Hydraulics and Actuators Specialist -Powertrain

The Automatic transmission and driveline design and release specialist for hydraulic control units, valve bodies, pumps, solenoids and actuators will be responsible for specifying and maintaining hydraulics & electromechanical component requirements. The candidate will work in the COE (council of excellence for hydraulics & electromechanical components (pump, filter, valve body, valves, solenoids, sensor, harness, etc.) Provide technical support and leadership within the transmission and driveline product release center engineering team for given propulsion system components.

Responsibilities:

• Design and release responsible for key components for automatic transmissions and gear reducer systems
• Lead and ensure key components design best practices, lessons learned and continuous improvements are followed and integrated into product design release process
• Lead technical infrastructure lead for key components, documentation, specifications, requirements definitions and drawing signoffs for key supplied components
• Lead and support warranty and quality related topics
• Promote intellectual property identification and development
• Coaching, training and mentoring less experienced engineers

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited school or equivalent.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in propulsion systems, automatic transmissions or related field
• Experience design and release of actuators and pumps with PCBs
• Understanding of system engineering within automatic transmissions and electric drives
• Ability to author system/component level requirements
• Strong interpersonal communication and team leadership skills and comfortable with presenting to executive leadership teams
• Ability to travel globally to suppliers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in with emphasis in mechanical, electrical or similar
• Working level experience with actuators, motor controls, communication protocols, sensors, software and functional safety.
• Working experience with PCBs for actuators and pumps
• Greenbelt or Blackbelt DFSS verification