Assistant Chief Engineer - LD RAM, Wagoneer, Durango Driveline

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Auburn Hills, MI, USA
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Automotive
The Role
Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Candidate will be responsible for technical oversight of the assigned for LD RAM, Wagoneer and Durango Driveline, for meeting or exceeding program deliverables and functional objectives (i.e. cost, timing, efficiency, performance, mass, NVH, and CQI, 3MIS, EPUS, JD Power quality metrics) and will have oversight of all aspects of the Axle/Driveline/AWD/4WD project for a given vehicle family (hardware, software, calibration, packaging, builds, validation, ED&D, DVPR, Statement of Work, Design Change Requests, etc).

 

The Candidate will also Support the CE Technical Interface to Vehicle & Propulsion System Integration, Chassis/Brakes, EE Core, ePT, Controls, Calibration, AME, Purchasing, Quality, Suppliers and Supply Operations, provide oversight of entire Axle/Driveline/AWD/4WD system (i.e. controls, SW, calibration, HW) including hardware - software - controls integration and diagnostics DFMEA/DRBFM  and develops & coordinates acceptable engineering milestone dates to support critical mule and pilot builds (i.e. qty, MRD, design content, calibration needs, etc).


The Candidate will also Lead engineering teams to deliver prototype & production solutions that meet vehicle / program requirements, reviews, approves & tracks the System DVP&R and supports the development of the component DVP&Rs 

Co-leads proactive Risk Management tasks with QRE Team (i.e. DFMEAs, DFSS, LUR, Heat Map, Reliability Demonstration), track & lead resolution of all GIMs and will handle the coordination of all Trade-off Studies (TOS)Must be able to complete proper analysis to recommend the proper proposal.


The candidate will also: 

  • Support Purchasing, Supply Operations and PM in the Source Package planning  
  • Lead program cost roll ups (i.e. piece cost, tooling, ED&D) with manufacturing engineers & SCIE 
  • Coordinate the execution of Performance & Fuel Economy for specific applications (AE to support tasks) 
  • Co-owner of the “Top 10 List” to address JD Power, CQI & 3MIS issuesWorks with assigned Leads (i.e. Cal, Development, Engineering) to implement improvements  
  • Represent chief organization in high level meetings as needed (Steering Committees, PRs, MRs, IH mtgs, PC-prep mtgs, VIT mtgs, etc) 
  • Lead build readiness tasks (build fixtures, test fixtures, dyno support) 
  • Lead the technical reviews/evaluations and technical specification signoffs. (Design Reviews) 
  • Lead the technical responses to investigate/action bulletins that relate to the technology. 
  • Coordination of Technical Cost Reductions (TCRs) / Value Optimization (VO) and Benchmarking
Preferred Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree field
  • 10 years of overall experience
  • Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience in transmission and/or driveline design, releasing, development, validation, calibration, manufacturing, program management, etc
  • Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's in engineering field or MBA

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