Sr. System Engineer - Swaybar

Sr. System Engineer - Swaybar Job Description Summary

Join the rapidly growing team of motivated Systems Engineers at AAM developing the industry's state of the art driveline products! Our Senior System Engineers work in a team environment to take our customer's vision and turn it into products using proven industry system engineering tools and processes. Our projects are highly complex and require strategic direction, cross-disciplinary integration and testing, and ingenuity of approach.

Our Senior System Engineers are also our front line driving engineering oriented problem solving into our development.

• Supports system engineering in the definition of performance requirements, architecture, and interfaces for subsystems such as eMachine, EE Hardware, Gearbox, SW, Controls, Actuation mechanism, Clutch, etc.
• Supports System packaging, sizing analyses & design tools for selecting major Subsystems components such as motors, gear ratio, gear reduction mechanism layout, and sensing, etc.
• Supports creating test orders / specification and coordinate with cross-functional team to execute the testing.
• Coordinates with internal and external cross-functional and global stakeholders to develop and validate subsystems.
• Creates engineering documentation and project deliverables such as DFMEA, DFM/DFA, GD&T dimension schemes, etc.
• Utilizes CAE tools and methods to drive the design of Systems Subsystems and components. Support CAE Group to perform component FEA, data analysis and tolerance stacks as required.
• Supports development testing of Systems where required (Characterization, Calibration, limit samples, etc.)
• Works with Subsystems engineering, components engineering & services to release designs and drawings.
• Supports product calibration efforts as necessary.
• Leads engineering-oriented problem solving (Ishikawa diagrams, 8D, DOEs).
• Supports cost estimation to meet bill of materials (BOM) targets, and fully understands cost drivers for design changes.
• Schedules, facilitates, and conducts System peer reviews and weekly engineering project status reviews throughout product development process.
• Supports creation of engineering project plans with engineering project manager to meet project milestones and deliverables.
• Achieves product engineering operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; identifying, developing, and implementing process improvements.
• Meets product engineering financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Supports creation & utilization of suitable/efficient processes, tools, and methods for subsystem design and integration (subsystem discipline maturation, innovation, continuous improvement scope).
• Works with global stakeholders in developing product roadmap and support the integration of those new components into the organization's portfolio of products.
• Actively shares learning and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leads change management, risk registry, and engineering incident reports. Contribute to product innovation and expansion of product portfolio

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or MS with 3-5 years of professional experience). Advanced engineering degree preferred.
• 5+ years of product design and development experience, specifically in suspension systems, swaybar tuning, and electromechanical actuator development (both hardware and software).
• Extensive experience with swaybar disconnect systems, including their integration, performance tuning, and system optimization.
• Proficiency in electromechanical actuator technology, particularly coil actuators, used in suspension and swaybar disconnect applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for business and technical documentation.
• Ability to create clear, concise formal presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to approach complex problems methodically and effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating…