Plant Vehicle Engineer, Powertrain & Chassis

Propulsion, HV & Chassis Integration Support

• Support the launch and ongoing production of propulsion, high-voltage, thermal, and chassis systems in a vehicle assembly plant environment.
• Serve as the Plant Vehicle Engineering point of contact for production and vehicle integration issues related to drive unit(s), HV battery interfaces, HV cables/connectors, HV system integration, thermal systems, suspension, steering, brake systems, and chassis interfaces.
• Help ensure plant build execution maintains product design intent, safety requirements, quality standards, functional performance, serviceability, and customer expectations.
• Enforce safety-critical characteristics, HV safety boundaries, and torque-to-spec requirements; maintain traceability and escalation protocols; support containment and no-build/no-ship decisions where required.

Production Issue Resolution

• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve production issues related to drive unit installation, HV battery and electrical interfaces, HVIL concerns, cable routing, thermal connections, chassis assembly, brake system installation, torque-controlled joints, leaks, fit/function, NVH, diagnostics, and component interfaces.
• Lead root cause analysis, containment, corrective action development, and breakpoint coordination; validate permanent fixes before closure.
• Analyze production data, audit findings, end-of-line results, repair trends, teardown feedback, supplier concerns, and plant feedback to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.

Launch, Change & Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with Design & Release Engineering, Propulsion Engineering, HV Systems Engineering, Chassis Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, Suppliers, Safety, End of Line, Vehicle Integration, and Service teams to resolve plant and vehicle-level concerns.
• Support engineering change implementation, prototype/pilot builds, breakpoint coordination, plant readiness, issue tracking, containment, readiness reporting, and lessons learned.
• Contribute plant-perspective input to DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEAs, control plan reviews, and station readiness reviews; represent build and integration requirements in product and process improvement discussions.

Documentation & Process Improvement

• Review and support production documentation, including work instructions, inspection standards, torque requirements, quality alerts, repair procedures, HV safety instructions, and related process documentation.
• Support issue tracking, change management, quality systems, deviation / waiver processes, containment documentation, and production breakpoint control.
• Drive continuous improvement actions that reduce defects, improve first-time quality, minimize rework, and strengthen production robustness for propulsion, HV, thermal, and chassis systems.

Success Factors

• Improve first-time quality for propulsion, HV battery, HV system integration, thermal systems, and chassis including brake systems.
• Reduce rework, repair loops, and recurring production issues across drive unit(s), HV interfaces, thermal systems, suspension, steering, brake systems, and chassis-related content.
• Improve launch readiness through effective build support, issue tracking, station readiness, system integration discipline, and closure management.
• Improve containment effectiveness and accelerate issue resolution through clear triage, documentation, breakpoints, traceability, and validation.
• Strengthen feedback loops between the plant, Design & Release Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, Suppliers, Safety, End of Line, Vehicle Integration, and Service.

| WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of related automotive engineering, manufacturing engineering, launch, quality, plant vehicle engineering, resident engineering, vehicle integration, propulsion, EV high-voltage systems, chassis, or similar experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field preferred; equivalent hands-on automotive launch, manufacturing, or product engineering experience will be considered.
• Experience supporting vehicle development and launch, with an understanding of the product lifecycle from concept through production ramp and mass production.
• Experience with drive unit(s), HV battery interfaces, HV cable routing, HVIL, thermal systems, suspension, steering, brake systems, torque-controlled assemblies, end-of-line diagnostics, or vehicle integration preferred.
• Additional technical training is preferred, such as Lean, 5S, Kaizen, SPC, Six Sigma, Red X, EV high-voltage safety, or similar structured problem-solving methods.

Skills

• Strong understanding of BOMs, engineering change control, manufacturability, assembly methods, process validation, quality metrics, and design reviews.
• Strong technical, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to represent engineering positions clearly to manufacturing, quality, operations, and supplier stakeholders.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, schematics, technical documents, specifications, quality standards, torque requirements, diagnostic information, and system interface requirements.
• Experience with issue tracking, change management, quality systems, deviation/waiver processes, containment tracking, and production breakpoint control.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions, drive issues to root cause, and see corrective actions through to verified closure.
• Hands-on experience supporting assembly lines and driving improvements in build quality, process stability, and production robustness.
• Understanding of high-voltage safety, HV connector seating, HVIL, isolation concepts, cable routing, thermal leak paths, chassis fastener integrity, brake system installation, suspension/steering interfaces, and vehicle-level diagnostic concerns.
• DFM and DFA experience, with the ability to provide plant feedback into product and process decisions.
• Ability to work on the plant floor more than 50% of the time.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 20%.
• Must be willing to relocate to Warsaw, Indiana. Relocation assistance will be provided.

Working Conditions

• Position is fully onsite.

Additional information

Manufacturing plant environment with hands-on vehicle issue triage requiring adherence to all company safety procedures and high-voltage authorization requirements.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.