Assistant Chief Engineer - Transmissions
About The Position
The Assistant Chief Engineer (ACE) oversees assigned core programs and integration programs, supporting the Chief Engineer in directing family (project) managers, Application Engineers, and Design System Engineers. The Chief Engineering Team serves as the accountable technical contact for transmission and driveline products and is responsible for product delivery across current production, new product development, and advanced projects. The ACE leads cross-functional engineering work to deliver transmission solutions that meet vehicle and program requirements, manages program deliverables and functional objectives, and coordinates technical, cost, quality, timing, validation, and readiness activities. The role collaborates with PRC managers, other Chief Engineer teams, the DEVVAL team, and other stakeholders to help meet department goals and objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related degree field.
- At least 7 years of engineering experience in product development design and release.
- Demonstrated experience leading collaborative and global teams.
- Understanding of typical automotive manufacturing and quality processes.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in an engineering-related field.
- Design for Six Sigma certification.
- Excellent work ethic, organization skills, and communication skill.
- Experience with Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA).
- Experience with Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R).
- Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed program deliverables and functional objectives, including cost, timing, efficiency, performance, mass, NVH, and quality metrics such as CQI, 3MIS, EPUS, and JD Power.
- Oversee all aspects of transmission projects for assigned vehicle families, including hardware, software, calibration, packaging, builds, validation, ED&D, DVPR, Statements of Work, and Design Change Requests.
- Serve as the technical interface to Vehicle and PT Integration, AME, Purchasing, EE Core, ePT, Controls, Calibration, Quality, suppliers, and EE Systems.
- Lead engineering teams in delivering prototype and production transmission solutions that meet vehicle and program requirements.
- Review, approve, and track the System DVP&R, and support development of component DVP&Rs.
- Co-lead proactive risk-management activities with the QRE Team, including DFMEAs, DFSS, LUR, Heat Map, and Reliability Demonstration.
- Track and lead resolution of eCIMS/GIMs.
- Coordinate trade-off studies and perform analysis to recommend appropriate proposals.
- Support Purchasing, Supplier Quality, and Engineering with Source Package planning.
- Lead program cost rollups, including piece cost, tooling, and ED&D, with manufacturing engineers and SCIE.
- Coordinate Performance and Fuel Economy execution for specific applications, with Application Engineers supporting tasks.
- Co-own the Top 10 List addressing JD Power, CQI, and 3MIS issues, and work with assigned leads to implement improvements.
- Represent the Chief Engineer organization in high-level meetings as needed, including Steering Committees, PRs, MRs, IH meetings, PC-prep meetings, and VIT meetings.
- Coordinate build-readiness tasks, including build fixtures, test fixtures, and dyno support.
- Lead technical reviews, evaluations, and technical specification sign-offs, including Design Reviews, EDP deliverables, and LRF.
- Lead technical responses to investigate and action bulletins related to the technology.
- Coordinate Technical Cost Reductions and benchmarking of RWD hybrid competitive transmissions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
