Department Overview: 

ePowertrain team is responsible for the development of Hybrid and Electric propulsion systems. This includes the key High Voltage vehicle system components including Battery Pack, eMotors, inverters, transmissions, DCDC converters and on-board chargers.

Job Purpose: 

To be responsible for designing and developing mechanical assemblies and components within the ePowertrain department.  

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Lead the 3D concept design generation of HV battery pack in alignment with HV systems hardware.

As Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the following activities:

• Design and develop ePowertrain components from blank sheet designs through to prototype and production manufacture, ensuring key functional attributes such as:
  • Weight
  • Package for Sub-system, System and Vehicle
  • Cost
  • Quality
  • DfM, DfA
• Define & manage the commodity deliverables for each component owned including:
  • Delivery timing including design, manufacturing and testing lead times
  • DFMEA, PFMEA
  • DV and PV Plan
  • Supplier sourcing options and supplier management
• Contribute to wider sub-system and system DFMEAs and PFMEAs.
• Capture and author design standards and best practices unique to AML designs and applications
• Support delivery of ePowertrain systems and commodities strategy
• Present status at Gateways and support ePowertrain design reviews, AML Package Meetings & ePowertrain meetings.
• Work cross-functionally with other R&D departments to define and balancing characteristics to achieve system and vehicle requirements
• Support all Virtual Verification activities, including packaging, 1D & 3D analyses
• Coordinate system and supplier comparison studies and evaluate RFQ responses to influence management decisions
• Complete Change Tracking Documents, Engineering Release Notices & Releases to allow engineering changes to be approved by the AML organisations.
• Resolve engineering Concerns (using eCMS) in a timely fashion.
• Support Intellectual Property (IP) team to protect AML generated IP
• Acquire and evaluate competitor benchmark information to influence concept creation in early project phases

Experience and Qualifications

• Significant HV battery design experience.
• Excellent user of CAD (NX preferred) to design ePowertrain components including but not limited to: HV Battery components (Housings, base plates, bus bars, modules), EDU components (Housings, gears, shafts)
• Skills in design processes such as: casting, sheet metal, injection moulding, extrusions, stamping, composites
• Excellent GD&T abilities in both generation, critique and tolerance stack analysis
• Good knowledge of DfM, DfA, DfC
• Good experience of managing suppliers
• Hands on experience of working with automotive High Voltage ePowertrain systems
• Experience of delivering ePowertrain commodities from early R&D to series production through an automotive product creation system
• Mechanical systems development and integration for high performance hybrid and/or electric vehicles to ISO 26262
• Knowledge of relevant component legislation and certification requirements for automotive ePowertrain systems
• Understanding of hybrid and electric powertrain system functionalities and attributes at vehicle, system and component levels
• Driving product developments issues to resolution.
• Use of test equipment to support mechanical system testing
• Engineering Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic and/or related field

Skills and Behaviours: 

• Strong teamwork skills, self-motivated, eager to take responsibility and deliver results with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated experience in cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organise multiple inputs into succinct summary
• Accomplished writer of technical and project status reports
• Fluent presenter of technical information at all levels including to senior director level at AML and in external companies
• Ability to challenge experts, consultants and seniors by presenting measured opinion
• Passion for the advancement of hybrid and electric powertrain and vehicle technology

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to use test equipment to support electrical and electronic system testing
• Medical clearance to use high speed tracks and hot and cold environmental chambers if required to support development activities

GRADE: 9

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