Function Owner, Thermal/Climate Manager

Scout Motors • Charlotte, NC

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American vehicle brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The company respects its past and future, its communities, its customers, and the balance of work and play. Scout Motors is developing vehicles with both an all-electric powertrain and a Harvester™ range extender powertrain. The company empowers its teams to innovate and seeks visionary, collaborative, and passionate individuals to join them in shaping the future of transportation.

Requirements

• Master's degree required with 8+ years of experience in Mechanical/Mechatronics/EE/SW engineering.
• Extensive experience working with Automotive Systems or Mechatronics Products in Thermal and Climate Systems.
• Strong understanding of 1st principles in Engineering, result/solution oriented.
• Subject matter expert in Systems Engineering, Multi-domain physics, Complex systems design with EE, SW integration.
• Familiarity with SW for embedded systems, EE systems such as wiring and power distribution units.
• Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS communication protocols and Vehicle Network tools, such as CANalyzer, CANoe, etc.
• Expertise with complex problem solving, data analysis, access/interpret/drive results with extended teams.
• Experience working in requirement management tools.
• Knowledge of Automotive design and development process, system requirements, and general engineering best practices.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of integrity.

Nice To Haves

• PhD with 6+ years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Thermal and Climate system features & functions including interfacing and aligning with R&D, electrical architecture, software developers, production, quality and customer experience teams.
• Responsible for end-to-end development of thermal and climate features & functions including release to program milestones.
• Responsible for system level definition and requirements for hardware, software, features, functions and architecture. This includes integration at system and component level.
• Integral liaison between all cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders through system “V” development from concept to launch.
• E2E responsible for features and functions for thermal and climate systems for the new SDV architecture.
• Act as the subject matter expert for the assigned functions throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
• Responsible for requirement management – define, document and manage all functional & nonfunctional requirements (System , Software & Hardware) for the function in alignment with vehicle level specification and legal regulations (FMVSS , SAE, OBDII etc.) and internal standards.
• Develop component and system design, functional, EOL specifications, detailed test methods and system level DFMEA, DV, PV for complex mechatronic systems.
• Manage the technical release of the function and calibration data for production.
• Be a champion of 1st principles design methodology and use extensive problem-solving methods for debugging, issue resolution.
• Lead sprint planning and daily standup meetings.
• Develop and maintain Best Practices: Design Standards, Test Procedures, Technical Specifications, etc.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior