System Integration Engineer
Location
Rivoli (TO) | Italy
Job description
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Position Summary
At Dana Graziano S.r.l., we develop advanced powertrain technologies & state-of-the-art electrification solutions for the automotive industry. We are always looking for talented people to fuel our innovative, high-performance culture and contribute towards our company's vision of "People finding a better way". Join our diverse team as we work together to improve the performance and efficiency of vehicles and machines around the globe.
As an experienced System Integration Engineer within our System Engineering team, you will be responsible for “integrating various technologies including hardware & software for individual components & sub-systems, to create a functional and efficient overall system". You will primarily be involved in the development of various Electrified Powertrain Systems including High-Performance Transmissions and Electric Drives. You will monitor the activities of internal and/or external stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle and lead the integration of all components to fulfill customer needs, ensuring that our products integrate seamlessly with their existing systems.
Main Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunities:
- You will be part of a world-class organization delivering fully integrated drivetrain and electrified propulsion systems, for passenger vehicles across the globe.
- You will be part of a talented team of engineers demonstrating superb technical competency and delivering cutting-edge products within the high-end passenger vehicle industry.
- You will collaborate with different internal business units, OEMs and suppliers to deliver products with best-in-class efficiency, maximum durability, and superior quality.
- You will have opportunities for career advancement and growth within a multi-disciplinary organization while leading one or more high-impact and fast-paced programs.
Challenges:
- You will be required to bring a solution-focused, positive approach and a drive to find the best solution.
- You will be required to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and diverse team with global responsibility.
- You will be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in our mission towards electrification.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead system team interactions with external stakeholders and ensure a common understanding of the system goals, scope, requirements, architecture, design and test methodology.
- Foster an excellent working environment & relationship with the customer as our key point of contact; providing timely updates and progress of all integration & validation efforts.
- Focus on "increasing value to the customer" (improved product quality and performance) while simultaneously "providing value to the company" (reduced operational costs and overall development time).
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure the product conforms to all customer requirements, internal requirements and specifications.
- Perform system integration studies, trade-off analysis, and present solutions in a clear and concise manner.
- Develop detailed integration test requirements, plans & procedures for the development of individual components as well as the overall system.
- Break down high-level feature requests into detailed sub-system and component level features and drive the implementation, integration and testing activities.
- Analyze the system design through failure modes & effects analysis (DFMEA, PFMEA), fault-tree analysis (FTA), etc. to identify gaps & inconsistencies and provide feedback to the relevant design teams.
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- Lead and manage integration of initial prototype systems including bring-up, debugging, and testing.
- Participate in test infrastructure development, provide technical guidance for test platform selection & coordinate test execution.
- Lead system-level troubleshooting - perform hands-on data collection & root cause analysis for issues, propose solutions to complex problems, and drive issue resolution with clearly documented prevent recurrence actions.
- Ensure the design meets serviceability requirements and support warranty issue resolution in production.
- Support quality control discussions including but not limited to peer reviews as well as internal & external audits.
- Provide end-to-end traceability for product maturity at critical program milestones and lead initiatives to make our systems more robust and fault tolerant.
Job Position Requirements
Education: University Master Degree – Electrical / Mechanical / Electronics / Mechatronics / Automotive Engineering (or related)
Professional Background:
- 2+ years as a System Integration Engineer within the automotive industry.
- 3+ years of experience with requirements management, design & optimization, verification & validation.
- Experience working at an OEM or Tier1 on high-performance electrification products is a plus.
Hard Skills
Essential:
- Experience aligning internal and external stakeholders in component & system evaluations, decisions and trade-offs.
- Strong knowledge of integration and testing methodologies and technologies.
- Experience with system integration and test tools such as LabVIEW, dSPACE toolset, etc.
- Experience reviewing system level requirements and generating a high-level system integration test plan.
- Experience with requirement management tools (Polarion, DOORS).
- Experience with debugging, fault analysis and root cause analysis of complex hardware systems - specifically software-controlled electrical or electromechanical devices.
- Proven ability to use innovation to solve challenging problems and increase efficiency through automation.
- Experience procuring test equipment, developing test fixtures & rigs for component and system validation.
- Experience operating test labs and relevant data acquisition equipment.
- Experience working with JIRA, Confluence or similar tools for project management.
- Strong understanding of System Engineering principles and practices.
- Basic knowledge of ASPICE standard, CMMI, ISO 26262 and Cybersecurity concepts.
Considered as a plus
- ASEP/CSEP certification through INCOSE or other professional certification in System Engineering.
- Experience with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA).
- Experience with CAN communication protocol and Vector CAN tools.
- Experience with electrified systems or vehicle architectures for electrification products.
- Experience in powertrain or driveline development of systems and/or components (transmission, e-drives, differentials).
- Experience with Model Based System Engineering tools and methodologies (UML, SysML, Cameo Systems Modeler).
- Experience with programming languages such as C++, Python, Matlab or similar.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment across multiple cross-functional teams.
- Experience in project management and/or product management.
- Knowledge of automotive product development processes.
Soft Skills
- Strong communication with fluent written, verbal and presentation skills in English.
- Ability to bridge the gap between a problem and potential solutions to determine the optimal solution.
- Excellent technical documentation skills specifically for system integration tasks.
- Ability to present ideas in a user-friendly language with attention to detail.
- Results-driven achiever with planning and organizational skills.
- Dependable, responsible and committed to personal as well as organizational success.
- Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities with a systematic approach.
- Ability to prepare reports for senior technical staff and management, as required.
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal & external teams, in a professional manner.
- Ability to independently prioritize and execute multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to conduct research into emerging technologies & trends, standards & products, as required.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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