System Design Lead

Stellantis NV; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis NV seeks a System Design Lead to drive propulsion system development across HEV, PHEV, REPB, and ICE platforms. You will lead architecture decisions, coordinate SDL activities, and partner with chief engineers to balance FE, performance, and thermal requirements. You will deliver system health reports and lead requirements across milestones.

The role emphasizes leading technical solutions, governance, and cross-functional collaboration within a global engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years of product development experience simulating ICE, hybrid and/or electrified propulsion systems.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Lead propulsion system development across HEV, PHEV, REPB, and ICE platforms.
• Drive architecture decisions for global products with SDL accountability.
• Improve SDL workflows and program governance to boost operational efficiency.
• Partner with propulsion chief engineers and planning teams to balance FE, performance, drivability, and thermal requirements.
• Provide propulsion system performance scorecards/health reports at key gates and reviews.
• Lead requirements engineering across program milestones with focus on vehicle functions.
• Drive implementation of technical solutions and roadmap inputs for propulsion programs.
• Lead risk management and issue resolution with internal teams and suppliers.
• Develop and ensure global technical and departmental processes to improve efficiency.

Skills

System design

Propulsion development

Cross-functional leadership

Requirements engineering

Risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

GT Suite

AMESim

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Job Description

• System design lead (SDL) acts as leader for individual propulsion system programs ensuring consistency and targets achievement for FE/CO2, capability, performance, drivability, NVH, supported by the virtual system engineering functional teams.
• Drive propulsion system development across HEV, PHEV,REPB,and ICEpplatforms.
• Drive & support activities to finalize architecture decisions for global products.
• Support activities to i improve operational efficiency by streamlining SDL workflows and program governance processes.
• Partner with propulsion chief engineers, sub-systems, vehicle and planning teams to balance tradeoffs between FE, performance, drivability/capability and thermal requirements to meet critical propulsion system and vehicle functional requirements.
• SDL is accountable for providing propulsion system engineering performance scorecards/health report at key gates and reviews according to PSDP process.
• SDL is responsible to Lead the requirements engineering team members to develop requirements documents across program milestones with focus on vehicle functional objectives and sub-system functional requirements.
• SDL is responsible for leading the implementation of technical solutions, recommendations and roadmap inputs for various propulsion system programs.
• Lead risk management and issue resolution with internal counterparts, expertise network and supplier team.
• SDL is accountable to develop and ensure implementation of global technical and departmental processes to improve overall operational efficiency.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related fields.
• Minimum 7 year s of experience in product development (preferably in the automotive area) simulating ICE (internal combustion engine) hybrid and/or electrified propulsion systems.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft office products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of vehicle Propulsion Systems including transmissions, axles, drivelines, batteries, and electric motors.
• Thorough knowledge of commercial simulation/coding SW including, but not limited to: MATLAB /Simulink, GT Suite or AMESim.
• Thorough knowledge of vehicle propulsion system design processes.
• Thorough knowledge in the disciplines of hybrid control strategies or energy management optimization.
• Thorough knowledge in the disciplines of fluid dynamics and heat transfer.
• Thorough knowledge of vehicle functional requirements such as Fuel Economy, Emissions, System Power, NVH, Drivability, and Capability.
• General knowledge of commercial CAD packages including NX and Teamcenter.