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In this position...
Interact with feature owners and software development teams to scope and define robust systems interface and software requirements, with a strong emphasis on proactive Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (DFMEA). This includes the process of deriving functional level requirements from feature level requirements, and utilizing a model-based systems engineering approach in conjunction with Behavior Driven Development methodology to define individual functions, use cases, sequence diagrams, and test cases, ensuring design for reliability and early identification and mitigation of potential failure modes across the In-Vehicle Infotainment and Connectivity sub-system and software levels.
What you'll do...
Executing functional partitioning of features, focusing on identifying and isolating potential failure points and ensuring fault tolerance.
Developing robust and fault-tolerant interfaces between allocable classes, considering potential failure propagation and implementing safeguards.
Specifying comprehensive system-level and ECU software requirements, explicitly defining expected behavior, error handling, and failure recovery mechanisms based on DFMEA principles.
Adopting model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies for specification development, leveraging modeling and simulation for early failure mode identification and mitigation.
Using Requirement Management tools for requirement authoring, change management, and specification generation, ensuring traceability to DFMEA activities and reliability targets.
Using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) with Gherkin syntax to develop scenarios and associated test cases, incorporating negative test cases and failure scenarios derived from DFMEA analyses.
Leading and performing comprehensive Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (DFMEA) activities throughout the product lifecycle to ensure the thoroughness, robustness, and reliability of software and system designs, proactively identifying and addressing potential failure modes.
Managing cross-functional working level meetings with Feature/Function Owners, module owners, HMI teams, and the IVI Platform team to develop functional integration strategies that incorporate reliability and failure avoidance considerations.
Performing rigorous system compatibility analysis and impact assessment for IVI feature deployment, specifically evaluating and mitigating potential failure modes introduced by new architectures, programs, or market variations.
Proactively identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex technical issues at the system and interface level impacting the In-Vehicle Infotainment system, applying systematic root cause analysis and implementing design changes to prevent recurrence and enhance reliability.