Relocation Assistance Offered: Yes
This position is open to consideration for applicants who currently reside in the US and will require relocation to the Lockport / Greater Buffalo, NY area. MAHLE offers a comprehensive relocation assistance package in accordance to our Domestic Relocation Policy.
SUMMARY
Located in Lockport-NY (USA) at the West New York Technical Center, will be responsible for the E/E Engineers in Europe, Valencia-ES, and in China, Changshu.
Lead a Global department of Electric / Electronic Development and System Engineering teams for Electrical AC Compressor product segment.
Manager of managers and team members.
Responsibility of the department management, maturity, efficiency, deliverables to projects and budget compliance.
Strong cooperation with other departments:
Direct responsibility over the XDK.EE functional area.
The Head of Electric/Electronic Development defines the specific objectives of the area, and it is in charge of the decision-making process of the area.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Product (Inverter) System Development
Product (Inverter) Acquisition
Product (Inverter) Supplier Monitoring
Product (Inverter) Test Engineers
Product (Inverter) Customer and Plant Support
Requirement Managers (From & To Internal teams, From & To External - Customer/Suppliers) ensuring proper Design to Quality, Design to Manufacture, Design to Safety and Design to Cost mindset.
Organize the department structure and continuous improvement of its maturity
Describe/update and align the team Missions, Roles, Interactions of the teams and associated RASIC with other departments
Collaborate with other departments to ensure a frictionless collaboration between them
Set department goals and monitor their implementation
Describe, harmonize and align the main Processes and Guidelines of the team, and PDP deliverables maturity by gate reviews.
Communication of lessons learned between projects and the different Product Development Engineers
Ensure fulfilment of XDK and BU4 general rules, processes and tools
Structure, follow and report the monitoring of the added value of the team to Key projects
Define and align with Management / PM and Product Managers the KPI templates for the specific Domain
Apply and organize the report of these KPI for Key projects
Ensure successful fulfilment of the domain commitments to ongoing projects
Plan (anticipate) and follow the adequacy between workload and resource for the team
Resource management in terms of people and equipment
Track, and pull/align with PMs the required Resource Requests (Budget) per projects
Track Hours recording into the system and follow / report on a regular basis the adequacy with budget
Define and update the Resource estimation guidelines for PMs, with clear criteria, aligned with management and PM/Product Managers
Define required team setup per project and associated staffing
Provide coaching, organize training needs and people development
Identify and develop sustainable possibilities for external support (MESI/Brightskies/Subcontractors) or internal reallocation when relevant
Manage external suppliers
Conduct interviews for new hiring
Mentoring and training of the department team members
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, Physics, or similar Engineering related discipline is required; Masters degree is preferred
5 or more years of experience directly managing technical teams within the automotive industry is required
10-15 years of advanced technical experience in the following areas is required:
o Automotive electronics development
o Power electronics topologies and hardware design
o Electronics schematics design
o Embedded software development
o Prototype assembly and testing is required
o Funtional, Thermal, Electrical and EMC validation is required
o Mechanical design and simulations is required
o Manufacturing processes is required
o Automotive Quality Standards: VDA 6.3 and AIAG normative is required
o Automotive deliverables for PPAP and PSW is required
o Knowledge SPICE processes is required
o Knowledge of Functional Safety (ISO26262) is desired
o Knowledge in Cybersecurity is a plus
o Leading development teams, delegating tasks, coaching and promoting people
o Managing international and remote teams
o Project management and monitoring: Timing, Cost, Risk
o Workload monitoring
o Interacting and negotiating with clients, suppliers and external companies
o Working in a V model development process (ASPICE, CMMI)
o Developing and implementing automotive electronics development processes
o Eustomering requirements analysis and negotiations are met
o System/block diagrams, electronics schematics, e-Layout, mechanical design, 3D models, 2D drawings, Bill Of Materials, automotive validations procedures and normative, validation plans and automotive quality deliverables
o Problem solving through 8D report methodology
o Planning resources, budget and CapEx management
o Projects acquisition and offer preparation
o Participation in customer audits, product portfolio strategy, business plans preparation and experience in reporting to Management
Salary: 125,000-175,000
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