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Lead Software Requirements Engineers

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Job ID JREQ-219386 Date posted 12/22/2025

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Lead Software Requirements Engineers

Job Description Summary

Lead Software Requirements Engineers

Job Description:

American Axle & Manufacturing has openings for Lead Software Requirements Engineers in Detroit, Michigan. Job duties include:

  • Collecting and disseminating electronic system and embedded software requirements from customer level requirements.

  • Setting up and managing new projects and requirements in IBM DOORS.

  • Writing software requirements for automotive embedded systems, specifically drivetrain, power takeoff units, and rear drive modules; analyzing, prioritizing and defining verification criteria for requirements.

  • Organize requirements and create requirement structure using previous experience creating or reading software architecture.

  • Ensuring full bi-directional traceability (up to customer / system requirements and down to software implementation and validation test cases).

  • Conducting requirement peer reviews between software, hardware and validation engineers for feasibility, understanding and impact.

  • Handling baseline requirement releases and ensuring that change control process is adhered to.

  • Ensuring that exit and entry criteria for the software requirement process steps are complete.

  • Ensuring functional safety and adherence to ASPICE by following standard processes, procedures, and ISO26262.

  • Defining and executing tasks in IBM Rational Team Concert.

Required Skills and Education

Position requires:  Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical, or Electro-Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent foreign education, and 5 years post baccalaureate progressive experience working in the automotive software development field in the position of Algorithm Engineer, Design Engineer, Systems Engineer or other engineering position is required.  5 years’ experience is required in each of the following:

  • Writing software requirements for automotive embedded systems.

  • Working with IBM DOORS.

  • Defining / disseminating electronic systems or embedded software requirements.

  • Creating or reading embedded software architecture.

  • Working with IBM Rational Team Concert.

  • Working with automotive embedded systems.

  • Working with ASPICE.

  • Working with safety standards including ISO26262.

Experience may be obtained concurrently.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Discover how we’re Bringing the Future Faster at AAM.com.

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