Engineer - Mechanical, Senior - NPD

The Sr Engineer – Mechanical - NPD designs functional, reliable and cost-effective, heavy‑duty vehicle components. Perform engineering analysis and design or re‑design, and develop components into existing and new vehicles. Provide integration and execution support for vehicle and component design.

• Independently lead sub‑system design and development from concept through production release, ensuring alignment with Pierce vehicle performance targets, quality standards, and program timing.
• Execute engineering responsibilities within the NPD process, including requirements definition, concept development, design release, validation, and production readiness.
• Provide strong technical leadership for assigned systems, driving design direction and influencing cross‑functional engineering teams to achieve optimized vehicle‑level solutions.
• Serve as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned sub‑systems, leading design reviews, supporting program reviews, and resolving complex technical issues.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities with minimal oversight, proactively identifying risks, driving mitigation plans, and ensuring on‑time delivery of key milestones.
• Develop and own DFMEA inputs and DVP&R activities; support validation testing, analyze results, and drive corrective actions and design improvements.
• Evaluate system‑level interactions and integration impacts across chassis, body, and vehicle systems, including considerations for both new production and fielded vehicles.
• Lead detailed design reviews and ensure designs meet functional, durability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Perform and guide engineering analyses (e.g., driveline geometry, vibration isolation, center of gravity, structural loading) to support sound engineering decisions.
• Collaborate directly with suppliers to define requirements, evaluate components, and develop custom solutions (e.g., cooling systems, BTMS), ensuring successful integration and product release.
• Manage Engineering Work Orders (EWOs) and coordinate materials to support prototype builds, testing, and development activities.
Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Purchasing to support build events, resolve production issues, and ensure seamless implementation of new designs.
• Drive continuous improvement through application of lessons learned, design standardization, and support of field issue resolution.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience.

• Accredited bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy‑vehicle equipment and related systems.
• Experience with a high‑level CAD system.

• Internal Contacts:
  Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts:
  Limited external contact to: gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos;
  Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals;
  Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups;
  Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations:
  Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• Decision-Making:
  Regularly makes decisions of responsibility, involving evaluation of information. Decisions may require development or application of alternatives or precedents.
• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving:
  Generally diversified and moderately difficult work. Requires judgment in the adaptation and interpretation of established practices and procedures to meet problems and situations to which the application is not clearly defined.
• Supervisory/Managerial:
  General instructing, scheduling, and reviewing the work of…