Design Systems Engineer - Engines

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Design Systems Engineer coordinates the technical aspects of base engine design and testing to meet customer requirements, functional objectives, and quality targets. The role supports an assigned engine program through technical planning, validation, issue resolution, and delivery of engineering work to Stellantis. The engineer is accountable for the quality and schedule of assigned deliverables, communicating design issues and supporting information, documenting Stellantis’s acceptance of completed design services, reporting progress, and closing the loop with Stellantis management. The role contributes to execution and compliance with the Stellantis Propulsion System Development Process (PDSP), summarizes technical inputs and recommendations for executive leadership, and approves technical decisions, timing plans, change notifications, bulletins, engine build books, and service manuals. It is responsible for approving and executing the complete engine mechanical development and validation plan across project phases. The engineer serves as the company’s key contact for engine-related issues on assigned projects and leads cross-functional teams through root-cause analysis and implementation of robust solutions. The engineer leads release engineers and designers in meeting program objectives for assemblies, sub-assemblies, and components, including cost, weight, performance, quality, manufacturing, and timing. The role also leads cost-reduction initiatives, including supplier-resourcing risk assessments, and is accountable for meeting project commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related degree field.
Minimum 7 years of propulsion-system-related engineering and/or calibration experience.
Understanding of phased-gate launch processes for product development.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and prepare presentations for them.
Strong cross-functional team-management skills.
Superior written and oral communication skills.
Highly motivated and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple complex assignments simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Engineering, the Family Manager, Purchasing, and support teams to develop resource-development timelines and validation requirements, including efficient testing plans.
Guide release engineers in preparing design-quality documents with appropriate technical oversight and approvals.
Guide release engineers in developing validation timelines and coordinate with the Family Manager and Test teams.
Attend and participate in Technical Review sessions.
Guide release engineers in developing objective scorecard summary recommendations.
Provide guidance and direction to propulsion-system team members, including transmission, driveline, and calibration teams, with onsite and virtual real-time feedback.
Support onsite dynamometer triage, test-cell setup, and dyno work to troubleshoot and identify root causes of test-cell and engine issues.
Support onsite part-failure resolution, root-cause analysis, and task-force leadership for issues found in dyno cells, teardowns, builds, and related activities.
Track validation status across engine phases and escalate timing concerns.
Chair engine teardowns and manage or author engine-build documentation.
Work with software, controls, and calibration teams to keep deliverables on time and escalate issues.
Call, manage, and lead task-force meetings to resolve hardware issues involving calibration and controls.
Prepare presentations on design and hardware issues, functional indicators, and other technical program topics.
Work closely with Stellantis PS engineering and design teams; gather and clarify information needed for design studies and engineering change notices.
Use Stellantis-based systems and provide updates and reports on assigned work.
Communicate design issues and supporting information to Stellantis, document Stellantis’s acceptance of completed design services, and close the loop with Stellantis management on issues.
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Contribute to execution and compliance with the PDSP for an assigned engine program, summarizing technical inputs and recommendations for presentation to executive leadership.
Approve technical decisions, timing plans, change notifications, bulletins, engine build books, and service manuals.
Approve and execute the complete engine mechanical development and validation plan for all project phases.
Serve as the company’s key point of contact for engine-related issues on assigned projects.
Lead global cross-functional teams across technical domains through root-cause analysis and implementation of robust solutions.
Lead release engineers and designers in meeting program objectives for assemblies, sub-assemblies, and components across cost, weight, performance, quality, manufacturing, and timing.
Lead cost-reduction initiatives, including supplier-resourcing risk assessments, and ensure project commitments are met.