Team Manager

Description

We seek a Team Manager based out of our office at 4554 Glenmeade Lane, Auburn Hills, MI 48326. Note, this position does not require travel.

• Oversee Project Execution:
  Apply thermodynamics, internal combustion engine, On-Board Diagnostic (OBD), and hybrid vehicle knowledge to oversee and coordinate the execution of calibration, validation, and certification activities performed on-road, as well as on chassis and engine dynos; lead the evaluation of collected data to verify data acquisition system, data quality, and engine health; communicate with the customer and internal teams to develop test plans and track calibration progress towards milestones;
  
  work with internal network systems to request test support as needed; track and report on testing efficiency and resource downtime; ensure the application of FEV processes and procedures and support the refinement of these processes and procedures as necessary; validate data for preparation for delivery to the customer; review and analyze data gathered by the project team to support achievement of project goals and communicate test results to the customer.
• Interface with Customers:
  Create technical presentations that summarize / detail the results of testing activities; summarize project status and progress and deliver project status presentations to customers; present testing results to customers; present and propose next steps to customer based on testing results.
• Supervise and manage team members:
  Oversee, monitor, and mentor team members; work with team members to establish goals and to track team member performance and goal attainment throughout the year; complete performance reviews for any direct reports; participate in interviews, as well as, provide feedback and recommendations for hiring.
• Define Scope of Work and Develop Program Plans / Timing:
  Communicate with the customer and internal teams to develop detailed work scope; interpret RFQs and customer requests to break work scope into work packages; identify required resources and estimate durations for execution of each work package; evaluate critical interactions between work packages and define key milestones for the project.
• Provide Technical Guidance and Direction to the Project Team:
  Encourage the use of and mentor team members on commercially available and internally developed FEV tools (e.g., Top Expert & GEC) to conduct development activities; mentor and train subordinates; support the team to enable data to be post processed effectively and to evaluate data quality; provide support to the setup / configuration and troubleshooting of data acquisition systems (e.g., Inca, ADAPT, or Morphee);
  
  train subordinates on project execution and applicable engine / aftertreatment technology; mentor Project Engineers on emissions and OBD regulations and the overall calibration process; support the development of the technical team through development of training material or leading training meetings; support the creation of new tool chains to drive calibration and validation efforts; ensure the team effectively communicates with operations staff to conduct testing and resolve issues.
• Support Business Development
  
  Activities:
  
  Create technical content and pricing for proposals; create acquisition materials to showcase FEV NA’s capabilities and to draw interest from potential customers; support business acquisition meetings; actively pursue new business opportunities; present technical topics at conferences and create technical papers and presentation material.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Automotive Engineering and 60 months of experience in job offered or related.
• Experience managing an engine and hybrid powertrain diagnostic development team.
• Experience leading and mentoring project teams in the creation and calibration of On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems.
• Experience interpreting test results and assessing the impacts of proposed calibration changes.
• Experience applying the OBD calibration process to create and execute test plans to define OBD threshold parts and to evaluate the robustness of an OBD monitor to various noise factors.
• Experience digesting and interpreting engine and aftertreatment control algorithms.
• Experience creating experiments to validate new controls functionality.

Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Any applicant who is interested in this position should apply to job reference number 3857476 at:

If offered employment must have legal right to work in the United States.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.