Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
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Description
Your role will be critical to establishing validation excellence in the ePowertrain systems domain, delivering world-class solutions, and mentoring and coaching team members. This position is highly visible to the RI, CI, and E&T business units, and correspondingly, has high impact on their perception of the Electrification & Advanced Power Source (E&APS) division as a partner in product development and safety.
Job Duties
Create a validation strategy and activity plan for the ePowertrain system, collaboratively, with systems teams, lab teams, and global machine development groups to establish standard work. Activities should favor virtual and lab-based techniques.
Drive usage of such tools such as the Failsafe Process and Validation FMEA's to evaluate the effectiveness of the validation activity plan on critical failure modes, and direct activities to mitigate risk.
Development of electric drive component and system failure modes & effects analysis (FMEAs) with key focus on developing standard FMEAs
As validation needs become known for which there is no robust method, the validation engineer must communicate the need and lead the effort to develop a new procedure.
Creation of Proactive Reliability glidepaths
Coordination and leadership of Simulation & Test Collaboration Workshops (STCWs) at system level, and participation in component and machine level events
Prepare and present a Readiness Summary at Gates 2, 3, & 4 for the ePowertrain L5 system
Stay abreast of product new content and share w/ other appropriate L4, L5, & L6 Validation Leaders
Obtain Validation Strategy and Commitment from Validation Leaders
Partner w/ Machine Development Supervisor to establish post Gate 4 plan.
Provide guidance to machine configurations for testing/validation.
Management of development (NPI) issues
Facilitation of issue resolution with design groups
Communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units
Conduct L5 ePowertrain system readiness summaries (SRS)
Provide Technical guidance, effective training, relationship building, & engagement of other Validation Engineers and capture lessons learned
Position involves working in a team environment on challenging NTI and NPI programs that involve the integration of electric drive and electric power source technologies into electrification solutions, supporting a team of ePowertrain system technical leads
Basic Qualifications
6+ years of experience with a Bachelor's OR a 3-5 years of experience with a Master's degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum
Previous product development experience (design, validation/test, or analysis).
Top Candidates will also have
Experience with lab component or machine validation
Experience with structured FMEA & DVP&R process
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex assignments.
Excellent analytical skills
Experience with NPI Issue resolution process
Strong communication skills
Self-starter with strong technical leadership skills
Solid organizational and facilitation skills (6-Sigma BB or GB)
Systems' Thinking
Experience with electric drive systems and/or components
Demonstrated understanding of mechanical & electrical systems with special emphasis on electric drive systems
Additional Information
The location for this position is Mossville, IL
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position
This position may require up to 10% travel
Visa Sponsorship is not available
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
401k savings plan
Health savings account (HSA)
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short and long-term disability coverage
Life Insurance
Paid parental leave
Healthy Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Programs
Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
