Technical Specialist - Suspension Systems

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Technical Expert (LL6) position leading global suspension and steering system integration from concept, design and validation, through industrialization and launch for base and off road capable systems.

• Connect Chassis Systems modeling efforts to component development and final vehicle performance through connecting analytical methods to hardware creation and production.
• Establishing efficient strategies for providing off road variants from base vehicles. Owning the design inputs and strategy for common / unique hardware to meet different levels of off road capability.
• Connect the suspension and steering component Technical Experts and Subject Matter Experts to having robust components delivering system performance expectations given system noise factors, system interactions, and allowed variation with components and assembly.
• Work with the suspension and chassis design load experts and the chassis CAE experts to develop methods that address allowed component and system variation across different variant use cases.
• Own the suspension system DFMEA and associated system foundation documents.
• Own the suspension system / chassis system requirements and design rules
• Interface with VO, Internal Control Plans, SCCAFs, process sheets, launch score cards, and VOPFAG’s to ensure system design for manufacturing and manufacturing processes that address system significant and critical characteristics.

• Lead system analysis for root cause identification and confirmation for vehicle testing, significant warranty or field issues, and manufacturing process issues. Address the system level root causes and help identify end item issues that are part of the total root cause and then led by that areas foundation expert.
• Assist in establishing overall vehicle development plans based on cascaded system attribute targets being the primary system contact for vehicle dynamics, vehicle NVH, road load team, and vehicle durability team.
• Assist with the deep dive, root cause identification, and development of robust 8D’s at a system level.
• Go-To for System Problem Solving – Launch, Recall, Quality / Field Issues, DV/PV Issues
• Create and Conduct training sessions
• Minimize / eliminate system and assembly related launch warranty spikes.
• Lead System-Level Integration:
  Direct the system-level development and integration of advanced active suspension systems, including ECU development, sensor integration, and electronically controlled dampers.
• Technical Specification & Design Control:
  Define system design guidelines, perform rigorous specification reviews, and author system-level Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) covering signal I/O, control modes, and hardware/software interfaces.
• Chassis Technology Roadmap Alignment:
  Guide the development of next-generation chassis technologies, including active dampers, air springs, and electronic roll control systems, ensuring alignment with future vehicle architecture glide paths.

• BS-Engineering required
• 10 years of experience
• 6+ years in suspension related components and commodities.
• Extensive system…