Position Summary:
Technical responsible for systems and components product development, working from concept phase and design up to validation and product release for manufacturing.
Suspension Systems Engineer will focus on the design and integration of the suspension and its sub-systems on vehicle.
Main content in the scope: front/rear vehicle suspension for light commercial vehicles
- Key Performance Indicators (KPI): on-time development of assigned projects, creating and meeting all specifications and validation requirements and meeting cost/weight/investment/certification targets
Responsibilities:
- Governance and definition of technology roadmaps and benchmark state of art review
- Feasibility study for concept release and technology definition
- Product development process and design for performance, quality and cost, according to legal and project requirements
- Work in a cross functional team to develop targets, and execute design and development tasks
- Work with the vehicle dynamicists and structural engineers to ensure that the suspension system meets the ride, handling and durability targets
- Writing and issuing technical specifications for suspension components suppliers
- Establishing targets for cost, weight and functional performance
- Defining program timing and key deliverables in support of the overall vehicle program timing plan
- Developing DVPs, DFMEAs and Pass/Fail test criteria for these components. Updating these documents with lessons learned and best practices on a continuous basis
- Reviewing CAD, CAE & test data to confirm design is meeting targets and compiles necessary documentation to release to supplier for production
- Supporting prototype and production vehicle builds as needed
- Supporting and participating in system development testing
- Management of co-design activity with main supplier
- Management of external teams supporting product design
- Development and management of specification standards and knowledge management documentation
The qualified candidate will have:
Mandatory
- Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
- English level: upper-intermediate (English test B2 – First Certificate)
- CATIA V5 and 3D software knowledge
- Multy Body software knowledge (Adams Car )
- Communication skills and ability to engage and correspond with global network of teams, colleagues and interfaces
- Understanding of suspension geometry principles, suspension architecture and suspension integration into vehicles
- Vehicle dynamics, experience as Multy Body analyst
- Detailed knowledge of suspension system and associated component manufacturers
- FEA based stress skills are desirable
- Ability to write technical specification requirements
- Ability to read and understand technical documents, drawings, specifications, etc
- Ability to lead test and development activities
- Ability to read and process test data
- Process improvement mindset (lean)
- Experience of Agile methodologies for project development
Strongly recommended
- Problem solving approach and ability to react and provide potential solutions based on information received
- Ability to appropriately manage and deliver communication and updates to various level within the organization.
- Ability to work in a team with proactivity, respecting the choices and challenges made by colleagues.
- Ability, knowledge and experience to interact, mentor and manage colleagues from various locations, and business sectors.
- Ability to delegate activities and requests to other colleagues internal and external to functional and reporting group.
- 5 years working in high-performance automotive or motorsport suspension design and development
- Experience of active/ adaptive suspension systems
- FMEA experience
- Ability to lead test and development activities
- Ability to read and process test data
- Availability to business trip
- Driving licence: up to C preferred