Team Leader - Mechanical Analysis, Electric Products

Team Leader - Mechanical Analysis, Electric Products

Requisition: 63161

Job Purpose

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Delivery: Own the analysis strategy and roadmap for electric motors and inverters, covering structural integrity, durability, and thermal management, across operating envelopes and duty cycles.
• Lead multi-physics modeling development and continuous improvement using FEA (steady state and transient), CFD, and thermal analyses.
• Oversee creation and approval of analysis standards, including methodologies, model fidelity, acceptance criteria per phase (concept, prototype, DV, PV); establish model correlation plans to test data.
• Review and sign off analysis deliverables (customer program roadmaps, analysis costs, reports, models, assumptions, and risk registers); ensure traceability to requirements and compliance standards, ensure tracking and updating of KPIs.
• Define test to analysis correlation plans; drive root cause investigations when targets are missed.

People & Process Management

• Build, coach, and develop a high performing team (goal setting, 1:1s, maintain capabilities matrix, training plans).
• Continuously improve efficiency by setting priorities, removing bottlenecks, automating routine tasks, and enforcing standards and best practices.
• Resource planning & prioritization across programs; manage supplier/partner analysis statements of work and budgets, plan resource and hiring needs for future projects and continuous improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product design, power electronics, controls, manufacturing, test labs, quality, and program management; respond to technical questions, support investigations into technical issues and align deliverables with design gates.
• Own technical reviews with clear decisions and action tracking, PPAP/launch support, serve as primary customer interface.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis in Mechanical Design or Analysis (MS a plus)
• 1+ years of experience in high-voltage electric product analysis and/or design
• 2+ years leading engineers or technical projects.
• 7+ years of automotive or related industry experience
• Strong understanding of FEA methodology, durability/reliability concepts, materials (metals, plastics), and testing.
• Strong understanding of light and commercial electric vehicle systems.
• Experience correlating simulation to structural and thermal test data; ability to define instrumentation and test plans.
• Competence in managing/prioritizing/reporting multiple projects and tasks.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and in complex matrix organizations.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills (in French and English), and stakeholder management skills.

Education and Qualifications — Preferred

• Demonstrated expertise in structural analysis (e.g., Abaqus, feSafe, Nastran), NVH analysis (e.g., NASTRAN, Actran, Romax), 1D analysis (Matlab / Simulink), and thermal modeling (Simcenter, Abaqus, STAR-CCM+).
• Strong computer skills with programming and Python scripting experience
• Understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), DFMEA, root cause analysis, and manufacturing processes.
• Willing to work additional hours, as needed

Skills and Competencies

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