VIMN -STL Interior Lighting Engineer

Position Overview We are seeking a Feature Systems Engineer to lead the definition, tracking, and alignment of Customer Feature Objectives (CFOs) across global vehicle platforms. In this role, you will bridge customer expectations and technical delivery by translating voice-of-customer clinics and competitive benchmarking into clear, executable feature requirements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive a unified global strategy for new feature development on both platform and program-specific applications.

Key Responsibilities

• CFO Lifecycle Management: Efficiently create, update, baseline, and track Customer Feature Objectives (CFOs) throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Requirements & Alignment Analysis: Perform technical analyses to ensure all CFO specifications align with overarching project goals, engineering standards, and system architecture constraints.
• Global Strategy & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with multidisciplinary engineering teams to establish and deploy best practices for new feature introductions.
• Platform & Program Integration: Support feature rollout across both broad vehicle platforms and program-specific implementations.
• Voice of Customer & Benchmarking: Conduct competitive product benchmarking and customer clinic evaluations to inform feature definitions and acceptance criteria.

Key Competencies

• Customer Feature Objective (CFO) Management: Expertise in converting high-level customer expectations into structured engineering objectives and traceable requirements.
• Systems Engineering & INCOSE Practices: Strong foundation in functional decomposition, interface dependencies, and INCOSE-aligned engineering methodologies.
• Multi-Domain Problem Solving: Ability to evaluate technical issues holistically across software, hardware, network topology, and field operations.
• Standards & Compliance Knowledge: Practical understanding of ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), regulatory mandates, and automotive industry best practices.
• ALM/PLM Tooling: Familiarity with requirements lifecycle management software (e.g., IBM DOORS).

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering (ABET-accredited). Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of hands-on automotive product development or systems engineering experience.
• Skills: Excellent project coordination and technical communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex engineering topics for non-technical stakeholders.

SEGULA Technologies is a global engineering group, boosting the competitiveness of all major industrial sectors: automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, naval, life sciences, and telecoms. With a presence in more than 30 countries and 140 locations worldwide, the Group prioritizes close relationships with its clients, driven by the expertise of its 15,000 employees. As a leading engineering player putting innovation at the heart of its strategy, SEGULA Technologies manages large-scale projects, ranging from initial studies to industrialization and production. SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is dedicated to gender balance and diversity, recognizing and recruiting talent of all backgrounds.