What are the responsibilities and job description for the Driveline Design Release Engineer position at Optimal Staffing?
The Driveline design system engineer
The Driveline design system engineer is responsible for managing the system, interfaces and interactions between components & subsystems of the driveline systems for one or more vehicle programs. The role requires leadership skills to drive collaboration across release engineering / COE teams (for compliance to engineering best practices), vehicle design team, and other cross-functional groups including but not limited to virtual engineering, vehicle design team, purchasing, quality, manufacturing plants and field service.
The responsibilities include managing assembly (BOM) , benchmarking, packaging within vehicle environment, working with release / development engineers to develop robust virtual and hardware-based system DVP&Rs with effective utilization of DFMEA/DRBFM.
Lead program design reviews, support program gate reviews, plan leadership reviews, and ensure adequate tracking of deliverables and timely closure of open items to enable an on-time execution of programs launches, and document program lessons learned. Lead or support root-cause analysis and resolution of customer field issues, and support resolution of manufacturing and assembly concerns. Provide status updates on projects and issues to the leadership team to maintain the transparency.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Industrial, or related Engineering field from an ABET accredited university
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in design release, development, and validation of driveline/axle/AWD programs
- Experience in creating a positive team environment, clear direction and commitment
- Demonstrated Leadership and Core Technical Skills
- Proficient in use of MS Office
- Onsite Anywhere from 3-5 days per week.