Head of Electric / Electronic Development, Automotive eCompressors (Onsite) - Relocation Assistance
MAHLE Manufacturing Management Inc.

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:
  
  • Indirect report to Head of eCompressor Development
    
  • Technical coordination by the different Development Engineering areas and their extended teams in other domains
    

• 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

• Responsible for the Electric / Electronic Development teams for the AC Electrical Compressor product segment (including supplier monitoring) and System Engineering team:
  

• 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

• Advanced technical background in the following areas:
  

o Prototype assembly and testing is required

o Functional, 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

• Demonstrated experience in the following areas is required:
  

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 Experience in customer requirements analysis and negotiations

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

• Domestic and International travel is required (up to 25%)
  

Salary: 160,000-220,000

Do you have any questions?

JORDAN.TAYLOR@MAHLE.COM

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