Global Customer Solution Engineering Lead - Americas

Allison Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Allison Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems in Lafayette, IN, seeks a Head of Global Customer Solution Engineering (CSE) for the Americas. The role leads a distributed team of engineers, engages with OEM customers, and ensures cross-functional alignment across sales, strategy, production, and quality.

The position requires 15+ years in powertrain/driveline development, strong leadership, and global collaboration abilities, with travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in powertrain/driveline product development (off-highway preferred).
• Proven leadership of engineering teams in complex environments.
• Strong exposure to design, manufacturability, application engineering, and program management.
• Multinational/global experience is a plus; Americas focus with global programs.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead a regionally distributed engineering organization across the Americas.
• Act as senior engineering interface to key OEM customers and align programs.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Strategy, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Quality.
• Align resources with current and future OE programs; drive best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Global Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Customer engagement

Communication

Education

Master's degree in engineering

PhD a plus

Job description

Allison Off-Highway Drive & Motion Systems in Lafayette, IN, seeks a Head of Global Customer Solution Engineering (CSE) for the Americas. The role leads a distributed team of engineers, engages with OEM customers, and ensures cross-functional alignment across sales, strategy, production, and quality.

The position requires 15+ years in powertrain/driveline development, strong leadership, and global collaboration abilities, with travel up to 30%.