Powertrain & Vehicle Emissions Compliance Director

Date: Oct 20, 2026

Company: PACCAR

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates.

PACCAR designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines and also provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business.
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The PACCAR Corporate Emissions Compliance team is seeking a Powertrain & Vehicle Emissions Compliance Director. This position reports to the Corporate Director of Emissions Compliance and works closely with product development teams in Eindhoven, and Truck Division GHG teams in North America to support current, future, and legacy products, including internal-combustion engines, zero-emission vehicles, and zero-emission powertrains.

This role is responsible for managing PACCAR powertrain and vehicle certification and compliance. Certification responsibilities include oversight of PACCAR’s engine, zero-emission powertrain, and vehicle certification; running-change submissions; interactions with CARB and EPA; AECD documentation and process development; interpretation of regulatory requirements; and regulatory oversight. Compliance responsibilities include emissions-related warranty reporting and recalls, vehicle and engine emissions-credit reporting, and support for and interaction with the PACCAR Emissions Compliance Operating System (ECOS).

The role also requires collaboration across PACCAR, including Division Greenhouse Gas teams and Product Development as well as engagement with regulatory agencies including EPA, CARB, ECCC, NHTSA, and industry organizations such as EMA.

Team members are based at several PACCAR facilities, including Corporate, North Texas, PTC, and MI. The teams led by this role include:

• Powertrain & Vehicle Certification & Compliance
• Regulatory Engineering
• Global AECD
• Defect, Warranty & Recall

Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Set organizational priorities, resources, processes, and performance expectations; communicate program status, emerging risks, agency issues, and decisions requiring management attention.
• Direct certification applications and running-change submissions for PACCAR engines, vehicles, and zero-emission powertrains in coordination with Global Engines, PACCAR truck divisions, and suppliers.
• Ensure EPA and CARB submissions through agency data systems are complete, accurate, consistent, and timely.
• Oversee interpretation and communication of current and emerging global requirements for emissions, greenhouse gas, on-board diagnostics, warranty, and related powertrain and vehicle obligations.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable product requirements and ensure they are assigned, tracked, and resolved through PACCAR PCP processes.
• Guide engineering and business teams through requirements reviews, regulatory issue resolution, agency interpretations, and product and program decisions.
• Direct assessment, approval, documentation, and change control for internal and supplier AECDs across engine, vehicle, battery-electric, fuel-cell, and hybrid products.
• Oversee required emissions reporting,…