Job Description
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead a team of engineers and subject matter experts from initial concept creation through proof of concept (PoC) testing to
implementation of technology on Dana’s next e-Propulsion platforms
• Interface with product planning, sales, purchasing and engineering organizations to align on technology roadmap
• Provide final engineering approval amongst competing technology needs to concept down selection towards PoC development
• Deep understanding of virtual and physical loadcases required to support all attribute targets of technologies explored
• Manage virtual engineering needs and software in CAE and CFD supporting technology development
• Manage smaller test bench assets and test articles to achieve key data validation on technologies
• Plan and manage staff resources, capital and operational budgets needed to deliver technologies on-time
• Contribute to site management and collaborate closely with other site managers for prototyping and test completion
• Manage grants, subsidies, or other funds that support technology development projects regionally
• Lead project timelines to ensure clear communication of deliverables to upper management
• Manage activity of engineering service providers, component suppliers, etc. engaged to support development efforts
• Manage relevant university and collaborative partner projects to ensure on-time completion towards Dana’s technology goals
• Lead engineering team to follow Dana’s Technology Development Plan (TDP) cadence and reporting structure
• Identify competitive benchmarking needs and work in partnership with benchmarking organization to collect needed data
• Report semi-monthly to executive leadership on progress of technology development activities
• Champion symposium sessions to share learnings to cross-functional teams
• Attend and present at industry conferences on Dana’s behalf to showcase technology development
• Manage IP and promote IP protection and generation within the team