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Senior Systems Engineer

Sterling Heights, MI 48310

Posted: 02/23/2026 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Electrical Engineer Job Number: 44191 Pay Rate: 78.00

Job Description

About the Position:  The Senior Systems Engineer position focuses on the development and realization of vehicle system architectures on new platform designs. This effort focuses on system design and development, using a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) process to analyze, understand, and mature a vehicle system, performing functional analysis, and developing a Subsystem Design Document (SSDD) to describe subsystem functional behavior. It requires an ability to understand and represent complex system, subsystem, and component interactions and activities to support component hardware and software designs in various ground vehicle platforms.  It requires the ability to understand and develop system interconnect diagrams and electrical schematic drawings
Specific tasks include but are not limited to:      
  • Developing systems & subsystem level requirements, including decomposition and traceability
  • Ability to accurately capture and review connectivity diagrams at a system/subsystem level
  • Ability to describe platform behaviors using various SysML diagrams
  • Understanding and development of vehicle & subsystem-level integration and test plans
  • Integration of various components into existing and established vehicle architectures
  • In-lab and/or on-vehicle testing and integration of solutions and verification of system performance
 Position Requirements:      
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Control Systems, Software, or related engineering field. Other technical degrees will be considered with related experience.
  • Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience, less will be considered with an advanced degree
  • Broad based knowledge of systems engineering along with other technical engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, etc.).
  • Significant experience with MBSE and associated tools, specifically CAMEO
  • Demonstrated experience with electrical interface and schematic capture tools, specifically Capital Harness System
  • This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance.  (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible)
  • This position may require the candidate to be able to climb on/off, work in, and work around military vehicles is desired. Must be able to pass ASR test (Anthropometric Size Requirement for confined space).

Pay: $73/hr to $78/hr

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John Sabbagh
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