The Advanced Weight Lead Engineer is responsible for managing program weight status for one or more vehicle programs starting from early concept approval and continuing through production launch. This individual will work closely with a cross functional team to track component and vehicle weights over the course of the development life cycle.
A primary deliverable for this role includes the creation of competitive based weight targets that are aligned with program functional objectives and corporate Ghg strategy.
Daily activities for the Advanced Weight Lead include but are not limited to the following:
- Conduct competitive weight benchmarking
- Establish initial top down weight estimates for key model variants
- Work with Brand & Planning to develop EPA option weight budget
- Develop capability & weight scorecards (GVWR's, GAWR's, Payload, Towing, etc )
- Develop weight reduction opportunities list, coordinate approval with cross functional team
- Lead Bill of Materials validation - improve fidelity of weight status roll-ups (status based on EBOM & PDB)
- Validate prototype vehicle weights - visit assembly plant, address spring & ride height issues
- Monitor weight status of prototype builds from VP to Job 1 - validate virtual weight vs. actual builds
- Hand-off to production weight reporting team post Job-1
**Requirements**:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
- 5+ years of relevant automotive product development experience.
- Knowledge of the overall program development life cycle
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft computer software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
- Experience analyzing data and formulating meaningful conclusions and recommendations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience with mass properties or development of weight estimates in the automotive or Aerospace field
- Knowledge of Vehicle Demand Energy analysis or fuel economy testing
- Prior work experience with Chrysler, FCA or Stellantis Engineering
- Strong communicator both (verbal & written)
- Ability to create and deliver presentation material to Senior Management
- Comfortable challenging others using data to support a position
- Good at leading teams with ability to influence and motivate others into action
- Ability to develop project plans and work under timing constraints
- Self-motivated, works with limited supervision, able to multi-task and prioritize workload
- Proficient at conducting analysis and formulating recommendations
- Ability to work in a team, build good working relationships and gain consensus