Senior System Engineer

Job Brief
Maxwell Energy works on advanced electronics focusing on efficient energy storage and conversion

solutions. We are looking for a System Engineer with a strong desire to make our products highly reliable

and safe yet simple. In this role, you would be responsible for end-to-end process definition,

implementation and execution of the best practices of system engineering in the company.

Work closely with (customers') system and vehicle architects to understand and derive system

requirements

● Define functional requirements, technical requirements, robustness and reliability requirements

for the product

● Conduct systems- failure modes and effects analysis (SFMEA) and design-failure modes and

effects analysis (DFMEA)

● Modeling system level and vehicle level use cases and maintaining version controlled summary

of traceability

● Deriving system state and mode flow machine and behavior of the product and its effect on

vehicle for each state and mode

● Preparing logical architecture and technical architecture with component owners ensuring

internal alignment among each component owners

● Preparing signal interface specifications for each derived signals interacting between the logical

and physical components

● Hands on with implementing V-cycle

● Good to have knowledge on safety standards ISO-26262 and cybersecurity standards

● Review and communicate the requirements with HW teams, SW teams, test teams, customers.

Must- Have Requirements:

● Bachelors or master’s in electronic or similar engineering with 4+ years of experience.

● Good understanding of automotive architecture, electrical and electronic systems within

automotive electric vehicles- EVs and HEVs

● Basic know how on battery management systems

● Hands on with any automotive function development

● Good understanding on interfaces like CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C, Microcontroller architectures, DC-DC

converters, electronic control units, relay drivers, solid state relays/ PDU, automotive ethernet,

UDS diagnostics protocol, OBD, etc

● Team player and good at cross functional work abilities

● Capable of defining the process of handling the requirements with the help of project

management and technical management

● Hands on with DOORs or any other requirement management tools

● Awareness on ISO26262 functional safety implementation.

• Exposure to UML and SySML topics
• Exposure in writing User Acceptance and System Test Cases
• 3–4 years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably in BMS, automotive, or embedded products.
• Experience in SOR/SRS creation, DFMEA, and requirements management.
• Knowledge of system integration, verification, and validation.
• Familiarity with CAN/CAN FD and product development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice-to-have Requirements:

● Experience/strong understanding on ISO26262 functional safety implementation

● Awareness on ECU topologies

● Experience working on Battery management systems

Model in Loop Testing and Unit Testing

Mandatory skills - Matlab Simulink