Principal SDV (Software-defined Vehicle) Systems Requirements Engineer

Honda is seeking a Principal SDV (Software-defined Vehicle) Systems Requirements Engineer to join their team in Raymond, Ohio. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting Honda's Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) initiatives and digital product portfolio development.

The System Requirements Coordination Lead will collaborate with various teams to deliver system requirements documentation to functional software development groups. They will serve as the primary translation point between product planning, system design, and software development, ensuring that requirements are clearly defined, aligned, and traceable across the development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, structuring, interacting with, and maintaining system-level requirements for SDV digital products across multiple domains and systems
• Translating user, product owner, and stakeholder inputs into clear, complete, and traceable system requirements documentation
• Defining system scope, assumptions, constraints, and high-level interactions across domains
• Serving as the primary system-level coordination point between team leadership, strategy, product planning, system design, and software development teams
• Leading requirement correlation discussions to resolve ambiguity, conflicts, or gaps prior to development execution
• Ensuring shared understanding of product intent, terminology, and system expectations across organizations
• Acting as Process Owner for digital product system requirements, including domain definition, documentation standards, and requirement quality governance
• Establishing and maintaining consistent system-level requirement workflows that support SDV development, OTA readiness, and vehicle launch timing
• Driving continuous improvement of requirement processes, clarity, and efficiency
• Validating system-level outputs against original product intent prior to market deployment
• Ensuring system requirements support downstream verification through clear acceptance criteria, testability, and traceability
• Identifying system-level risks related to requirement gaps or misalignment and driving mitigation actions in collaboration with stakeholders

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• At least 8 years of relevant automotive industry experience
• Prior experience in vehicle software application or digital application development
• Ability to translate product and user requirements into clear technical requirements, system interactions, and architectural intent for engineering teams
• Experience defining system architectures, interfaces, and requirement allocation across distributed domains
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with emphasis on high-quality, consistent, and traceable system and software requirements
• Proven effectiveness collaborating across cross-functional teams with minimal supervision
• Experience in automotive systems engineering, including Automotive SPICE, system requirements documentation, and requirements/architecture tools

In terms of benefits, Honda offers:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs