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Responsibilities:

• Serve as engineering group manager providing guidance and leadership to the Computer Aided Engineering team.

• Manage team budgets, resources and adherence to project timing.

• Work cross-functionally with other groups to support business needs.

• Lead virtual analysis activities across engineering disciplines. 

• Lead the computer aided engineering team with direct ownership of the analysis engineering process development, tools, and methods.

• Develop and maintain internal system and subsystem analysis toolbox, including battery system analysis method definition, critical analysis guidelines, and analysis standards.

• Monitor and enforce compliance with analysis standards through active participation in team meetings, design reviews, and workshops. 

• Maintain a good technical understanding of relevant standards, regulations, and industry norms.

• Support virtual root cause analysis and warranty investigations as needed using analysis methods and standards.

• Perform detailed assessments, simulations, and other calculations as required to understand/derive product characteristics as well as feeding input into critical design decisions.

• Provide technical expertise and advanced product diagnostics support to the FBPS service team for customers with the intention of maximizing product up time.

• Provide guidance for the technical publications team; establish and maintain all aspects of customer-focused product integration documentation.

Qualifications:

• M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related field is preferred (B.S. acceptable with equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 3 years as an engineering manager or technical engineering leader.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the analysis, development, design, and release of electrical and mechanical components or systems.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in battery system thermal runaway modeling.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in electric vehicle programs and battery design and/or integration.
• Working knowledge of battery safety, battery thermal runaway propagation, and battery thermal runaway propagation test methods.
• Understanding of battery thermal runaway standards including UNECER100.3 and GB38031.
• Experience leading projects through the initial analysis portion of the product development cycle.
• Working knowledge of ISO, SAE, USABC and design & testing procedures for batteries.
• Knowledge of lithium-ion battery chemistries, preferred.
• Experience with Requirements Management tools such as Polarion, preferred.
• Working knowledge / practical experience using scrum or agile techniques, preferred.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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