Sustaining Engineer

Denken Solutions, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Denken Solutions, Inc. seeks a Sustaining Engineer for Chassis Systems, based onsite in Foster City. You will own sustaining engineering for key subsystems, drive root-cause investigations, and lead changes through design, validation, release, and fleet implementation.

You will collaborate with Vehicle Development, Manufacturing, Service, Quality, Reliability, and Suppliers to resolve issues and deliver solutions that improve safety, durability, fleet uptime, and manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (MS preferred).
• 6-8 years of experience in chassis related systems in a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem level corrective actions that improve reliability, durability, manufacturability, or serviceability in production vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining engineering for chassis systems across in-service fleet and current production, from root cause confirmation through fleet-wide implementation.
• Drive end-to-end resolution of field and manufacturing issues across Steering, Suspension, and Brake systems.
• Apply fleet and production data (MTBF, repeat failure rates, downtime) to prioritize work and validate solutions.
• Lead design updates and system improvements for reliability, durability, efficiency, and serviceability.
• Manage Engineering Change Requests and Change Actions; develop and execute validation plans.
• Support retrofit and rework campaigns; partner with suppliers to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

DFMEA

Product & Process Validation

Cross-functional Communication

Documentation

Fleet & Production Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CATIA

3DX

DELMIA

SAP

JIRA

Confluence

SQL

Python

Job description

On-Site role

Job Description

• Sustaining Engineer - Chassis Systems
• Location: Foster City (Lincoln Centre) - fully onsite
• Travel: Occasional, less than 10%
• At client, we are developing a purpose built autonomous robotaxi, and the Sustaining Engineering team plays a critical role in ensuring the long term reliability, safety, serviceability, and availability of our fleet as it operates at scale.
• As a Sustaining Engineer supporting Chassis Systems, you will independently own sustaining engineering for key subsystems supporting both the in service fleet and vehicles in current production. You will drive root cause investigations and corrective actions, making subsystem level technical decisions and leading changes through design, validation, release, and fleet implementation.
• This role requires close collaboration with Vehicle Development, Manufacturing, Service, Quality, Reliability, and Suppliers in a fast paced and often ambiguous environment.
• You will prioritize work based on fleet and production impact, delivering solutions that improve safety, durability, fleet uptime, and manufacturing performance.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining engineering and corrective action development for chassis systems across the in service fleet and vehicles in current production, from root cause confirmation through fleet wide implementation.
• Drive end to end resolution of field and manufacturing issues across Steering, Suspension, and Brake systems.
• Apply fleet and production data including MTBF, repeat failure rates, and downtime drivers to prioritize work, validate solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead/Drive design updates and system improvements, ensuring robust performance, durability, efficiency, and serviceability in both fleet and production environments.
• Author and manage Engineering Change Requests and Change Actions, and develop and execute validation plans at component, system, and vehicle levels.
• Support and lead retrofit and rework campaigns, and partner with suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve reliability and manufacturability.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline (MS preferred).
• 6-8 years of experience in chassis related systems within a product development, manufacturing, or sustaining environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver subsystem level corrective actions that improve reliability, durability, manufacturability, or serviceability in production vehicles.
• Experience with root cause analysis, DFMEA, and product and process validation.
• Strong communication and documentation skills with the ability to work cross functionally in a fast paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or EV systems.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturing and Design for Service (DFM/DFS), and Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, CATIA preferred, and familiarity with tools such as 3DX, DELMIA, SAP, JIRA, Confluence, or data analysis or visualization tools such as dashboards, SQL, and Python.

About us

At our organization, we take our mission and values to heart! We are on a mission to offer more and better jobs all over the world! Our goal is to care for you while you care for our clients and get you paid the highest pay possible. All our associates working with us are expected to embrace our RACE values: R - Results Matter, A- Approachable, C - Care, and E - Emergency i.e. work with a sense of urgency.