Technical Project Engineering Lead

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.

ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you join a group of people passionate about collaborating to solve some of the world’s most technical engineering challenges. Our success is tied to taking care of our employees by building relationships and providing opportunities for mentorship and career growth. We offer comprehensive benefits for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer matching; paid time off (PTO); paid parental leave; and mentorship to help you take your career to the next level. You don’t have to take our word for it that we are a great place to work—we were named on the 2023 Top Workplaces list thanks to feedback from our proud employees.

Description

The Project Engineering Lead (PEL) is responsible for leading a cross-functional development team to successfully develop automotive electronic achieving project and company mandated targets.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead internal Product development team meetings and follow up to ensure all required tasks are done in a timely fashion to meet all milestones.
• Leads the activities to ensure engineering (GPEP) work products and any other relevant deliverables are released per project’s configuration management and timing plans and are in compliance with product development process and customer expectations.
• Primary technical contact for the Customer and Product Development Team
• Read and interpret Customer specifications and ensure requirements are documented and incorporated into the product design.
• Participate in the development of mechanical, electrical, and software domain and manufacturing technical requirements and specifications.
• Ensure test and analysis coverage validates that the design meets all requirements.
• Ensure manufacturing in a robust process.
• Responsible for delivery of design work products (FMEA, FTA, WCA, Testability, Requirement Bilateral Traceability, others)
• Solve technical issues associated with Customer and product demand and Drive failure analysis and present to the Customer.
• In conjunction with Line Managers, ensure that internal processes and procedures are followed during all phases of the product lifecycle.
• Responsible for efficiently and effectively leading the product or core development teams on an assigned project.
• Review, track, communicate and approve product plans and status on a regular basis. Communicate development status to management using dashboards, charts and reports as appropriate.
• Work with managers and senior managers to identify and resolve issues quickly within the team project organization. Manage technical escalation paths appropriately. Escalate where necessary for communication of issues, requests for assistance, and unexpected situations.
• Manage engineering risks. Report status prepare contingency and mitigation plans and execute corrective actions. Manage escalation paths appropriately. Escalate where necessary for communication of issues, requests for assistance (resource, organizational, or technical) and unexpected situations.
• Owns the overall integrated product design. Responsible for ensuring that the design meets the customer/project requirements.
• Review and approve engineering work products.
• Manage engineering part release and change control.
• Develop effort estimates and engineering timing plans per internal and external milestones, expected work products, and product deliveries.
• Supports and ensures timely and effective negotiation of customer requirements, change requests including unwritten requirements.
• Attend customer project (PDT) meetings as necessary.
• Drives the discovery and development of necessary Engineering Development (ED) activities.
• Responsible to evaluate and determine DV and PV readiness.
• Monitors and, if required, creates issues and defects, leads problem solving activities and presents findings (8Ds) to customers and ensures timely resolution of each.
• Responsible to actively pursue cost savings ideas.
• Drive Value Engineering (VE) activities prior to DV design freeze. Participate in Value Analysis (VA) activities in an effort to drive costs out of products.
• Support customer presentations and act as the primary technical interface to customers on technical topics.
• Lead and prioritize day-to-day activities of the technical project team.
• Facilitate Level 2 Reviews - Program Level Reviews (PLR)
• Approve Level 3 Reviews - Cross Functional Reviews (CFR)
• Ensures engineering targets (quality, delivery timing, performance, product BOM Costs, etc.) for product deliverables are met on-time.
• Supports engineering quote response for new projects.
• Manages change: Responsible for the consolidation of engineering estimates, cost and timing impacts and negotiates technical requirements with customer.
• Responsible for communicating status and timely delivery of all project related work products needed by our manufacturing team. Specifically, ensure design for manufacturability, smooth transition into manufacturing (especially for new designs), and testing of the product.
• Responsible to ensure timely and appropriate build of engineering development samples.
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts, researches, recommends and initiates implementation of enhancements to products and processes.
• Reviews and approves decisions made by the technical project team.
• Able to operate with limited management direction on a day to day basis
• Dotted line tactical leadership of the project teams providing critical employee developmental and performance feedback to the administrative managers.
  
  

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or demonstrated equivalent skills.
• Minimum of 10 years’ deep and relevant experience regarding the responsibility / activities (listed above) in serial development. Automotive electronic (mandatory).
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role. Leading a global team is a plus.
• Proven track record of successful launches of automotive products.
• The company Policies and Processes to be learned and followed including:
• Core Values
• Company Charter & Constitution
• Code of Conduct and Ethics (including related Guidelines)
• Quality Policy & Objectives
• Environmental Policy Statement Health & Safety Orientation (including Safety Policy)
• New Hire or New Position Orientation
  
  

Customer

• Key Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) – as applicable
• Review CSR via SharePoint
  
  

Technical

• Working knowledge of DMM, Oscilloscope, Video Scope etc.
• Automotive Sensing, Camera, ECU, or ADAS product/test experience desired.
• Working knowledge of product development and product testing engineering practices in automotive field.
• Working knowledge of Fusa/Cysec standards preferred.
• Working knowledge of HIL/SIL procedures and equipment
• Working knowledge in planned and structured engineering approach
• Working knowledge and experience utilizing problem solving techniques such as 8D or Fishbone
• Troubleshooting and debugging skills
• DFMEA experience desired
• Working knowledge of configuration management, and project monitoring and document control techniques (preferably PTC/MKS).
  
  

Computer

• Matlab/Simulink, dSpace, Labview, model-based development tools desired.
• Working knowledge of CAN and LIN based tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape, neoVI and other automotive networks and related tools.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office package.
  
  

Language

• Comprehensive knowledge of English (verbal and written)
• Local Language desirable.
  
  

Travel

• Travel (domestic and international) may be needed Abilities.
• Able to work in dynamic, fast paced team environment.
• Able to work effectively in a global environment.
• Able to represent technical topics internally and externally.
• Expert communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision.
• Must be able to teach and mentor other engineers.
  
  

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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