Technical Specialist – Chassis Systems Reliability Verification and Validation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Michigan.

📋 Description

• Oversee the reliability demonstration of suspension systems.

• Ensure quality from the initial vehicle assessment through extended service duration.

• Align statistical objectives for Reliability and Confidence with the 90th percentile use case.

• Cascade reliability goals from the vehicle level to the system, end item, and end-item functions.

• Consider suspension functionality and performance in relation to customer operating conditions, environments, and noise factors.

• Design and implement vehicle, system, and laboratory tests that address noise factors and potential failure modes.

• Develop testing methodologies and gather, process, and analyze data for root-cause analysis.

• Utilize warranty analysis, fleet data, government inspection reports, supplier part sales, and social media to validate coverage of design verification test methods.

• Link physical testing methods to design inputs and CAE verification processes.

• Introduce stress factors into specifications and testing methodologies to eliminate high-time-in-service failures.

• Lead change-point analysis for reused or modified end items.

• Align system durability verification techniques for each application with technical specialists and connected-vehicle data teams.

• Direct suspension diagnostics and prognostics.

• Provide signoff for systems, subsystems, and components prior to Chief Signoff.

• Coach, mentor, and train suspension design and release engineers globally.

• Act as the primary expert for launch, recall, quality, field, and DV/PV issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the development of chassis systems and architecture.

• Extensive experience in system and component engineering design and release.

• Proficient knowledge of various performance characteristics of chassis architectures.

• Experience with durability validation methods for vehicles, systems, and components.

• Significant experience in creating and managing DFMEA, PFMEA, SCCAF, Control Plans, and GD&T drawings.

• Familiarity with problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Six Sigma methodologies.

• Experience analyzing outputs from CAE and physical testing methods for vehicles, systems, and components.

• Working knowledge of Six Sigma tools.

• Demonstrated quality-focused leadership, innovation, excellent communication abilities, strong organizational skills, and self-motivation.

• Master’s degree in Engineering is preferred.

• Capability to manage complex tasks and challenging situations under tight deadlines.

• Experience in communicating with senior leadership, design and release teams, and testing groups.

• Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.

• Proven ability to drive and deliver results.

• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.

• Exceptional written and oral presentation skills.

• Ability to foster effective relationships with cross-functional teams.

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is preferred.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to assembly plants and global chassis engineering centers.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Immediate coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs.

• Flexible family care days.

• Paid parental leave.

• New parent ramp-up programs.

• Subsidized backup childcare.

• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.

• Employee vehicle discount program for employees and family members, along with management leases.

• Tuition assistance.

• Established and active employee resource groups.

• Paid time off for individual and team community service activities.

• Generous holiday schedule, including paid time off for the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• Paid time off with an option to purchase additional vacation time.