Senior Staff Project Engineer

Allison Transmission; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans with prescription

Employer HSA contribution

Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Disability (Short & Long-Term)

Voluntary benefits incl. Critical Ill,

Hospital Indemnity

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

401K with company match

Accrued Paid Time Off

Holidays + Floating Holiday

Wellness program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Allison Transmission seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the development and deployment of electro-mechanical control solutions for propulsion systems. You will manage requirements, validation, and cross-functional collaboration with suppliers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes system integration, executive-status reporting, and risk mitigation, with local responsibilities and up to 25% travel to support programs and field issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or similar discipline.
• 20+ years of experience developing electronic control system hardware.
• Experience in the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle applications.
• Proven ability to work autonomously within established practices and procedures.
• Experience with DVP&R development.

Responsibilities

• Develop specifications, statements of work, and action plans to source, design, develop, and release electro-mechanical components for propulsion systems.
• Develop, oversee, and serve as a SME on validation plans for components and systems in lab, test cell, vehicle environments and with suppliers.
• Prepare and present technical status reports, schedules, and budgets for executives.
• Identify gaps and risks in design and validation; develop mitigation plans and track them.
• Provide guidance in root cause investigation and resolution of field issues.
• Lead system integration with control systems engineering teams.
• Provide advanced technical support to suppliers, customers and cross-functional departments.

Skills

Problem Solving

Technical Knowledge

Communication Skills

Ownership

Drive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

DVP&R

Job description

JOIN THE TEAM THAT’S POWERING PROGRESS Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward. What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works. Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!

Benefits:

• Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
• Employer HSA contribution
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
• 401K with generous Company match & contribution
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• Robust employee wellness program
• Tuition assistance program

Job Description

The Senior Staff Engineer is responsible for the development and deployment of strategic electronic controls solutions. It includes customer, product and system-level requirements development and validation. Must be capable of effectively assessing and mitigating risk across all levels and multiple disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop specifications, statements of work, and action plans to source, design, develop, and release electro-mechanical components for conventional and electrified propulsion systems
• Develop, oversee, and serve as a subject matter expert on the execution of validation plans for components and systems in laboratory, test cell, vehicle environments and with suppliers
• Prepare and present technical status reports, schedules, and budgets for a variety of audiences including Executive Staff
• Proactively identify gaps and risks in the design and validation of the components and develop/support/track mitigation plans
• Provide a high level of oversight and guidance in the root cause investigation and resolution of field issues as opportunities with fielded products arise
• Exercise project leadership in system integration with control systems engineering teams
• Provide advanced product technical support to suppliers, customers and cross functional departments

Key Performance Measures:

• Decision-making characteristics for the Electromechanical components with suppliers, source of supply issues, continuous improvements, and New Product Development initiatives
• Deliver quality validated components per project milestones
• Provide programmatic leadership that optimize cost, quality and timing constraints
• Frequently sought out as a resource by other team members and /or functions as a mentor to guide decision making and action plans

Competencies and Behaviors:

• Problem Solving: Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Technical Knowledge: Advanced and specialized expertise that is leveraged by various groups to establish tactics and strategies
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively in a cross-functional setting
• Ownership: Be accountable for program deliverables
• Drive: Flexible, motivated, and capable of making changes to improve and sustain functional proficiency

Qualifications:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or similar engineering discipline
• Proven and successful record of working autonomously within established practices and procedures

Experience:

• 20+ years of experience with developing electronic control system hardware
• Experience in the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle applications
• Experience with DVP&R development.

Scope Factors Products:

Across all product lines

Responsibilities:

• Has advanced and specialized expertise
• Works autonomously within established procedures and practices
• Critical thinking utilizing data driven decision making skills and complex problem-solving abilities to solve unique problems of a difficult nature
• Ability to communicate complex issues cross functionally and analyze possible solutions
• Responsible for managing vendor technical relationships.
• Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer that provides component design recommendations and development support
• Consistently delivers a high level of oversight and guidance with suppliers and cross functional teams for source of supply and warranty issues
• Frequently works with cross functional teams for component obsolescence resourcing activities
• Broad exposure and partnerships with various levels across the organization up through Executive Staff
• Budget: Ability to manage a small component specific budget.

Management scope:

No direct reports

Interactions:

External interactions with suppliers

Internal interactions within engineering and across functions at various levels of the organization

Exposure:

Engineering, Service, Quality, Ops, Purchasing, Planning, MSS, Supplier, External Customers

Location scope of responsibility:

Locally

Travel or Physical Demands:

Some travel may be required (Up to 25%) May require international travel.

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

Allison Transmission is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Our products are specified by more than 300 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in a range of market sectors—from bus, refuse and emergency to construction, distribution and defense.

Allison was founded in 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the company’s global headquarters is still located. We have approximately 1,400 dealer and distributor locations, employ more than 2,700 people around the world and our international presence spans more than 80 countries.