Advanced Commercialization Engineer, Level V

• Lead front-end commercialization strategy for complex or multiple new product programs
• Influence architecture, platform decisions, and supplier engagement models
• Lead enterprise-level DFx execution, including DfM, DfA, DfC, DfS, DfR, ITO, and transportability
• Establish co-development models with strategic suppliers and Materials Program Management
• Act as senior technical authority and escalation point for mechanical and electrical design decisions
• Define technical execution frameworks and operating models for commercialization plans
• Govern commercialization and virtual validation when designs are incomplete
• Establish ACE operating models for MLO/Virtual Analysis execution, including standards, decision gates, and escalation paths
• Drive cross-organizational alignment with Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, DFx, Materials, and Supplier Engineering
• Shape supplier ecosystems, technical roadmaps, and co-development strategies
• Integrate manufacturing cost structures, process economics, and should-cost frameworks into commercialization strategy
• Identify systemic technical, supplier, and execution risks and drive mitigation strategies
• Provide executive-level technical status, risk, and readiness assessments to senior leadership
• Partner with Program Management, Materials Program Management, and Business Unit leadership
• Lead resolution of complex multidisciplinary technical issues, including post-launch systemic corrections
• Mentor senior engineers and ACE Engineer IV / IV MTS staff
• Define and institutionalize best-known methods, tools, and processes for commercialization engineering and DFx execution

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• Typically 10-15+ years of progressive engineering experience in product development, DFx, commercialization, supplier engineering, or complex technical program leadership
• Mastery across mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines
• Deep understanding of manufacturing systems, including process economics, cost structures, and precision fabrication methods
• Knowledge of supplier processes, DFx methodologies, and product lifecycle execution
• Advanced knowledge of should-cost methodology and manufacturing process engineering
• Broad systems knowledge enabling cross-domain integration and optimization
• Ability to anticipate business, market, and regulatory trends and translate them into technical and commercialization strategies
• Ability to lead complex, high-risk initiatives across multiple programs
• Ability to solve unique, complex, ambiguous, and ill-defined problems using systems-level analysis
• Ability to communicate complex ideas with clarity and authority and align senior stakeholders

Demonstrates expertise in leading front-end commercialization strategies and executing DFx methodologies while integrating manufacturing cost structures and supplier engagement models. Capable of providing technical leadership and mentoring within multidisciplinary teams to drive complex product development initiatives.

• DFx Execution
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Commercialization Strategy
• Supplier Engineering

• Product Development
• Manufacturing Systems
• Process Economics
• Should-Cost Methodology
• Precision Fabrication Methods
• Technical Risk Assessment
• Cross-Domain Integration
• Systems-Level Analysis
• Technical Roadmaps
• Co-Development Strategies

• Complex Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Communication
• Mentoring

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering

• Commercialization Engineering
• Supplier Engagement Models
• Virtual Validation
• ACE Operating Models
• Design Engineering
• Materials Program Management
• Multidisciplinary Technical Issues
• Technical Authority