Recruitment Notice – Senior Transmission Engineer
Drive System Design is a global consultancy specializing in the engineering and development of transmissions and driveline systems, for automotive, off highway, industrial and aerospace applications. DSD offers a refreshing working culture, with flexible hours, a 4 ½ day standard work week and a team-based environment. Engineers are our priority; development of their technical skills & business experience is our working goal. The Senior Transmission Engineer will be based at our Farmington Hills, Michigan facility.
We want you to:
- Technically lead projects to design and analyse electrified propulsion systems.
- Utilise state of the art simulation techniques to either design transmission systems, driveline systems or electric machines.
- Utilize our world class CAE tool chain to solve the challenging engineering problems we face, and actively identify and implement initiatives and opportunities to improve our design and analytical processes quality and efficiency
- Be flexible and willing to take technical responsibility for design projects of a broad variety in both content and value – responsibility dependant on level of experience
- Demonstrate a high level of aptitude along with the ability to determine innovative solutions to the numerous design challenges which present themselves during a typical design project
- Commercially manage projects and customer relationships to ensure a positive outcome for both our customer and the company
- Have a thorough understanding of the commercial aspects of a consultancy business and the ability to present technical design elements to a customer.
You will need:
- A Bachelor‘s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- A minimum of 5 years of automotive transmission design and or analysis with technical responsibility of product
- First principle understanding of physics involved in transmission or motor design
- High standard of competency in transmission or motor design & CAE analysis
- Experience of the design and analytical requirements of various transmission architectures
- Knowledge of a driveline design and analysis package (MASTA, Romax, Kissoft)
- Demonstrable experience of designing transmissions or motors using CAD and producing engineering drawings for production.
Remuneration
- Competitive salary and benefits package will be provided including:
- Healthcare, dental, vision
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- 5 hour standard work week
- DSD paid overtime policy
DSD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and welcomes all applications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or disability.