Method Engineer

International; Woodridge (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

International Motors USA is seeking a Method Engineer – Service & Documentation in a hybrid role based in Illinois. You will define service methods, translate engineering concepts into practical workshop instructions, and create user-focused documentation for repair, maintenance, and diagnostics.

The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with engineering, service operations, and documentation teams, ensuring alignment with product updates and lifecycle changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with PM experience in technical projects.
• Experience in service methods, documentation, and workshop operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop safe, ergonomic repair, diagnostics, and troubleshooting methods.
• Evaluate serviceability and workshop concepts for products.
• Define requirements to improve service efficiency and usability.
• Create clear documentation for repair, maintenance, and diagnostics.
• Translate complex engineering solutions into practical instructions.
• Produce user-focused content including text and illustrations.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and service teams.
• Ensure docs align with product updates and lifecycle changes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of service methods and documentation standards.

Skills

Service methods

Diagnostics

Documentation

Technical writing

Cross-functional teamwork

PLM tools

Arbortext

Windchill

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

5 years technical PM exp

Tools

Teamcenter

Job description

Position Overview

The Method Engineer – Service & Documentation is a hybrid technical role responsible for defining service methods and creating clear, user-focused technical documentation for workshop execution. This role ensures that repair, maintenance, and diagnostic solutions are both technically sound and practical in real-world environments. As vehicles become more complex and increasingly dependent on software and data, ensuring serviceability and clear documentation is critical. This role connects engineering, service operations, and documentation to deliver solutions that maximize efficiency, quality, and uptime.

Why This Role, Why Now

Many organizations treat serviceability and documentation as downstream activities. This role is different. You will help ensure that service methods and documentation are considered early in the development process, improving product usability and reducing inefficiencies in the field. At the same time, increasing system complexity creates a growing need for clear, structured, and high-quality workshop information. This role plays a key part in bridging that gap between engineering and real-world execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop safe, ergonomic, and efficient methods for repair, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
• Evaluate product concepts from a serviceability and workshop perspective
• Define requirements to improve service efficiency, downtime, and usability
• Create clear, structured technical documentation for repair, maintenance, and diagnostics
• Translate complex engineering solutions into practical, easy-to-follow instructions
• Produce and maintain user-focused content, including text and illustrations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, production, and service
• Ensure documentation is aligned with product updates and lifecycle changes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of service methods and documentation standards

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of technical project/program management experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 1 year of technical project/program management experience

OR

• At least 5 years of technical project/program management experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Experience with service methods, diagnostics, or workshop operations
• Strong ability to simplify complex technical information
• Understanding of vehicle systems or similar complex products
• Experience in technical writing or documentation development
• Experience working in cross-functional development environments
• Familiarity with PLM or documentation tools (e.g., Teamcenter or similar)
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Experience with Arbortext
• Experience with Windchill
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat (beyond Reader)

How You’ll Know It’s Working

Service and repair methods are efficient, safe, and easy to execute in workshops Technical documentation is clear, accurate, and widely used by service teams Engineering teams proactively consider serviceability during development Workshops can perform diagnostics and repairs without unnecessary workarounds Feedback from the field leads to continuous improvements in methods and documentation

Benefits And Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

Company Overview

With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About TRATON

With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About International

From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today,few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

• International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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