About the role

  • Dyno Engineering Manager overseeing powertrain dynamometer engineering at Ford. Leading technical strategy and implementation for cutting-edge electric vehicle testing and validation systems.

Responsibilities

  • Functional Ownership: Lead the technical strategy, design, and implementation of engineering solutions for EV powertrain dynos, battery simulators, and power electronics test benches.
  • Automation Consultancy: Act as the lead subject matter expert (SME) for internal engineering groups, providing hands-on guidance to help them set up and automate custom, one-off test rigs and specialized hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems.
  • Technical Architecture: Architect and maintain the "gold standard" for real-time controllers and data acquisition systems (DAQ), ensuring seamless integration of fault injection and automated test sequences.
  • Standards Development: Define and enforce technical standards for test automation (using LabVIEW, Python, and VeriStand) to ensure code reusability, safety, and data integrity across all testing platforms.
  • Facility Engineering & Expansion: Lead the technical specifications and engineering oversight for the relocation, expansion, and commissioning of new dyno cells and high-voltage laboratory spaces.
  • Advanced Instrumentation: Specify, install, and calibrate complex data acquisition hardware, ensuring compatibility with various communication protocols (e.g., CAN, EtherCAT, LIN, SPI).
  • Cross-Functional Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and technicians across the organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence in hardware-testing methodologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in hardware test automation, dyno engineering, or electromechanical system design.
  • Extensive experience with real-time control systems and DAQ hardware (e.g., dSpace, National Instruments, PUMA).
  • Deep proficiency in test automation scripting and programming (Python, LabVIEW, or C/C++).
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems and high-voltage DC hardware.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale technical projects or serving as a technical lead for complex engineering systems.
  • Even better, you may have... Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience leading the engineering layout and automation backbone for a powertrain testing facility.
  • Expertise in PUMA, VeriStand, LabVIEW Real-Time, and cRIO systems.
  • Experience with Model-Based Development (MATLAB/Simulink) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing.
  • Familiarity with advanced power electronics, including SiC inverters and high-performance e-motors.
  • Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE) and advanced statistical methods for data validation.
  • Familiarity with calibration protocols and tools (e.g., ASAM standards, CANape, INCA).

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
  • Tuition assistance
  • Established and active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Job title

Dyno Engineering Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$146,520 - $276,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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