Design Engineering teams
      • Test & Validation organizations
      • Program leadership
    • Present and synthesize complex technical information for audiences ranging from technical specialists to executive stakeholders.
    • Drive decisions through influence and technical credibility.

  • Perform workload planning and task scheduling.

    • Monitor deliverables and project milestones.
    • Support resource planning and prioritization activities.
    • Escalate issues and risks appropriately.

  • Conduct technical and program risk assessments.

    • Identify requirement-related risks early.
    • Develop mitigation strategies.
    • Support issue resolution and cross-functional decision-making.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.

  • Significant experience in Systems Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Product Development, or Vehicle Systems Development.

  • Experience serving as:

    • System Engineer
    • System Architect
    • Design Lead
    • Lead Systems Engineer
    • Requirements Lead

  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of:

    • System requirements development
    • Requirement decomposition and allocation
    • Requirement change management
    • Systems engineering principles
    • System architecture fundamentals
    • Cross-functional system integration
    • Technical impact assessment
    • Engineering change management
    • Risk assessment methodologies

  • Experience with requirements management tools such as:

    • IBM DOORS / DOORS Next
    • Polarion
    • Jama
    • Codebeamer
    • Equivalent platforms

Preferred Qualifications

  • Automotive product development experience.

  • Vehicle E/E architecture knowledge.

  • INCOSE certification (ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP).

  • Experience with MBSE methodologies.

  • Prior customer-facing technical leadership experience.

  • First-level people leadership or team lead experience.

Critical Behavioral Competencies

  • Assertiveness

    • Ability to defend technically justified requirement changes.
    • Confidence in challenging opposing viewpoints when required.
    • Ability to maintain objective engineering decisions despite schedule or organizational pressures.

  • Communication & Influence

    • Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
    • Ability to synthesize complex topics into clear executive-level messaging.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication.
    • Ability to influence without formal authority.

  • Proactive Leadership

    • Identifies risks before they become program issues.
    • Takes initiative rather than waiting for direction.
    • Drives technical decisions to closure.

  • Collaboration

    • Strong listening skills.
    • Open to feedback and alternative viewpoints.
    • Effective cross-functional relationship building.
    • Team-first mindset.

  • Learning Agility

    • Adapts quickly to new technologies, processes, and organizational needs.
    • Continuously seeks opportunities for improvement.

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