Driveline Development and Validation Engineer

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Development Engineer for Transmission, Driveline & Gear Reducer analyzes, develops, and validates transmission and driveline systems and subsystems and integrates them into Stellantis vehicles. Driveline systems may include automatic or manual transmissions, axle and limited-slip devices, prop shafts, half shafts, transfer cases, PTUs, and rear drive modules. Stellantis products range from off-road to performance vehicles and include BEV, hybrid, and conventional internal-combustion powertrains, with a significant portion featuring all-wheel drive. The engineer is responsible for vehicle integration and for ensuring driveline hardware and controls meet the vehicle’s mission profile and maintain the character of the brand. The role includes developing development and validation plans and executing performance development and validation tests in vehicles and drive-simulation environments. The engineer works closely with driveline torque-distribution, powertrain, and brake-system calibrators, as well as Chief Engineering, Product Release Center, and Vehicle Synthesis Engineering organizations. The engineer follows production-release and change-management processes to provide a validated driveline system at each vehicle build milestone, from pre-production through post-production. The engineering teams include global vehicle teams and internal and external hardware and software-controls suppliers. The engineer also supports competitive vehicle benchmarking, measured-load data acquisition, driveline system architecture and control specification development, and test-procedure development. Travel includes limited low-mu winter, off-road, and track development trips.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related degree field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering, automatic transmission, driveline, or electrified powertrain hardware or controls.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Experience with basic PC software such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Highly motivated and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects and maintain a positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering and/or experience in transmission and/or driveline design, development, and testing.
Knowledge of transmission and all-wheel-drive systems and operation.
MATLAB, Simulink, and N-code experience.
Experience in test planning and execution (DVP&R).
Experience using data-acquisition and testing tools, including CANalyzer and INCA.
Regulatory/compliance experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze, develop, and validate transmission and driveline systems and subsystems and integrate them into Stellantis vehicles.
Ensure driveline system hardware and controls meet the vehicle mission profile and maintain the character of the brand.
Develop development and validation plans.
Execute performance development and validation tests in vehicles and drive-simulation environments.
Work with driveline torque-distribution, powertrain, and brake-system calibrators, and with Chief Engineering, Product Release Center, and Vehicle Synthesis Engineering organizations.
Follow production-release and change-management processes to provide a validated driveline system at each vehicle build milestone from pre-production through post-production.
Work with global vehicle teams and internal and external hardware and software-controls suppliers.
Support competitive vehicle benchmarking and measured-load data acquisition.
Support driveline system architecture, control specification, and test-procedure development.
Travel on limited low-mu winter, off-road, and track development trips.