Powertrain & Vehicle Emissions Compliance Director
About The Position
PACCAR’s Corporate Emissions Compliance team is seeking a Powertrain & Vehicle Emissions Compliance Director. Reporting to the Corporate Director of Emissions Compliance, this role works closely with product development teams in Eindhoven and North American Truck Division greenhouse gas teams to support current, future, and legacy products, including internal-combustion engines, zero-emission vehicles, and zero-emission powertrains. The Director manages PACCAR powertrain and vehicle certification and compliance. Certification work includes oversight of engine, zero-emission powertrain, and vehicle certification; running-change submissions; interactions with CARB and EPA; AECD documentation and process development; regulatory interpretation; and regulatory oversight. Compliance work includes emissions-related warranty reporting and recalls, vehicle and engine emissions-credit reporting, and support for and interaction with the PACCAR Emissions Compliance Operating System (ECOS). The role leads teams responsible for Powertrain & Vehicle Certification & Compliance, Regulatory Engineering, Global AECD, and Defect, Warranty & Recall. It collaborates across PACCAR with Division Greenhouse Gas teams and Product Development, and engages with regulatory agencies including EPA, CARB, ECCC, and NHTSA, as well as industry organizations such as EMA. Some travel is expected for industry meetings and visits to PACCAR locations, including overseas travel to Eindhoven; typically 4–5 trips per year.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 10 years of industry-related experience.
- Understanding of EPA and CARB regulations.
- Ability to manage positive work relations and cross-functional teams effectively.
- Good PC skills, including proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Proficient presentation and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Set organizational priorities, resources, processes, and performance expectations; communicate program status, emerging risks, agency issues, and decisions requiring management attention.
- Direct certification applications and running-change submissions for PACCAR engines, vehicles, and zero-emission powertrains in coordination with Global Engines, PACCAR truck divisions, and suppliers.
- Ensure EPA and CARB submissions through agency data systems are complete, accurate, consistent, and timely.
- Oversee interpretation and communication of current and emerging global requirements for emissions, greenhouse gas, on-board diagnostics, warranty, and related powertrain and vehicle obligations.
- Translate regulatory requirements into actionable product requirements and ensure they are assigned, tracked, and resolved through PACCAR PCP processes.
- Guide engineering and business teams through requirements reviews, regulatory issue resolution, agency interpretations, and product and program decisions.
- Direct assessment, approval, documentation, and change control for internal and supplier AECDs across engine, vehicle, battery-electric, fuel-cell, and hybrid products.
- Oversee required emissions reporting, including production volumes, emissions-credit generation and use, replacement engines, and ZEV sales.
- Ensure engine and vehicle exemptions are authorized, documented, tracked, and reported, and that emissions labels meet EPA and CARB requirements.
- Direct warranty monitoring, failure analysis, forecasting, and threshold assessments to identify emissions defects.
- Coordinate emissions-related field actions and recalls, including technical bulletins, cost memos, customer communications, and execution tracking.
- Maintain effective compliance controls through periodic verification, process and plant audits, documentation reviews, and records retention.
- Establish data-quality standards and oversee extraction, integration, cleansing, transformation, and validation of certification, compliance, and warranty data from ECOS and other systems.
- Lead engagement with EPA, CARB, ECCC, NHTSA, and other authorities by coordinating PACCAR positions, technical materials, responses, commitments, and follow-up actions.
Benefits
- 401(k) with up to a 5% company match.
- Fully funded pension plan providing monthly benefits after retirement.
- Paid time off, including a minimum of 10 paid vacation days, 12 paid holidays, and sick time; additional vacation days are provided with seniority/years of service.
- Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for the employee and family.
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
- Paid short- and long-term disability programs.
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program services, including wellness plans, estate planning, and financial counseling.
- Holiday gift.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
