Description:
The engineer is the point of contact for technical benchmarking requests received from a stakeholder related to PFDI and EE systems of competitive vehicles.   

For any Technical Benchmarking subject, main activities are: 

•        Participation with the global benchmarking Technical Unit:  attend virtual meetings with the responsibility to propose new activities, provide status of ongoing projects, and to collect new requests.
Virtual data collection:  gathers, compiles, and analyzes technical data of competitive vehicle systems and components from multiple data sources while ensuring data robustness and accuracy.
Technical target studies:  completion of studies including, but not limited to, competitor system/component archetypes, value optimization opportunities, standardization analysis, electrification strategy, new technologies, and feature analysis.  Assessments between corporate and competitive vehicles to drive new design solutions in support of future product development plans.
•        Communication:  manage the ongoing communication of study results with the requestor, other organizations that could take advantage of the study, and benchmarking colleagues in the other regions.
Process development and maintenance:  development and maintenance of processes for full vehicle teardowns, data analysis, idea generation and implementation tracking, and business intelligence development. 


Requirements:
100% remote. Occasional travel to the US for meetings.

Requirements:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university
3-5 years of experience in the automotive industry
Good technical knowledge of automotive Body, chaises and E/E systems/components, as well as an understanding and curiosity of the technologies and features offered in the ever-evolving vehicle
Basic knowledge of automotive materials, component manufacturing processes, and manufacturing assembly
Basic knowledge of Benchmarking Databases (e.g. A2mac1 database)
Proficient in both Google G Suite and Microsoft Office packages
Good organizational skills, self-motivated & self-directed approach, ability to manage multiple activities/projects, maintaining alignment of projects with deliverables