The Role
Lead transmission and driveline system integration and interface management across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and CAE. Manage DFMEA/DRBFM, BOM/assembly definitions, prototype build readiness, validation coordination, change notices, cost reduction and lessons-learned. Support schedules, reviews, and cross-functional teams to ensure robust design controls and program delivery.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities Preferred Qualifications
The Chief Engineering team is the fully accountable single point technical contact for transmission and driveline products. This includes all aspects of product delivery for current production, new product development, or advanced projects. (the “what” and the “when”.)
The Design Systems Engineer (DSE) reports to the Chief Engineer and acts as the primary interface between the CE group and PRC and is primarily responsible for managing System, interfaces and interactions between components / subsystems of the transmission and driveline system.
The candidate is responsible for:
- Transmission and driveline hardware system responsible (integration and system balancing of all components)
- Interfacing with individual COEs
- Manufacturing
- Suppliers
- Development Validation Center
- Schedules hardware system design reviews across PRC and reviews DRE design proposals as required
- Organizes reviews with Virtual Analysis / CAE team and ensures Virtual DVP / Scorecard is completed prior to any prototype hardware orders
- Manages Transmission and driveline system and interface DFMEA / DRBFM (team) reviews to ensure complete transparency and development of cohesive Design Controls leading to Robust DVP Actions
- Manages Assembly (BOM) Part# Complexity Charts including all Axle & Driveline Systems with a clear definition of each assembly part#
- Manage BRT (Build Readiness Team) for prototype orders; Confirms proto hardware orders and procurement to meet program build(s) milestones
- Coordinate BOM and experimental builds with ACE
- Leads and manages build readiness tasks (build fixtures, test fixtures, dyno support)
- Supports CE & ACE to develop FTE and ER&D/ED&D Cost Roll-ups for Minor/MCA/ New Programs
- Review and approve all change notices ensuring checklists, LL, and E-BPs are updated and aligned.
- Leads Technical Cost Reductions (TCRs) / Value Optimization (VO) effort and alignment working closely with PRC, DVC and VO teams
- Represents CE in managing the “lessons learned” document for the program and ensure that TS (Technical Specialist) receive those updates on a timely manner to update the E-BPs accordingly
- Reviews transmission and driveline system and applicable component “Validation Completion” status with DVC team periodically & provides update to CE
- Coordinates DRBTR review and keeper of “follow up items” and decision maker on issuing GIMS for “buds” of problems
- Manage CQI and GIMS cross functional task force teams working closely with ACE, create priorities, action plans and track progress, align and update initiatives list
- Elevate resource issues as needed (CE & Sr. Manager for PRC)
- Work on special projects as needed
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree field
- A minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in product development design and release with a minimum of 2 years of propulsion systems experience
- Demonstrated experience leading collaborative and global teams
- Understanding of typical automotive manufacturing and quality processes
- Advanced English language skills 90% (Read and Write).
- Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Excellent work ethic, organization skills, and communication skills
- Goes “above and beyond” always
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master Degree in Engineering
Skills Required
- Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree field
- Minimum of 5 years engineering experience in product development design and release
- Minimum of 2 years of propulsion systems experience
- Demonstrated experience leading collaborative and global teams
- Understanding of typical automotive manufacturing and quality processes
- Advanced English language skills (read and write)
- Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
- Excellent work ethic, organization skills, and communication skills
- Goes above and beyond (demonstrated high initiative)
- Master Degree in Engineering
Stellantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Pay Growth & Progression — Contract-driven increases lifted hourly wages roughly 25% over 4.5 years and restored cost-of-living adjustments, pushing top rates near $42 per hour by the end of the agreement. Union hourly positions appear to have benefited most since the 2023 deal.
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Affordable Benefits — UAW-represented hourly workers pay no premiums and about 3% of total healthcare costs while receiving comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. This creates materially lower out-of-pocket costs for represented hourly roles.
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Retirement Support — Post-2007 hourly hires receive a 10% employer 401(k) contribution and legacy workers saw defined-benefit improvements with retiree bonuses. Salaried roles also cite a 401(k) with employer match and contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
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