Vehicle Engineering Lead

Auto req ID: 52151 
Title: Vehicle Engineering Lead 
Job Function: Engineering 
Location: PDC
Workplace Category:Onsite 
Company: Harley-Davidson Motor Company 
Full or Part-Time: Full Time 
Shift: SHIFT1 

 

At Harley-Davidson, we are building more than machines. It’s our passion and commitment to continue the evolution of this storied brand, and heighten the desirability of the Harley-Davidson experience. To keep building our legend and leading our industry through innovation, evolution, and emotion we need the best and brightest talent. We stand for the timeless pursuit of adventure. Freedom for the soul. Are you ready to join us?

 

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra – You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a  Vehicle Engineering Lead.

Job Summary

The vehicle engineering lead is the front-line technical leader who is responsible for complete vehicle technical correctness.  Vehicle leads are deployed to motorcycle programs to own the technical delivery of high impact products through the definition of engineering requirements, design integration of all systems, and validation of the full vehicle to ensure our customer’s expectations are exceeded.  

In addition to the standard responsibilities listed below, this position will work closely with H-D’s external development and manufacturing partners to ensure that new models meet the performance and quality expectations of Harley-Davidson branded products. The Vehicle Engineering Lead will collaborate with internal and external/off-shore engineering teams to evaluate designs against PRD requirements and H-D technical standards – this may require occasional international travel and meeting virtually outside core business hours.

Job Responsibilities

• Program Scope
  • Collaborate with the product line engineering and motorcycle management teams to translate program requirements to the ideal vehicle scope to satisfy customer and business needs.
  • Define and document planned destinations and vehicle configurations by market to ensure conformance to the various government requirements applicable to our products.
• Vehicle-Level Requirements
  • Document product expectations via measurable technical requirements to define the most critical customer facing attributes such as look, sound, feel, performance, weight, and accessibility to inform systems development.
• Vehicle Architecture, Design, and Integration
  • Support the development and implementation of new system or vehicle architectures.
  • Partner with integration leads, system architects, and design engineers to optimize component design and system interactions to deliver the vehicle requirements, while balancing program and portfolio objectives, to deliver an awesome end product.
  • Guide system integration at the vehicle level leveraging H-D guidelines and best practices as informed by industry standards and product development history.
  • Lead the process of translating key visual design objectives to refined motorcycle scope and requirements that maintain the visual intent while balancing technical risk, cost, complexity, and delivery timing.
  • Influence designs across the vehicle to achieve robust design for assembly, manufacturing, and service objectives.
  • Coordinate vehicle level mock-ups, demonstrations, and subjective evaluations to drive stakeholder alignment of vehicle requirements, performance and other functional attributes.
  • Lead formal vehicle level design reviews at various phase gates within H-D’s product development process highlighting technical results, key risks, and associated mitigation plans.  
  • Organize and lead cross-functional teams to resolve vehicle level technical issues.
  • Own developmental vehicle bill of material correctness, including software configurations at the vehicle level.
• Vehicle Verification & Validation
  
  • Define and execute vehicle level validation plans confirming chassis, powertrain, electrical, and software functions achieve our demanding customer expectations.
  • Define and oversee the program’s vehicle engineering development fleet usage to ensure critical validation activities are accomplished when required.
  • Confirm full vehicle compliance to applicable regulatory requirements and publish design compliance documentation in support of the vehicle homologation process.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required

Education Specifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or related field is Required

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant engineering experience.