Clarios

Clarios

Senior Systems Engineer

United States, Michigan, Plymouth · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
NegotiationSupply ChainSystems EngineeringLeadershipAdaptability

About the role

  • Ensures technical coherence from OEM specification through component-level implementation.
  • This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.
  • Discover your potential at Clarios-where your power meets endless possibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical system lead during customer pursuits and early program phases, acting as the primary interface between customer technical teams and internal engineering functions
  • Drive early requirements analysis and feasibility assessments, incorporating functional safety (ISO 26262) considerations and ASPICE-aligned development expectations.
  • Lead cross-functional workgroups (Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, BMS, Manufacturing, Supply Chain) to develop system concepts, evaluate feasibility, cost, and performance trade-offs and ensure alignment with pursuit timelines and customer milestones.
  • Evaluate and influence design trade-offs early (performance vs. cost vs. manufacturability vs. risk) to support competitive positioning.
  • Lead system-level risk identification and mitigation planning, including preliminary DFMEA inputs, technical risk registers, assumption tracking for quote accuracy.
  • Support definition of validation and verification strategies at concept level, high-level DVP&R alignment, identification of critical test requirements and timing risks.

Requirements

  • Own technical documentation required for pursuits, including system concepts and architecture descriptions, assumptions lists, technical risk assessments, customer presentation materials

Nice to have

  • BS/MS EE or Systems Engineering
  • 5+ years automotive systems
  • ISO 26262 certification

Skills

  • Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo.
  • For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
  • Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
  • Parental and caregiver leave programs
  • All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

Company info

  • Clarios is the force behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials-setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we're not just making batteries
  • we're shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios-where your power meets endless possibilities.
  • Veterans/Military Spouses:
  • We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion-where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.
  • At Clarios, we're not just making batteries; we're shaping the future of sustainable transportation.
  • Clarios is the force behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan.
  • With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials-setting the standard for sustainability in our industry.
  • Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact.
  • We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service.
  • At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion-where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide.
  • All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity:
  • We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.

Equal opportunity

  • If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply.
  • Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or other protected characteristics protected by law.
  • As a federal contractor, we are committed to not discriminating against any applicant or employee based on these protected statuses.
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