Product Engineer

ND Defense; Madison Heights (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ND Defense in the United States is seeking a Vehicle Product Engineer to serve as the technical POC for our commercial-based military vehicle platform, from RFQ to delivery.

You will interpret customer requirements, configure vehicle specs, develop BOEs and lead engineering programs with cross-functional teams, including program management and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering.
• Experience managing/ supporting vehicle programs from an engineering perspective.
• Understanding of vehicle level systems and their interactions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong engineering fundamentals.
• Ability to travel ~5% and US citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements and respond to compliance matrices.
• Configure vehicle specifications to meet customer needs.
• Develop and lead engineering BOEs and estimates.
• Lead engineering POC for on-contract programs.
• Collaborate with program management, purchasing, manufacturing, and finance.
• Interact with US and international customers from engineering perspective.
• Maintain vehicle and subsystem BOMs.
• Lead change control for on-contract orders.
• Potential travel for truck integration and inspections.

Skills

Project planning & execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical problem solving

Communication across disciplines

Hands-on readiness

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering

Tools

Siemens TeamCenter

Siemens NX

Job description

The vehicle product engineer will be the technical point of contact for our commercial based military vehicle platform, from request for quote to vehicle delivery. This individual will be responsible for interpreting technical customer requirements, identifying scope of compliance, constructing vehicle configurations, and creating/executing to engineering project plans. This position provides a large array of technical exposure from all aspects of vehicle product development.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements and complete internal/external compliance matrix response
• Configure vehicle specifications to meet our customer’s requirements and application needs
• Support the development of engineering basis of estimate (BOE)s, while leading the execution of that BOE when approved
• Lead engineering POC for all on-contract programs for the commercial based military vehicle platform.
• Integral team member supporting program management, business development, purchasing, manufacturing, finance, ILS, transportation, etc.
• Interaction with both US based and International customers, supporting them from an engineering perspective in all phases of the program
• Develop and maintain vehicle and sub-system level Bills of Material (BOM)
• Lead change control management for on-contract orders
• Potential for travel to support truck equipment integration and vehicle inspections

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering
• Capable of managing and/or supporting vehicle programs from an engineering perspective
• Understanding of vehicle level systems and sub-systems, along with their interaction with one another
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong understanding of core engineering principles
• Experience with solving complex technical problems
• Effective communication skills across multiple disciplines and audiences
• Ability to perform hands-on tasks, if necessary, on heavy duty trucks
• Ability to travel approximately 5% of time
• US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• +2 Years experience in the commercial and/or military heavy truck vehicle market
• Hands-on technical experience in or outside the workplace
• Familiarity with Siemens TeamCenter & NX