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Role Overview
- Accountability for Gateway delivery to program
- Day to day management and direction of internal and external engineering resources
- Responsible for Technical Excellence for Chassis Engineering domain
- Core competences:
- Skills, training and development
- Recruitment and staffing to program needs
- Innovation strategy
- Investment planning for Chassis component tooling
- Technology development
Responsibilities
You will provide overall leadership and coordination for all Chassis Engineering activities - managing direct reports, planning project delivery, reporting on progress, ensuring on time delivery and working to the highest standards possible. This will involve working across technical specialties, adopting new processes and acting as the main point of contact for the Chassis area. Technical, managerial and delivery ownership is expected for the following work streams:
- Vehicle dynamics, virtual and physical development
- Suspension, Chassis Structures, Steering Gear & Columns, Axle Shafts, Brake & Accelerator Pedals, Powertrain Mounts
- Braking system, including interaction with EV regenerative energy recovery
- Wheel and Tire
- Ownership of domain related warranty at a technical target level and deployment of future countermeasures
- Functional sign off on vehicle for al Chassis systems
- Provide guidance and inputs for design verification plans
- Ensure that internal operations and supplier activities are carried out in an ethical, responsible manner.
- Management and coordination of the internal and external project delivery team to ensure products are delivered at target cost and quality - and on time
- Development and implementation of business plans, technology and R&D plans.
- You will lead your team in technical discussions to deliver robust fault free designs through the application of Concurrent Engineering disciplines including DFMEA, DFA, DFM, Campaign Prevention Process, Robustness, etc.
- Setting KPIs for each area of your responsibility and reviewing performance with contacts.
- Performance Management, resource planning and succession planning working closely with HR/Talent Acquisition teams.
Basic Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience
- Proven track record of leadership within Chassis Engineering domain, including:
- Delivery of high volume vehicle Chassis content over complete vehicle development lifecycle
- Direct experience in state of the art automotive Chassis domain, specification and delivery
- Delivering Final Data Judgement and Final Engineering Confirmation
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in managing large Chassis teams at a high volume OEM
- Broad understanding of various OEM Vehicle New Product Introduction processes
- Excellent Communication skills
- Excellent relationship building, collaboration and negotiation skills
- Recognized qualification related to your domain
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. An MS degree is preferred.
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and globally as required to support supplier development activities and vehicle launch
Preferred Skills / Experience / Competences
- Drive For Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks and uncertainty.
- Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
- Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way
- Decision Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
- Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share best practices.
- Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization's global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions
Additional Requirements
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs unassisted, bend, stretch, stand for extended periods of time, climb stairs, reach, twist, sit, walk, and/or run
- Must be willing to work overtime and on weekends where needed to meet deadlines and company goals
- Fisker Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Inc. is governed on the basis of merit,
Requirements
Fisker Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Group Inc. is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. Applicants wishing to view a copy of Fisker Group Inc. Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at hr@fiskerinc.com .