Systems Engineer II – Vehicle Dynamics

Daimler Truck North America

Systems Engineer designing solutions for Vehicle Dynamics at Daimler Truck North America. Engaging in cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative vehicle engineering solutions in a hybrid work setting.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timePortland • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create and maintain system specification or System Content Definitions (SCD)
Derive system functions and requirements from feature, vehicle, and legal requirements
Collaborate with system integration engineer and component owners to align on requirements, feasibility and implementation plan
Define, maintain and align interface requirements with other systems
Contribute to the system vision by supporting function decomposition, function cuts, and holistic system views
Create traceability from customer requests and use cases through feature based functionality to functions in the system specification
Align test specifications with system requirements and ensure traceability
Support a structured and proactive requirements change process by maintaining traceability, resolving ambiguity, closing open actions and ensuring stakeholder alignment
Participate in early verification planning to identify risks for new and unproven designs to ensure alignment with established requirements
Apply system engineering lifecycle knowledge to prioritize work and deliver high value activities on time
Ensure SCD content meets Systems Engineering milestones, quality standards, and reuse goals
Lead function and requirement reviews and alignment with stakeholders (Component Owners, Architecture, Safety, Cyber, Test, Quality, etc.)
Develop system design solutions that satisfy the system requirements and fulfills functional analysis
Model the functional architecture, decide ECU (Electric/Electronic Component) and define signals
Generate alternative system concepts, architecture and design solutions
Implement comprehensive system architecture solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelors Degree in Engineering (preferred Systems, Electrical or Mechanical)
Requires 4-6 years of relevant experience
Strong cross-functional communication and ownership mindset
Understanding of requirements and systems engineering
Exceptional Candidates Might Have Minimum 2 years experience working in systems engineering, E/E components and architecture
Preferred back ground with requirements management
Knowledge of complex systems, preferably vehicle dynamics systems
Experience with functional decomposition, interfaces, and system architecture
Comfortable working in model-based / ELM and JIRA driven environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

annual bonus program
401k company contribution with company match up to 6%
non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
13+ calendar holidays
8 weeks paid parental leave
employee assistance program
comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
onsite fitness (at some locations)
tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
short-term and long-term disability plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

system specificationrequirements engineeringfunctional decompositionsystem architecturetraceabilityrisk identificationsystem design solutionsmodel-based engineeringinterface requirementsfunctional analysis

Soft Skills

cross-functional communicationownership mindsetstakeholder alignmentproactive requirements change managementcollaborationproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skillsambiguity resolutionverification planning

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering