Systems Engineer - Commercial Vehicle

Job Responsibilities

Verification Readiness & Quality Gates (Primary Responsibilities)

• Define and manage verification readiness criteria and deliverables required for PTC V&V to begin system HIL/SIL and vehicle testing (requirements completeness/quality, architecture readiness, supplier feature completeness, supplier test completion, defect status).
• Ensure software/system architecture and interfaces are defined with sufficient quality and maturity to support integration and downstream validation.
• Drive requirements quality: ensure Function Requirements / Function Design documents are complete, testable, consistent, peer-reviewed, and traceable to verification methods.
• Ensure suppliers have executed component/subsystem testing per their test plans, and that defects are either corrected or have an approved corrective action plan prior to PTC test execution.
• Join stakeholder review sessions for FRS and FDS documents, offering input on how testable the functional requirements are.

Test Planning & Cross-Site Execution Support

• Create and maintain preliminary and formal test plans that validate software-enabled vehicle features, ensuring complete requirements coverage and clear test intent.
• Partner with PTC V&V to translate requirements and architecture into executable validation strategy across component test, SIL/HIL, and vehicle test domains.
• Track verification readiness progress, risks, and gaps; proactively escalate blockers with proposed options and timelines.

Defect Management & Corrective Action Leadership

• Collaborate as needed with the Defect Review Board (DRB) and cross-functional stakeholders to triage defects, improve problem statements, and ensure timely assignment to the appropriate SMEs.
• Focus on driving corrective actions (not duplicating PTC’s root-cause function): ensure ownership, containment plan (as needed), corrective action plan, and verification closure approach are defined and tracked to completion.