Emissions & OBD Calibration Verification Lead

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI); Superior (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-dollar premiums on Medical,Dental

Employer-paid disability and life

Generous paid time off

Global diverse environment

Competitive salaries

Retirement planning benefits

Health savings accounts and flexible "

Job summary

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) seeks an Emissions and OBD Engine Calibration Verification Manager to lead a team of engineers ensuring emissions and OBD calibrations meet regulatory and internal targets before certification and vehicle launch.

You will oversee verification strategies, coordinate cross-functional teams, drive data-driven improvements, and mentor engineers to deliver robust calibration solutions across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of automotive engineering experience.
• 5+ years of emissions, OBD, aftertreatment development, powertrain controls, calibration, or durability engineering experience
• 3+ years of technical leadership or direct people management experience
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams responsible for emissions and OBD calibration.
• Strong understanding of engine calibration development processes, verification methodologies, and production launch support.
• Understanding of CAN, LIN, Ethernet, UDS diagnostics, J1979, and vehicle communication protocols.
• Experience with ETAS INCA, ATI Vision, CANape, MATLAB/Simulink, or comparable calibration and development environments.
• Strong understanding of OBD regulations, monitor development, diagnostic robustness requirements, and fault detection strategies.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to engineering decision making.
• Understanding of OBD system development and integration with emissions calibration strategies.
• Direct experience supporting full useful-life emissions durability demonstrations (0-150,000 miles).
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, Databricks, Power BI, Tableau, MATLAB, or similar analytics platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 4 to 8 engineers responsible for emissions and OBD calibration verification and validation activities.
• Establish and execute verification strategies ensuring calibration readiness prior to certification testing and vehicle launch.
• Lead emissions, OBD, drivability, diagnostic, and regulatory compliance verification testing.
• Manage EPA, CARB, and global regulatory compliance pre-certification verification activities.
• Oversee OBD monitor validation, diagnostic robustness evaluations, and readiness assessments.
• Lead technical investigations of emissions and OBD issues identified during verification testing.
• Coordinate cross-functional root cause investigations with calibration development, controls, software, certification, and durability teams.
• Drive implementation and validation of corrective actions required to achieve certification readiness.
• Develop verification methodologies, test procedures, performance metrics, and continuous improvement activities.
• Provide technical sign-off recommendations supporting certification and vehicle program release.
• Mentor and develop engineers in emissions controls, diagnostics, engine calibration, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify systemic weaknesses in calibration development, controls strategies, verification plans, and validation processes, and drive implementation of preventive countermeasures.
• Leverage development, durability, and environmental test data to improve issue detection and calibration robustness.
• Collaborate with calibration development, controls, certification, durability, software, and validation teams to apply lessons learned.
• Develop quantitative performance metrics and leading indicators to monitor vehicle quality, emissions compliance, and calibration robustness.
• Provide executive leadership with concise technical assessments, issue status reporting, risk evaluations, and corrective actions.
• Foster cross-functional relationships with North American and Korean calibration organizations.
• Document calibration and control strategies to reduce deterioration of emissions hardware and improve discrimination between failures.
• Manage resources, budgets, fleet assets, test infrastructure, development plans, and program deliverables across multiple vehicle programs.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, performance management, and technical leadership to engineers.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 15%

Skills

Emissions knowledge

OBD calibration

Powertrain controls

Leadership

Data-driven

Diagnostics

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Automotive Eng

Tools

ETAS INCA

CANape

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) seeks an Emissions and OBD Engine Calibration Verification Manager to lead a team of engineers ensuring emissions and OBD calibrations meet regulatory and internal targets before certification and vehicle launch.

You will oversee verification strategies, coordinate cross-functional teams, drive data-driven improvements, and mentor engineers to deliver robust calibration solutions across multiple programs.