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Job Title:
Field Performance & Product Safety Engineer
Pay Grade:
T4
Job Description:
Supporting the Functional Safety process owner by working with controls design teams for conventional and electrified systems to implement ISO 26262 Road Vehicle Functional Safety compliant designs. Develop requirements, perform qualitative and quantitative analyses to build comprehensive Safety Cases for systems and releases.
Position will support Field Performance Evaluation process to assess impact, severity, and proposals for potential Field Actions to support customers and comply with regulatory bodies globally.
- Understand applicable Safety Standards such as ISO 26262 which may include training and gaining certifications.
- Serve as a key employee resource for Product Safety performance matters including management of engineering teams executing the implementation in design
- Conduct Audits and Assessment for Safety Related Design requirements for E/E Systems
- Implements effective processes to achieve compliance to applicable Safety Standards
- Interfacing with OEMs and key suppliers by developing Development Interface Agreements (DIA) to achieve the specific level on ISO 26262 compliance.
- Analyze failure data to understand causation and behavior
- Perform Failure Analysis and
- Perform risk analysis on failure modes and problem scenarios
- Construct and interpret statistical models for predictive analysis
- Understand the regulatory environment and requirements in which products operate
- Develop and present to executive management proposals to resolve field issues
- Coordinate cross functional teams to investigate and solve field issues
- Coordinate and implement effective corrective actions for filed issues
- Analyze cost and develop optimized solutions that maximize customer satisfaction and company expenses
Experience
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in technical discipline
- Experience with automotive transmission systems or similar powertrain systems
- Experience with E/E control systems (Hardware and Software desired)
- Experience or familiarity with product design and development
- Understanding of ISO 26262 Functional Safety or similar standards
- Root Cause analysis and Corrective Action Planning
- Ability to lead cross functional teams
Preferred:
- Master's Degree
- Certification in ISO 26262 Functional Safety
- Allison Transmission or other transmission system specific product experience
- Hands on experience with technical problem solving
- Hands on experience with field performance evaluations
Primary Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Additional Locations:
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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Top Skills
What We Do
Allison Transmission is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Our products are specified by more than 300 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in a range of market sectors—from bus, refuse and emergency to construction, distribution and defense.
Allison was founded in 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the company’s global headquarters is still located. We have approximately 1,400 dealer and distributor locations, employ more than 2,700 people around the world and our international presence spans more than 80 countries.
OUR VISION
In addition to being the world’s leading provider of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems, we also strive to be the foremost provider of parts and services for our customers.
Whether you drive, sell, service or distribute on-highway vehicles, defense vehicles or off-highway equipment, Allison provides you with the highest quality products and the best customer care. We work to win your trust and enthusiasm through continuous improvement driven by the integrity, teamwork and innovation from our employees and authorized partners.
OUR PROMISE
Allison promises our customers an automatic experience like they’ve never had: an unrivaled combination of Quality, Reliability, Durability, Vocational Value and Customer Service.
