Assistant Chief Engineer - Wagoneer, Durango Driveline, Axles and 4WD Systems

Technical Oversight Engineer

The Candidate will be responsible for technical oversight of the assigned for Current Production and Future Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer and Durango Driveline, Axles and 4WD systems for meeting or exceeding program deliverables and functional objectives (i.e. cost, timing, efficiency, performance, mass, NVH, and CQI, 3

MIS, EPUS, JD Power quality metrics) and will have oversight of all aspects of the Axle/Driveline/AWD/4WD project for a given vehicle family (hardware, software, calibration, packaging, builds, validation, ED&D, DVPR, Statement of Work, Design Change Requests, etc).

The Candidate will support the CE Technical Interface to Vehicle & Propulsion System Integration, Chassis/Brakes, EE Core, ePT, Controls, Calibration, AME, Purchasing, Quality, Suppliers and Supply Operations, provide oversight of entire Axle/Driveline/AWD/4WD system (i.e. controls, SW, calibration, HW) including hardware - software - controls integration and diagnostics DFMEA/DRBFM and develops & coordinates acceptable engineering milestone dates to support critical mule and pilot builds (i.e. qty, MRD, design content, calibration needs, etc).

The Candidate will lead engineering teams to deliver prototype & production solutions that meet vehicle / program requirements, reviews, approves & tracks the System DVP&R and supports the development of the component DVP&Rs, Co-leads proactive Risk Management tasks with QRE Team (i.e. DFMEAs, DFSS, LUR, Heat Map, Reliability Demonstration), track & lead resolution of all GIMs and will handle the coordination of all Trade-off Studies (TOS).

Must be able to complete proper analysis to recommend the proper proposal.

The candidate will also:

• Support Purchasing, Supply Operations and PM in the Source Package planning
• Lead program cost roll ups (i.e. piece cost, tooling, ED&D) with manufacturing engineers & SCIE
• Coordinate the execution of Performance & Fuel Economy for specific applications (AE to support tasks)
• Co-own the "Top 10 List" to address JD Power, CQI & 3
  
  MIS issues. Works with assigned Leads (i.e. Cal, Development, Engineering) to implement improvements
• Represent chief organization in high level meetings as needed (Steering Committees, PRs, MRs, IH mtgs, PC-prep mtgs, VIT mtgs, etc)
• Lead build readiness tasks (build fixtures, test fixtures, dyno support)
• Lead the technical reviews/evaluations and technical specification signoffs. (Design Reviews)
• Lead the technical responses to investigate/action bulletins that relate to the technology.
• Coordination of Technical Cost Reductions (TCRs) / Value Optimization (VO) and Benchmarking

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree field
• 10 years of experience with a minimum of 8 years of engineering experience in transmission and/or driveline design, releasing, development, validation, calibration, manufacturing, program management, etc.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's in engineering field or MBA