Driveline Systems Engineer - Hybrid & AI-Driven Projects

ND DEFENSE LLC; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ND Defense LLC designs and manufactures military and commercial products, and as our Driveline System Engineer, you will work on a wide variety of vehicles across multiple programs.

You’ll manage several driveline programs, coordinate supplier relationships, and apply creative problem-solving to torsional, packaging, and durability challenges while helping shape ND Defense's engineering processes and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3+ years of driveline/powertrain/vehicle chassis systems engineering experience.
• Ability to interpret 3D CAD models and drawings (Creo, NX, CATIA).

Responsibilities

• Specify, integrate, and package drivelines, including electric and hybrid drive content, across both platform conversions and new-vehicle programs.
• Manage multiple driveline programs and supplier relationships at once, adjusting course as priorities move.
• Apply creative problem-solving to torsional, packaging, and durability challenges that do not come with a textbook answer.
• Help shape driveline engineering processes and documentation as ND Defense's standards continue to mature; comfort with work that is still being built is an asset here.
• Get hands-on during prototype builds and on-vehicle validation, troubleshooting fit and assembly issues on the shop floor in real time.
• Bring curiosity for AI tools and automation to speed up analysis, documentation, and decision-making.

Skills

Driveline/Powertrain/Vehicle chassis

AI tools interest

CAD interpretation (Creo/NX/CATIA)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

NX

CATIA

Job description

ND Defense LLC designs and manufactures military and commercial products, and as our Driveline System Engineer, you will work on a wide variety of vehicles across multiple programs.

You’ll manage several driveline programs, coordinate supplier relationships, and apply creative problem-solving to torsional, packaging, and durability challenges while helping shape ND Defense's engineering processes and documentation.