Systems Engineer

About the Company

Honda is a globally recognized leader in automotive innovation and mobility solutions. With a rich history rooted in engineering excellence and a commitment to sustainability, Honda continuously strives to develop cutting-edge technologies that support a zero environmental footprint. The company’s vision is centered around creating joyful mobility experiences that empower individuals and communities worldwide. Honda fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, aiming to serve as a source of power that supports people in achieving their potential. As part of Honda, employees are encouraged to bring their skills, courage, persistence, and dreams to help shape a sustainable and joyful future for mobility.

About the Role

The System Requirements Coordination Lead is a vital role supporting Honda’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) initiatives and digital product development. This position involves collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to translate product planning and system design into clear, comprehensive system requirements documentation. The role acts as a bridge between product owners, system design, and software development teams, ensuring alignment and traceability of requirements throughout the development lifecycle. The Lead is responsible for defining, maintaining, and governing system-level requirements across multiple domains such as infotainment, AD/ADAS, and digital services, supporting verification and validation activities to ensure the delivered functionality aligns with product intent. This role also entails overseeing requirements related to in-vehicle electrical architecture, app development, and agile processes, with potential responsibilities as the Digital Product Team ALPL. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring seamless integration, system architecture clarity, and successful product launches, including OTA updates and vehicle deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in the automotive industry
• Prior experience in vehicle software application or digital application development
• Proficiency in translating product and user requirements into technical specifications
• Experience defining system architectures, interfaces, and requirement allocation across distributed domains
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on high-quality, traceable system and software requirements
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams including software, hardware, and validation groups
• Knowledge of automotive systems engineering, Automotive SPICE, and requirement management tools

Responsibilities

• Develop, structure, and maintain system-level requirements for SDV digital products across multiple domains such as infotainment, AD/ADAS, and digital services
• Translate stakeholder inputs into clear, complete, and traceable system requirements documentation to facilitate downstream development
• Define system scope, assumptions, constraints, and high-level interactions across various domains
• Coordinate with product planning, system design, and software development teams to ensure alignment and resolve ambiguities or conflicts
• Lead requirement correlation discussions, ensuring shared understanding of product intent and system expectations
• Act as the process owner for digital product system requirements, establishing documentation standards and governance processes
• Drive continuous improvement in requirement workflows, clarity, and efficiency
• Validate system outputs against original product intent through verification, validation, and qualification activities prior to market release
• Support digital product release activities by ensuring system requirements are complete, validated, and ready for deployment, including OTA updates
• Identify and mitigate system-level risks related to requirement gaps or misalignments in collaboration with stakeholders

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, adjusted based on experience and location
• Regional bonus opportunities where applicable
• Manager Lease Car Program (including vehicle, maintenance, and insurance at no cost)
• Comprehensive industry-leading medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and company shutdowns
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and additional contributions
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development
• Education reimbursement programs and training initiatives
• Additional offerings such as lifestyle accounts, childcare reimbursement, elder care support, tuition assistance, and wellbeing programs
• Participation in community service and engagement initiatives

Equal Opportunity

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment where all qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.