Head of Electric / Electronic Development, Automotive eCompressors (Onsite) - Relocation Assistance

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