Overview:
The Automotive Functional & Feature Specification Engineer is responsible for supporting requirements analysis, functional specification development, and feature definition activities for Automotive Electrical/Electronic (EE) systems, EE Architecture, Infotainment (IVI), and vehicle system development programs. The role focuses on translating stakeholder requirements into clear, traceable, and V-Model-compliant specifications that support design, development, integration, and validation activities.
Responsibilities:
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Analyze vehicle-level, system-level, and component-level requirements.
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Support requirements elicitation from OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
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Identify gaps, ambiguities, dependencies, and inconsistencies in requirements.
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Classify requirements into functional, non-functional, safety-related, and interface requirements.
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Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability throughout the V-Model lifecycle.
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Develop and maintain Functional Specification Documents (FSDs) for vehicle systems and ECUs.
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Define system behavior, operational scenarios, use cases, and functional flows.
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Document inputs, outputs, interfaces, signals, and error handling mechanisms.
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Ensure alignment with EE architecture and vehicle network topology.
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Update specifications based on design reviews, architecture changes, and change requests.
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Define vehicle and system features, including objectives, scope, assumptions, and constraints.
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Document feature behavior, dependencies, functional decomposition, and acceptance criteria.
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Support decomposition of vehicle features into system and ECU-level requirements.
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Align feature specifications with vehicle programs and product roadmaps.
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Collaborate with system architects, EE architects, software development teams, validation engineers, and program managers.
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Support requirement clarification during design, implementation, and testing phases.
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Participate in change impact analysis and maintain documentation updates.
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Identify and communicate risks, requirement gaps, and inconsistencies proactively.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
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0–6 years of experience in Automotive EE Systems, Functional Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Requirements Engineering.
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Understanding of automotive development processes and lifecycle models.
Essential skills:
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Automotive requirements engineering and analysis.
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Functional specification and feature definition.
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Requirements decomposition and traceability management.
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V-Model development lifecycle understanding.
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Functional analysis of vehicle systems and ECUs.
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Documentation and specification writing.
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IBM DOORS / DOORS Next for requirements management and traceability.
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PREEVISION for EE architecture modeling and feature decomposition.
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Jira for requirements and change management.
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Confluence for documentation and collaboration.
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MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for specification development and reporting.
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Vehicle EE architecture concepts.
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System, subsystem, and ECU-level requirements engineering.
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Interface and signal definition.
Desired skills:
- Knowledge of automotive communication protocols:
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CAN
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LIN
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FlexRay
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Automotive Ethernet
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Exposure to UML and SysML modeling.
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Experience with Enterprise Architect.
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Understanding of:
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Functional Safety (ISO 26262)
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ASPICE processes and practices.
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Awareness of automotive software and systems development methodologies.
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Exposure to infotainment (IVI) and vehicle feature development.
Experience:
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0–6 years of experience in:
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Automotive EE Systems Engineering
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Functional Engineering
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Requirements Engineering
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Feature Specification Development
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Vehicle Systems Development
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Experience working with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, or automotive engineering service organizations.
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Hands-on experience in requirements management and traceability tools.
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Exposure to automotive architecture, vehicle features, and ECU development projects.
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Experience supporting design, integration, validation, and change management activities.
