Application Engineer - Transmissions

The Application Engineer manages the external interfaces between the transmission and vehicle platform, including packaging and functional requirements, and uses the CE/COE organizations to drive decisions affecting the transmission.

The Candidate will:

• Own and develop the Applications Matrix across programs, variants, and vehicle platforms
• Coordinate vehicle packaging and clearance studies and lead advanced adaptation studies
• Negotiate vehicle requirements against transmission capabilities and limitations
• Own the Transmission Technical Specification (TTS) and communicate application requirements such as torque, NVH, fuel economy, tire size, final-drive ratio, and mass
• Define and track vehicle, system, and subsystem functional objectives
• Coordinate application-specific designs including torque converters, dampers, vents, LV/HV connections, brackets, transmission oil cooling, PIM/e-motor integration, controls, and calibration
• Support vehicle assembly plants, pilot builds, EOL testing, VIN marking, and build issues
• Lead build-readiness activities, prototype hardware procurement, ED&D requests, BRT prototype orders, and build-related transmission/parts logistics

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related degree field
• 5 years of engineering experience
• Working knowledge of powertrain, engine, and transmission operation.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects.
• Some supplier and assembly-plant travel, including Canada and Mexico.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering
• 2 years of transmission/driveline experience with an OEM or Tier 1/2 supplier is preferred.
• DFSS/Shainin Green or Black Belt, CAE/CFD experience, hands-on mechanical experience, electric-motor experience, DFMEA, DVP&R, and manufacturing/quality knowledge.