Principal Engineer, System Requirements (Automotive Telematics)

Location: Tokyo, Japan; hybrid work arrangement. Travel of up to 30% is required, domestic only or domestic and international.

Company

hirify.global develops integrated automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation technologies through a global portfolio of brands.

What you will do

• Own system requirements for assigned automotive telematics and connectivity programs, including awarded programs and RFI/RFQ activities.
• Analyze internal, external, customer, and third-party requirements and maintain organized specifications repositories.
• Drive SRS requirements and traceability through design, development, and testing.
• Assess feature-development risks, ensure compliance with federal, industry, internal, and ASPICE Level 3 standards, and develop requirements strategies.
• Lead stakeholder communication, technical impact analysis, compliance matrices, reusable requirements, and recommendations for tool and process improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and resolve trade-offs and issues without direct reports, working through a matrix organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of working experience in requirements management.
• 5+ years of experience with DOORS, the DOORS DXL scripting language, and the DOORS exchange mechanism.
• Good knowledge of embedded software and systems and requirements management standard processes.
• Excellent knowledge of the RFI/RFQ process.
• Communication and moderation skills.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Requirements engineering qualification such as IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering.
• Knowledge of configuration management rules and tools, especially baselining.
• Knowledge of process models such as Automotive SPICE.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, collaborative, flexible, and fast-paced work environment.
• Professional and personal development opportunities in a global organization.
• Access to hirify.global University, self-learning, development training, and continuing education.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and recognition programs.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations available during the application process.