Senior Engine Platform Leader

INNIO•Waukesha, WI

26d

About The Position

As the Engineering Platform Lead, you will work within a matrix organizational structure to lead the engineering product development and sustaining activities for the engine platform. In this position, you will be responsible for: Managing the platform’s life cycle (family of engines) in collaboration with Product Line Management (PLM) and engineering team including the definition of product and technology strategies. Ensuring the Life Cycle performance of the engine platform (performance, costs, reliability, lifecycle cost) meets product requirements. Ensuring product development projects meet technical and product lifecycle cost requirements. Ensuring that technical risks and reliability concerns are highlighted, managed to an acceptable level with fully documented technical and mitigation evidence. Leading engine systems development and integration including ownership of technical decision-making taken on the product. Engineering release of product changes that meet requirements following technical review. Approves release of design (hardware and software) into Product Lifecycle Management system. Defining the IP strategy for the engine platform in collaboration with engineering team. Monitoring the field performance of the engine platform and propose technical programs for improvements. Full product definition (specifications, drawings, Bill of Material) and product serial release. Collaborating with key partners from Global supply chain, Sourcing, Service, Sales, Product Line Management and Marketing acting as primary interface between cross-functional team and Engineering. Definition, tracking, and execution of product reliability projects

Requirements

4-year degree in Engineering from an accredited University or college
Legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship
Minimum 10 years’ experience with new product development of Reciprocating engines
Engine system integration: Demonstrated experience with cascading product, system and subsystem specifications from a Product Requirements Document.
Effective Problem Solving: Able to develop comprehensive recommendations based on complex scenarios and realistic assumptions. Proactively puts solutions in place to ensure issues don’t re-appear.
Decision making: Displays sound judgment in making critical decisions under pressure. Takes action when appropriate. Effectively leads team and organization through decision making process.
Communications: Ability to present key information and engage in business led discussions with executive management. Proactively elevates key issues with proposed recommendations. Highly credible and persuasive.
Consultative Skills/Strategic Agility: Articulately paints credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods.
Leadership of teams: Creates strong morale and spirit within team and leading successful team efforts in large, complex programs
Knowledge of analysis, design, development, and testing methodologies, including statistical tools. Proficient in identifying trends and themes from data

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of industrial gas engine market and applications in the 1 to 5 MW power range preferred

Responsibilities

Managing the platform’s life cycle (family of engines) in collaboration with Product Line Management (PLM) and engineering team including the definition of product and technology strategies.
Ensuring the Life Cycle performance of the engine platform (performance, costs, reliability, lifecycle cost) meets product requirements.
Ensuring product development projects meet technical and product lifecycle cost requirements.
Ensuring that technical risks and reliability concerns are highlighted, managed to an acceptable level with fully documented technical and mitigation evidence.
Leading engine systems development and integration including ownership of technical decision-making taken on the product.
Engineering release of product changes that meet requirements following technical review. Approves release of design (hardware and software) into Product Lifecycle Management system.
Defining the IP strategy for the engine platform in collaboration with engineering team.
Monitoring the field performance of the engine platform and propose technical programs for improvements.
Full product definition (specifications, drawings, Bill of Material) and product serial release.
Collaborating with key partners from Global supply chain, Sourcing, Service, Sales, Product Line Management and Marketing acting as primary interface between cross-functional team and Engineering.
Definition, tracking, and execution of product reliability projects