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
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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.
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Lead a Global department of Electric / Electronic Development and System Engineering teams for Electrical AC Compressor product segment.
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Manager of managers and team members.
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Responsibility of the department management, maturity, efficiency, deliverables to projects and budget compliance.
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Strong cooperation with other departments:
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Indirect report to Head of eCompressor Development
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Technical coordination by the different Development Engineering areas and their extended teams in other domains
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Direct responsibility over the XDK.EE functional area.
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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
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Responsible for the Electric / Electronic Development teams for the AC Electrical Compressor product segment (including supplier monitoring) and System Engineering team:
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Product (Inverter) System Development
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Product (Inverter) Acquisition
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Product (Inverter) Supplier Monitoring
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Product (Inverter) Test Engineers
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Product (Inverter) Customer and Plant Support
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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.
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Organize the department structure and continuous improvement of its maturity
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Describe/update and align the team Missions, Roles, Interactions of the teams and associated RASIC with other departments
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Collaborate with other departments to ensure a frictionless collaboration between them
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Set department goals and monitor their implementation
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Describe, harmonize and align the main Processes and Guidelines of the team, and PDP deliverables maturity by gate reviews.
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Communication of lessons learned between projects and the different Product Development Engineers
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Ensure fulfilment of XDK and BU4 general rules, processes and tools
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Structure, follow and report the monitoring of the added value of the team to Key projects
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Define and align with Management / PM and Product Managers the KPI templates for the specific Domain
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Apply and organize the report of these KPI for Key projects
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Ensure successful fulfilment of the domain commitments to ongoing projects
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Plan (anticipate) and follow the adequacy between workload and resource for the team
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Resource management in terms of people and equipment
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Track, and pull/align with PMs the required Resource Requests (Budget) per projects
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Track Hours recording into the system and follow / report on a regular basis the adequacy with budget
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Define and update the Resource estimation guidelines for PMs, with clear criteria, aligned with management and PM/Product Managers
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Define required team setup per project and associated staffing
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Provide coaching, organize training needs and people development
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Identify and develop sustainable possibilities for external support (MESI/Brightskies/Subcontractors) or internal reallocation when relevant
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Manage external suppliers
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Conduct interviews for new hiring
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Mentoring and training of the department team members
QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, Physics, or similar Engineering related discipline is required; Masters degree is preferred
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5 or more years of experience directly managing technical teams within the automotive industry is required
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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
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Advacnced technical background in the following areas:
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
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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 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
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Domestic and International travel is required (up to 25%)
Salary: 125,000-175,000
Do you have any questions?
JORDAN.TAYLOR@MAHLE.COM
Lockport, NY, US