Senior Vehicle Architect

ALTEN Technology•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Programs Architect designs and develops new vehicles to meet future regulatory requirements and customer competitive requirements. The team is responsible for vehicle architecture and packaging, initial systems concepts, and component engineering design, and it resolves packaging and adaptation issues as vehicles move toward production. The role establishes the physical and functional integration of vehicle systems and components during program planning, from concept through program approval. It translates strategic and functional objectives into technical requirements, creates and evaluates alternative design concepts, packages and integrates systems and components, and benchmarks competitive vehicles. The engineer leads an extended cross-functional team to balance requirements and identify optimal solutions, and presents design concepts to senior management.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, from an ABET-accredited or equivalent program.
Five or more years of vehicle engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Body-in-White, Electrical, Interior Systems, Powertrain Adaptations, Engine Systems (Cooling, Fuel, Exhaust), or Chassis Systems.
Expertise in TeamCenter, NX CAD Software, and Vis Mockup.
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage vehicle CAD data structures; position and manipulate models; cut sections; analyze existing designs; create and analyze alternative designs; integrate systems and components; and create specialized CAD sessions for reviews.
Excellent communication skills to lead others and coordinate and resolve issues across client regions.
Ability to operate independently and in a cross-functional team environment.
Strong Microsoft Office skills.
Results-driven.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
Broad vehicle knowledge.
Ability to integrate stakeholder requirements into final vehicle design.
Excellent communication skills.
Excellent relationship-building skills.
Ability to productively manage change.
Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels of management.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

Establish physical and functional integration of vehicle systems and components during program planning, from concept to program approval.
Translate strategic and functional objectives into technical requirements.
Create and analyze alternative design concepts.
Package and integrate vehicle systems and components.
Benchmark competitive vehicles.
Lead an extended cross-functional team to balance requirements and achieve an optimal solution.
Present design concepts to higher levels of management.
Resolve packaging and adaptation issues as vehicles move toward production.
Develop new corporate preproduction CAD data structures and manage production CAD data structures.
Position and manipulate models, cut sections, and analyze existing designs.
Create specialized CAD sessions to support high-level and detailed management reviews.
Coordinate and resolve issues across client regions.