Staff Systems Engineer | Automotive

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions.

We are a global company with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. In these centers, we carry out the various stages of product development, from initial concept to mass production of ready-to-sell units. We embrace a vertically integrated business model with strategic design, manufacturing, distribution, sales and support centers around the world to maximize our value to customers.

Garmin is a great place to work if you love developing products that make a difference and if you are passionate about technology.

Currently, in our Cluj office, we are looking for a Staff Systems Engineer to join one of our Automotive teams. Please discover more here

We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require 5 days in the office each week.

Essential functions:

• Creates and maintains system architecture specifications, interface definitions, and integration plans that serve as the foundation for downstream hardware, firmware, and software development teams.
• Decomposes product and business requirements into a system architecture that defines interfaces, boundaries, design constraints, and both static (structural) and dynamic (timing, data flows, state transitions) system behaviors.
• Drives hardware block diagrams including the selection of main components (e.g., SoC, MCU), defines interfaces with the vehicle for various subsystems (e.g., networking, connectivity, display, audio), and clarifies system behavior in the vehicle environment.
• Defines software system architecture including partitioning, interface specification, and integration with hardware abstraction layers, ensuring efficient and reliable interaction with hardware components.
• Conducts multidisciplinary design reviews, validating that hardware performance, firmware integration, and software interoperability align with architectural intent and behavioral requirements.
• Oversees tradeoff analysis spanning both hardware constraints (e.g., power, signal integrity, EMI/EMC) and software considerations (e.g., latency, throughput, reliability).
• Establishes system verification criteria that unify hardware validation, firmware testing, and software QA processes.
• Applies systems engineering methodologies (e.g., FMEA, risk analysis, design-for-test, design-for-manufacturing) across hardware and software subsystems.
• Contributes inventions, new designs, and techniques regarded as significant advances in engineering.
• Provides mentorship and technical leadership to engineers across domains, fostering systems-level thinking and technical excellence.
• Represents Garmin among industry partners, peer groups, and regulating agencies.
• Associates are expected to integrate, use, and provide feedback on products in development when possible as part of their normal job responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Software Engineering or related field and multiple years (approx. 20 years) of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in research and development of leading-edge technology in the automotive infotainment domain
• Excellent understanding of hardware and software development and capable of driving system design in a fast-paced environment
• Multiple years of experience in offering direction and influence to engineering management on different organizational levels
• Very good understanding of industrialization processes and related factory collaborations
• Strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Unique blend of technical, business and project skills that enables vision and ownership of a given technology or system
• Demonstrated proficiency in the development of ADAS and automated driving systems

Benefits

Benefits to enhance your experience:

• 24 days off each year plus extra vacation days based on years at Garmin and compensation for legal holidays.
• Health package subscription and yearly budget for glasses.
• Monthly budget for sports and wellbeing activities.
• Local and global career development programs (training, mentorship, technical and leadership development, and more).
• Access to e-learning platforms and support for technical conferences attendance.
• Loyalty bonus within the company, plus other special bonuses (for holidays and personal life events).
• Meal tickets.

Yours exclusively when part of our team:

• Significant discount for Garmin products.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Contribution to the retirement plan (Pillar 3).
• Garmin products available for testing and borrowing.
• A comprehensive event series championing wellbeing, sports, and community tailored to foster holistic health (featuring sports events, classes, hackathons, parties, and more).
• Other benefits which we invite you to discover along the recruitment process.

Garmin Cluj is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.