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; evaluate collected data to verify data acquisition systems, data quality, and engine health; communicate with the customer and internal teams to develop test plans and track calibration progress toward 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 their refinement; validate data 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 or detail the results of testing activities; summarize project status and progress and deliver project status presentations to customers; present testing results and propose next steps to customers based on results.
• Supervise and Manage Team Members:
  Oversee, monitor, and mentor team members; work with them to establish goals and track performance and goal attainment throughout the year; complete performance reviews for direct reports; participate in interviews and 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 package; evaluate critical interactions between work packages and define key milestones for the project.
• Provide Technical Guidance and Direction to the Project Team:
  Encourage 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 post-processing and evaluate data quality; provide support for 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 training material or lead 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 attract 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 a related field.
• 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 control functionalities.

Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If offered employment must have a legal right to work in the United States.