Systems Engineer - Senior

The Design Systems Engineer is responsible for coordinating the technical aspects of base engine design to achieve customer requirements functional objectives and quality targets.Scope of work includes base engine design and testing.

Responsibilities Include but not limited to:

• Coordinate with Engineering Family Manager Purchasing and other support teams to develop resource development timelines validation requirements including coordination of testing plans for efficient optimization of testing resources.
• Provide guidance to release engineers to develop design quality documents with appropriate oversight and approvals from technical experts.
• Provide guidance to release engineers to develop validation timelines and coordinate with Family Manager and Test teams as appropriate.
• Attend and participate in Technical Review sessions. Provide guidance to release engineers to develop objective scorecard summary recommendations.
• Provide guidance and direction to propulsion system team members including transmission driveline calibration and other teams with onsite and virtual real-time feedback.
• Support onsite dynamometer triage test cell setup and dyno support to quickly and effectively troubleshoot and root cause test cell and engine issues.
• Support onsite part failure resolution root cause analysis and task force leadership for issues observed in dyno cells teardowns builds etc.
• Track validation status for engine phases and escalate any concerns with timing.
• Chair engine teardowns
• Manage/author engine build documentation
• Interact with software controls and calibration teams to ensure deliverables are on time and escalate any issues.
• Call manage and lead task force meetings to resolve open issues related to hardware with interactions between calibration and controls.
• Prepare high quality presentations to report out on design or hardware issues functional indicators and other technical program topics.
• Work closely with PS engineering teams and design team.
• Gather and seeking clarification of all information required to perform requested design study and engineering change notice work.
• Will need to use all Company based systems.
• Be fully responsible for the quality and schedule of all deliverables to Company for assigned projects.
• Be fully responsible for communicating if design issues are found as well as providing any additional supporting information to Company.
• Document companys acceptance of satisfactory completion of all requested design services.
• Provide updates and reports to company on progress of assigned work.
• Close the loop with management on all issues.
• Explore new ways of value addition to company.

Additional DSE responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Key contributor for execution and compliance to the company Propulsion System Development Process (PDSP) for an assigned engine program with responsibility to summarize all technical inputs for recommendation and presentation to executive leadership.
• Critical approver for all technical decisions timing plans change notifications (CNs) bulletins engine build books and service manuals.
• Responsible for approval and execution of complete engine mechanical development/validation plan for all project phases.
• Key point of contact within company for all engine related issues for assigned projects.
• Lead global cross functional teams from various department with expertise in various technical domains thru root cause analysis of issues and implementation of robust solutions.
• Lead Design System Engineers (DSEs) Release Engineers (DREs) and designers within the engine team in meeting program. objectives for assemblies sub-assemblies and components with respect to cost weight performance quality manufacturing timing etc.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives including supplier resourcing risk assessments.
• Accountable to ensure adherence for successfully achieving all project commitments.