Team Lead - Systems Engineer

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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.
Job Responsibilities:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have current and ongoing authorization to work in the United States.
The Systems Team Lead is responsible for leading a team of functional discipline engineers while still performing technical tasks (e.g. an EE team lead would still perform EE tasks while leading the team) within the project and company mandated targets.
Your Responsibilities
Acts as primary management interface and escalation for all product system related issues.
Provides technical leadership in directing the efforts of the team in the development and production release of all relevant engineering deliverables in compliance with the product development process and customer expectations.
Works with managers and other team leads to improve development processes.
Works with managers and other team leads to define the discipline specific target key performance indicators (KPIs)
Ensures engineering targets (quality, delivery timing, performance, etc.) for engineering deliverables are met.
Ensuring design reviews are completed and productive
Ensures the quality of all team deliverables meet standards and timing
Ensures that the discipline specific KPIs are met
Ensure any required cross-functional design reviews or data sharing is completed
Responsible for planning (resources, timing) as applicable
Ensures appropriate technical supplier relationships for all relevant key suppliers.
Ensures proper sign off on quality of event for all engineering deliverables per GPEP.
Ensures proper engineering quote response is provided for new projects and engineering changes. As necessary, supports customer technical reviews.
Directly manages the team in the implementation of objectives and overall activities and effort estimates.
Participates in continuous improvement efforts, researches, recommends and initiates implementation of enhancements to products, processes and programs.
Ensures all necessary engineering documentation and data is generated and maintained to ensure traceability and compliance to company procedures (e.g. Process - Work Instructions) and applicable standards (e.g. ISO/TS 16949, ISO/IEC TR 15504).
Acts as working supervisor and will perform regular engineering tasks together with the leadership role. The split of the workload will be determined by the size of the team.
Support system/product requirements specifications, solution definition, technical feasibility analysis, and architecture specification.
Provides technical guidance for system design and integration engineering activities. Ensures conceptual integrity of system design.
Create and maintain project documentation
Lead cross functional requirements reviews
Develop with the support of all stakeholders the system level DFMEA for the product.
Coordinate with Manufacturing and Software teams to develop interface requirements including EOL and module programming requirements.
Support creation of:
Detailed discipline specific design description
Mechanical/electrical and hardware/software interface specifications
8D reports
Timing Plans
Other documents, as needed
Supports system testing activities of products on bench and in vehicles making sure the product functions and performs as the customer expects per requirements.
Actively pursue cost saving ideas.
Be aware of innovative solutions and propose patent applications.
Perform complex work assignments requiring independent problem solving and decision making, requiring strong systems engineering technical competency
Work assignments primarily involve senior/advanced level work and may mentor other Systems Engineer.
Lead the planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting of all systems engineering related activities for various projects
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives. Ensures that facilities are in full compliance with all safety regulations.
Maintains regular attendance.
Follows safe work procedures; Uses appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE); Uses workplace tools and equipment as instructed; Reports workplace hazards, injuries and illness as soon as possible following event.
Complies with the requirements of Quality Operating System (QOS)
Who we are looking for
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering / Systems Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent (Master’s preferred)
Experience
8+ years of relevant experience in automotive electronics product development, including serial production programs and the associated development lifecycle. (Mandatory)
Strong Systems Engineering experience, covering requirements engineering, system architecture and system integration. (Mandatory)
Relevant experience in ADAS projects, preferably involving the development and integration of production-intent systems for passenger vehicles. (Mandatory)
Hands-on experience with ADAS sensors and their integration, including cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors, and other relevant sensing technologies. (Mandatory)
Experience with ADAS features and their system-level behavior, such as AEB, ACC, BSM, LKA, LDW, TSR, and other driver assistance functions. (Mandatory)
Familiarity with system-level testing and vehicle validation, including test planning, execution, result analysis, and verification of system behavior under different operating conditions.
Familiarity with troubleshooting, and defect resolution, including root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions.
Experience with FMEA and system-level failure analysis, including failure mode identification, system impact assessment, and mitigation measures. (Mandatory)
Experience supporting technical quotations, project estimations, and feasibility assessments, including technical scope, resources, risks, and development effort.
Previous experience providing technical leadership or coordinating engineering activities, including task prioritization, technical reviews, issue escalation, and mentoring engineers. (Mandatory)
Familiarity with automotive developmen