Project Engineer II - DRE

AVL Software and Functions GmbH; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc. in Plymouth, MI seeks a Project Engineer II – DRE to provide technical, program, and account management expertise across cross-functional teams.

You will plan workflows, lead design activities, coordinate DFMEAs/DVPRs, supplier negotiations, and release processes, ensuring on-time delivery within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5+ years’ experience in stationary energy storage system design.
• Excellent knowledge of more than one area of stationary energy storage systems.
• CAD skills, Siemens NX advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plans and formulates workflow of self and others to meet deadlines.
• Leads specific project phases: studies, specifications, technical plans.
• Coordinates development plans and engineering activities; handles analysis, mech development, procurement, quality management.
• Leads design reviews and sign-off processes; prepares reports and presentations.
• Resolves engineering conflicts and elevates to management when needed.
• Owns system engineering tasks: interfaces, DFMEAs, DVPRs, BOM input.
• Coordinates input from other skill teams; manages supplier negotiations and lead times.
• Drives release/sign-off process and ensures timely delivery within project timing plan.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

System engineering

DFMEA

DVP&R

Supplier negotiations

CAE tools

Mechanical development

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc. (MTI) forges new ideas, creating exciting breakthroughs, and providing mobility solutions for combustion engines, transmissions, hybrid applications, fuel cell, battery, ADAS/AD, data intelligence, and embedded systems for all types of vehicles. Our mission is to be the leading engineering consultancy providing excellence and sustainable mobility solutions to North America and the world as a key member of the global AVL network to help improve vehicle safety and reduce emissions.

MTI is looking for a motivated engineer to join our team. We are specifically looking for a Project Engineer II – DRE to provide technical, program, and account management expertise to cross-functional business development and engineering program team execution activities.

Roles

• Plans and formulates workflow of self and others to meet specified deadlines with minimum of supervision.
• Has engineering responsibility and can lead specific phases of projects i.e., technical studies, specification writing, establishing technical plans.
• Develops, coordinates development plans and drives own engineering activities accordingly. Plans, initiates, and coordinates other activities such as analysis, mechanical development, procurement, quality management.
• Can initiate and coordinate and participate in design FMEAs in a technical role (not as a moderator).
• Co‑ordinates project meetings, design reviews and sign‑off reviews.
• Responsibility for reports and presentations (internal and to customer).
• Resolves engineering and design conflicts. Being able to judge when to elevate to project management, chief engineer, etc.
• Maintain interface with other systems of the overall project.
• Owns all system engineering tasks relating to system responsibility i.e.:
• Resolving design constraints and establishing interfaces
• DFMEAs, DVPRs
• BOM input
• Coordinating input from other skill teams as required i.e. analysis
• Supplier negotiations and lead‑time planning
• Change management
• Drives release/sign‑off process and makes sure that all activities are planned, executed and targets met for release according to project timing plan
• Makes sure that all design, analysis, and mech. dev. deliverables are met according to project timing plan
• Ability to coordinate work to meet tight deadlines
• Awareness of costs and budgets
• Lead and author single team proposals
• Provide engineering leadership to project teams
• All other duties/responsibilities as required

Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related.
• 3–5+ years’ experience in stationary energy storage system design.
• Excellent knowledge of more than one area of stationary energy storage systems.
• CAD skills, preferable Siemens NX (not required but would be an advantage).
• Can lead system engineering process i.e.
• P‑diagrams and boundary diagrams
• DFMEAs
• DVP&R
• Supplier negotiations
• Communication and presentation skills
• Effectively communicates to customers.
• Good understanding of CAE tools and practices.
• Good understanding of mechanical development.
• Understanding of quality management tools.

Physical Requirements

• Visual Requirement: Enough to read Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Climbing stairs: Ascending or descending stairs to gain access to a building or to move from one floor to another.
• Light Carrying: Physically transporting items weighing less than 15 pounds from one location to another.
• Moderate Carrying: Items weighing 15 to 45 pounds.
• Light Lifting: Raising objects under 15 pounds from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from one position to another.
• Heavy Lifting: Objects 45 pounds and over.
• Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot, particularly for long distances.
• Hearing Requirements: Must be able to detect specific noises, proper equipment operation, and understand what clients are saying in normal conversations.

Mental Requirements

• Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
• Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine information.
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
• Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints.
• Organization
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.
• Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short‑term basis.
• Reasoning and Decision Making
• • Ability to apply common sense in performing job.
  • Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit.
• Communication
• • Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines.
  • Ability to complete routine forms, use existing form letters and/or conduct routine oral communication.
  • Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information.
  • Ability to communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone; requires ability to hear and speak effectively on phone.
  • Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately, loudly, and quickly.
  • Ability to make informal presentations, inside and/or outside the organization. Speaking before groups.
  • Ability to compose materials such as detailed reports, work‑related manuals, publications of limited scope or impact, etc. and/or to make presentations outside the immediate work area.
• Mathematics
• • Ability to count accurately.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy.
  • Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes.

AVL provides a competitive compensation and benefits package to all direct hires. Specific benefit details and offer packages will be communicated during the interview and/or offer stage.

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Location: Plymouth, MI, US (Offsite in Michigan, MI, US)

Company: AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc.

Job Function: Mobility Technologies

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