Senior Powertrain Engineer

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in 1 or more subsystems in mechanical vehicle architecture (motors, engines, CVTs, transaxles).
• Develop and maintain a vehicle and component mechanical specification and qualification plan.
• Drive diligence and collaboration in requirements, risk analysis, DFMEA, DVP&R, engineering change notice and specifications.
• Employ project management methodologies that ensure a predictable outcome for department goals and responsibilities.
• Remove roadblocks and accelerate implementation of projects.
• Develop technology roadmaps and strategies that clearly articulate how we are going to continuously win in chosen markets.
• Drive culture of traceable test acceptance criteria using reliability and confidence in designs.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Mentor designers, lab technicians and other team members.
• Understand and influence regulatory standards that affect your product.
• Develop and drive cross functional team to scheduled milestones for assigned projects.
• Effectively self-manage large projects.
• Expert in Problem solving techniques (9-step, 8D, etc.).
• First point of contact within engineering regarding customer issues.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required.

Expert in at least 1 of the following areas is beneficial, but not a necessity: Mechanical design and analysis of powertrains (electric motors, ICEs, CVTs, transaxles).

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Continuously raise your level of leadership, authority, and influence.
• Proficient at identifying project/subsystem risks and developing/executing subsequent mitigation plans.
• The right individual will be self-motivated, a strong collaborator, able to think creatively and work with others to find solutions, drive execution, and focus on results.
• Strong passion to teach and grow capabilities of the company.
• Expert in technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Verbal and written communications skills.
• Employs “best” solution to problem rather than most evident (considers business impact to other departments as well as technical requirements).
• High capability in Microsoft products including Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint.
• Thorough understanding of the Engineering financial impact and a basic understanding of the needs and impact of other functions on the business.