System Project Leader

Auburn Hills, MI

Onsite

Full Time

The System Project Leader (SYPL) is responsible for all aspects of a technical project including integration, planning, technical oversight & execution for specific project or product family within Engineering to meet and exceed customer requirements. The SYPL coordinates across Engineering competences and drives development of integrated Propulsion System products with responsibilities for timing, budget and validation of the final product and alignment between Power Electronics, Controls, Driveline, Validation, and Application Engineering teams. He or she will drive requirements elicitation and lead the organization in requirements analysis and system design and integration. The SYPL will be the main technical interface with customers and will lead a global project team developing concept through production.

Key Responsibilities

Leads and manages the global project team to execute a project or a product family within Engineering.

Lead reviews of the system requirements, architecture, and integration.

Break down system specifications into sub-system requirements.

Responsible for HW and Controls/SW integration.

Provide primary customer interface and technical negotiations regarding product definition, requirements allocation, and product development, including expected behavior of the system.

Understands customers’ needs and can find common ground to create a saleable product.

Lead technical negotiations for customer change requests, including cost and timing impacts of the change.

Support development of internal product specifications based on customer requirements or market needs.

Balance system level tradeoffs between Power Electronics, Controls, Motor, and Mechanical components.

On-going risk management for the project.

Accountable for all Engineering deliverables to Program Management.

Propose project resource requirements and mange actual against approved.

Help monitoring product reliability and warranty. If issues occur, participate in root cause analysis, and help determine and implement corrective actions.

Able to create and direct test programs to ensure system durability and performance acceptance.

Create product engineering specific timing plans and track and report progress (design, testing, etc.).

Follow & support and improve the engineering process for supported products, driving adherence to ASPICE, Functional Safety, and Cyber Security standards.

Liaise with program management to ensure integration of tasks across organization.

Communicating changes with Program management which influence cost, timing, and specifications.

Communicate project technical status internally and externally to Engineering Management

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s in electrical or mechanical engineering with focus on electric drive systems; power electronics and/or motors

10+ Years of automotive industry experience with progressive increases in responsibility

8+ years engineering experience in Systems or Software engineering

5+ Years of experience in propulsion system Power Electronics, Motors, Hardware and Controls development, integration and execution

3+ years of experience with Polarion or other equivalent tools

Wide engineering background with experience in complex systems with Mechatronics, Electrical machines, Power Electronics and Software

Specific experience in to ASPICE, Functional Safety, and Cyber Security standards and relevant processes to ensure adherence to industry requirements

In-depth understanding of hybrid and electric vehicle operating modes, system dimensioning tradeoffs and packaging constraints

Understanding of power electronics and motors characterization and validation requirements and processes

Understanding of automotive power electronics controller, SW and functional safety requirements & development

Understanding of motor controls & diagnostics for automotive applications

Strong writing and verbal communication skills

Understanding of how engineering interrelates with other functions in the organization

Advanced analytical, technical, and statistical skills (incl root cause analysis and/or 8D problem solving)

Knowledge of safety analysis for automotive systems, ISO 26262 Functional Safety, DFMEA, FMEA, FMEDA and FTA analysis

Knowledge of ASPICE, JIRA, AGILE

Good at coaching people and fostering a team approach

Global Experience: works well with multiple regions and multiple cultures

Understanding of electrified vehicle system and integration

Understanding of electric drivetrain secondary phenomena; NVH characteristics and causes.

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Some travel (less than 10%) and a flexible work schedule on occasion

Preferred:

Experience with developing architecture(s) for automotive power electronics applications

Familiarity with electric drives and electric machine controls

Familiarity with inverter, dc/dc converter and/or on-board charger topologies

Familiarity with development of automotive embedded systems, system simulation and modeling tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink),

Familiarity with development of on-board diagnostics,

Familiarity with design approaches to meet functional safety requirements,

Familiarity with structured problem-solving techniques, automotive data buses (e.g., CAN)

Familiarity of automotive microprocessors is preferred