Mass Properties Supervisor

Leads the development and implementation of vehicle system strategies to achieve efficient vehicle design, mass (weight), mass properties and customer attributes. Duties include:

•       Develop and deliver global platform and vehicle mass strategies to optimize customer attributes and Fuel Economy / Emission/ Safety certifications simultaneously in multiple global markets;

•       Develop models to predict future vehicle ideal states, utilizing statistical, deterministic and parametric modeling techniques;

•       Work with interfacing commodity engineering activities to ensure successful implementation of optimized design and attribute solutions;

•       Complete in-depth analyses of competitive vehicles to develop forecasts of attribute performance, future capabilities and changing industry “standard” technologies.

Responsibilities include:

• Supervise a section of 6+ engineers;
• Leading a team to develop vehicle weight target and mass property analysis;
• Managing mass properties, balancing attributes and content for vehicle enhancements to the customer, with systems/hardware constraints for safety and cost;
• Support best in class $/kg delivery of vehicle mass properties via new technologies;
• Managing interfaces with Vehicle Architecture, Program Design & release engineers and Vehicle Engineering Managers
• Deployment of vehicle capability and compatibility assessment;
• Deliver global regulatory compliance for mass properties;
• Frequently reporting vehicle mass health to Senior Management in support of program milestones and product development

Basic Position Qualifications:

• >5 years’ experience in product development and/or automotive industry;  
• Engineering degree;
• Vehicle systems knowledge 
• Ability to manage multiple programs of varying scope and timing simultaneously;
• Excellent communication, project management and leadership skills;
• Familiarity with CAE methods and tools for optimization;
• Strong presentation skills, ability to manage teams and interfaces to gain alignment and deliver goals.