System Design Engineer - Optical Focus

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

THE COMPANY

Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.

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Job Description

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The System Design Engineer (SDE) analyzes the stakeholder's needs and expectations, achieving complete understanding of the system problem space, establishing the requirements for the system and ensuring that all requirements relevant for product development are clarified.

The SDE is also responsible for defining the architecture of the system / product. In cooperation with the discipline design engineers such as electrical, software, display technology and mechanical, the System Design Engineer ensures the system architecture is assigned / covered into the respective R&D disciplines designs / architectures.

The SDE covers an end-to-end responsibility of technical aspects (left side of V-cycle) in order to ensure that requirements of all life cycle stages are addressed with best choice solutions in terms of quality, delivery and costs. They will be responsible for independent development solutions to problems in vehicle architecture as well as creation of competitive technical product concepts which are part of our Head up displays and drive those solutions into production.

Main Project Tasks – 70% of workload :

The System Design Engineer will be responsible for optical systems such as Heads Up Display (HUD), Scenic View (SV), Display Back lights and other similar type product for automotive applications.

Requirements Management :

• Choose re-use concept in terms of product type related needs (own system and discipline documents)
• Managing and participation in reviews to identify Requirements inconsistencies.

Requirements Development :

Product Architecture :

REQUIRED SKILLS

Technical skills :

Other skills :

Qualifications

Experience :

Experience required in the design and development of optical systems, such as HUD and display back lights and project work within a project team. Consider very experienced in his field of Optics and Mechanics.  In addition, the candidate should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications :

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. AUMOVIO will offer visa support.

Additional Information

THE PERKS

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EEO-Statement :

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. AUMOVIO offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, AUMOVIO complies with government regulations where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which AUMOVIO has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, AUMOVIO provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability.

Ready to take your career to the next level? The future of mobility isn’t just anyone’s job. ​Make it yours! ​ Join AUMOVIO. Own What’s Next.​