Product Design Architect - Heavy Duty Trucks

Stefanini Group is seeking an experienced Product Design Architect for a fixed-duration consulting assignment focused on heavy-duty trucks in Greensboro, NC (onsite).

Responsibilities

Lead a four-month engineering pre-study to assess and optimize an existing advanced vehicle architecture for future heavy-duty truck applications. The role involves turning engineering findings into strategic recommendations that reduce technical uncertainty, development complexity, cost, and time to market.

• Assess the application of an existing vehicle architecture to alternative conventional truck configurations.
• Identify reuse, carry-over, delta-part, and system-impact opportunities for a proposed base vehicle specification.
• Evaluate the effects of vehicle-configuration changes on packaging, wheelbase, fuel efficiency, payload, maneuverability, and relevant vehicle features.
• Define and compare longer-term base-vehicle configurations, then recommend a scalable architecture and implementation path.
• Assess the feasibility of applying the architecture to cab-over truck platforms, including platform suitability, auxiliary systems, structural implications, and feature impacts.
• Develop sensor-integration concepts and field-of-view assessments using established sensor locations where applicable.
• Produce traceable analyses, assumptions, risks, recommendations, and engineering-alignment material for leadership decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional platform, systems, and vehicle-engineering stakeholders while working independently within defined interfaces.

Deliverables

• A conventional-platform impact assessment covering affected parts, systems, reuse assumptions, and vehicle-performance implications.
• A recommended future base-vehicle configuration and architecture strategy.
• A cab-over platform feasibility assessment covering carry-over opportunities, packaging, sensor installation, structural changes, and open engineering questions.
• Sensor field-of-view analysis and installation concepts.
• A final strategic report with a recommended path forward, key dependencies, risks, cost and complexity considerations, and time-to-market opportunities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience in heavy-duty vehicle architecture, systems engineering, or whole-vehicle integration.
• Strong understanding of both conventional and cab-over truck platforms.
• Experience with architecture reuse, carry-over planning, feature-impact analysis, and delta-part assessment.
• Practical knowledge of vehicle packaging, sensor placement, field-of-view analysis, and structural integration.
• Ability to translate technical analysis into clear recommendations on cost, complexity, risk, and delivery timing.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to create clear, evidence-based decision material.
• Relevant engineering degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Lead the development of a complete solution and the roadmap for a dedicated range of products.
• Assume oversight of the product range, including sale strategy, manufacturing strategy, platform strategy, service, and aftermarket strategy in product development and technical definition.
• Act as a specialist in Product Architecture, leading complex group tasks/projects and actively developing team members.
• Demonstrate a solid T-shaped profile with definable expert knowledge within a broad-based toolkit.
• Serve as a role model for cutting-edge thinking and contribute to lifelong learning as a master trainer, coach, and/or mentor.
• Influence within the company network and articulate value creation beyond your immediate role.

Assignment Details

This is a fixed-duration consulting assignment expected to run for approximately four months. The successful consultant will work with a cross-functional engineering network to provide an independent assessment before a potential future development program.

Work location: 7900 National Service Road, Greensboro, NC 27409 (onsite).

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises. With a presence in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Stefanini serves over 400 clients across industries such as financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM Level 5 company.