Advanced Development Engineer

Dana • Toledo, OH

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About The Position

Dana is searching for a skilled and motivated candidate in the area of Advanced Technologies to support the development of mechanical and electrified driveline technologies. This work involves supporting lab fixturing and advanced lab test campaigns for proof of concept (PoC) designs and PoC component test data analysis. Additionally, the candidate will support project management of other active technology projects at Dana, providing alignment at leadership levels of resources, timing, and KPIs to achieve Dana's technology development objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 4+ years experience in related discipline
• CAD experience (NX)
• Experience in developing lab tests to support demonstration of status to KPIs
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and analytical ability
• Instrumentation and electronics wiring experience a plus
• Experience with requirements management tools such as Polarion, JIRA a plus
• Instrumentation experience preferred
• Laboratory data processing tools experience
• Demonstrated strong problem solving skills
• Excellent writing, verbal, and presentation skills - able to present at Chief Technology Officer (CTO) level as required
• Must be a self-directed and motivated individual who is organized and able to accept multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with people at all levels within and outside Dana in a professional manner
• Must be able to work in a team environment and have good communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and capable of performing duties with limited supervision

Nice To Haves

• Instrumentation and electronics wiring experience
• Experience with requirements management tools such as Polarion, JIRA
• Instrumentation experience
• Laboratory data processing tools experience

Responsibilities

• Identifying key KPIs to test in advanced laboratory environment for select advanced technologies
• Ability to support design of initial test fixturing in CAD programs such as NX
• Ability to work with suppliers using release drawings for test fixturing procurement
• Assist in assembly and setup of bench tests for development of advanced technologies
• Perform wiring on test setups for controls and instrumentation
• Support PoC test article builds
• Rework and modify proof of concept (PoC) components as required
• Write test preparations/procedures and perform test data collection and analysis
• Provide concise reporting of test analysis learnings, next steps and recommendations
• Ensure technology development lead engineers follow Dana's Technology Development Process (TDP 3.0)
• Manage tracking of all active technology development projects at Dana through Knowledge Database tracking tools
• Schedule and manage agenda for recurring Technology Council reviews
• Manage maturity levels of concept ideas at Dana for review at Technology Council
• Manage alignment of technology development activities to business needs, customer targets, and platform development initiatives
• Document lessons learned and update OneDana procedures as applicable

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees