Vehicle Systems Engineer

Job Description As a Vehicle Systems Engineer, you will take end-to-end ownership of vehicle E/E features and ensure successful development through requirements, architecture, testing, and supplier coordination. This position bridges deep technical expertise with cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that complex vehicle systems are translated into robust, validated, and production-ready features. Manage development of assigned features from concept to production, including requirement engineering, feature specification, and change management Develop functional and logical architectures, create interface definitions and signal lists, and ensure feature integration into the overall vehicle system Define and execute design validation plans, create test cases, and support SiL, HiL/vehicle-level validation activities Take component-level responsibility for selected systems and manage stakeholders to ensure correct hardware and software delivery Support development of complete vehicle E/E architectures and network design based on function partitioning Work closely with Powertrain, Chassis, ADAS/AD, Body, Infotainment and Safety teams Participate in integration tests in different locations around the world Stay aligned with the latest industry practices and collaborate with AVL Global experts on future technologies and trends. Profile Description BSc/MSc/PhD or equivalent engineering degree in electric/electronic, controls, mechatronics, automotive, mechanical engineering or related technical field Minimum 2 years of professional experience in R&D or product development projects Strong understanding of Systems Engineering, Vehicle Electrical/Electronic systems (E/E), vehicle controls and automotive systems development lifecycle Experience in one or more of the following areas: Feature specification, requirement engineering, logical function architecture development and modelling, E/E Architecture types (Domain, Zonal etc), E/E systems integration and test, design and validation process (DVP) Familiarity with component engineering processes for automotive ECUs Familiarity with FMA process and automotive quality standards Knowledge of Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and safety-oriented development processes Hands-on experience in one or more of the following tools: ALM tools (Codebeamer, Polarion), SysML/MBSE tools (e.g. PTC Modeler, Cameo), Vector Tools (CANAlyzer, CANoe, PreeVision etc), Matlab/Simulink Programming experience (Python, C++, etc) would be a plus Fluency in spoken and written English (German language skills would be a plus) We Offer Interested? If so, please use our online application tool to send your application to AVL!