Customer Function Owner / System Function Owner

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Customer Function Owner / System Function Owner (CFO/SFO) role, with a strong technical background in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The role involves end-to-end ownership of assigned functions, from vehicle and system requirements through development and functional validation.

Project Description: The project coversfunctions for collision warning and mitigation, lane recognition, traffic sign recognition, object recognition to support collision avoidance or mitigation, automated and driver-assisted parking, and system event recording.

Key Job Responsibilities

• ·Take end-to-end system responsibility for assigned ADAS functions throughout research, development and validation.
• ·Analyze, define and manage vehicle-level and system requirements, and guide product design, development and validation activities.
• ·Collaborate with suppliers and development partners to ensure that delivered solutions meet functional requirements.
• ·Define and execute system- and vehicle-level tests to validate assigned functions against their requirements.
• ·Align with internal stakeholders on expected system functionality and coordinate delivery within agreed timelines.
• ·Ensure and track system compliance with applicable regulations and certification requirements.
• ·Analyze defects, identify root causes and propose corrective solutions.
• ·Optimize function state machines to achieve the required system behavior.
• ·Define fail-safe mechanisms for assigned functions.
• ·Serve as the subject matter expert and technical point of contact for assigned ADAS functions.
• ·Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology.
• ·5–8 years of experience in the automotive domain.

Key Skills Required

• ·Experience in automotive systems engineering and development.
• ·Exposure to at least one of the following: driver assistance systems, parking assistance systems, or radar- and camera-based assistance systems.
• ·Understanding of the ADAS algorithm stack, including sensor perception, sensor fusion, planning and motion control.
• ·Knowledge of functional safety, NCAP rating requirements and applicable ADAS regulations.
• ·Experience with requirements management and system modelling tools such as DNG and Rhapsody, and analysis tools such as Maglev.
• ·Strong understanding of the Mercedes-Benz product development lifecycle.
• ·Strong debugging skills, knowledge of C++ and UML, and scripting knowledge in Perl, Python and CAPL.
• ·Experience in vehicle and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) integration testing for functional validation.
• ·Knowledge of diagnostic protocols, including UDS and KWP.
• ·Knowledge of Ethernet and FlexRay communication protocols.
• ·Experience with Vector CAN tools, including CANoe.

Other Skills

• ·Understanding of Agile development processes and tools.
• ·Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
• ·Usage of large language models (LLMs) for process automation.
• ·Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively and contribute within a team.
• ·Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to represent the team independently in technical discussions.
• ·Vehicle driving and testing skills are mandatory.