Application Engineer
Dana Incorporated
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Luserna San Giovanni • Italy
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About the role
- Lead all engineering activities at the assembly plant (excluding Manufacturing Engineering), ensuring effective coordination between project engineering and the assembly floor during industrialization
- Represent Engineering in internal and customer meetings for products in production, communicating milestones, issues, change requests, and risks to ensure alignment
- Prepare Engineering Design and Testing cost estimates, track project spend, and secure cost recovery for production phase design changes in collaboration with Sales and stakeholders
- Support Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives for industrialized products as the Engineering representative
- Lead engineering development from technical evaluation through production for aftermarket opportunities and new applications based on industrialized products
- Ensure clear and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders, escalating engineering risks and issues impacting the assembly plant or production
- Act as Engineering liaison with Plant and Customer Quality teams, supporting issue resolution during industrialization and early production
- Lead engineering change management activities on the assembly line, ensuring timely and controlled implementation of design, process, or technology changes
- Drive the capture and sharing of lessons learned from production issues to prevent recurrence in future projects
- Define and report engineering KPIs related to launch performance, production efficiency, and on time delivery
Requirements
- University bachelor degree - Electrical, Mechanical or Software Engineering
- Experience in the automotive industry in a development environment, preferably at Tier1 or OEM e-propulsion department
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in powertrain or e-powertrain systems
- Knowledge of electrified powertrains
- Relevant experience in requirements management tools (e.g., Design, CAE, ASPICE, CMMI, Agile, PDP, Polarion, etc.)
- Proven problem solving techniques (e.g. RedX, Ishikawa diagram, 5-Whys)
- Experience with PLM system (e.g. Teamcenter)
- Basic understanding and ability to utilize CAD software (e.g. Creo Parametric)
- Advanced skills in drafting technical reports and presentations with Microsoft Office tools
- Experience in automotive functional safety according to ISO26262
- Fluent in English
Benefits
- Fast-paced environment with technical and managerial challenges
- Visibility and recognition in a global organization
- Opportunities to improve technology skills
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSoftware EngineeringPowertrain SystemsE-Powertrain SystemsElectrified PowertrainsRequirements ManagementProblem Solving TechniquesCAD SoftwareAutomotive Functional Safety
Soft skills
CommunicationCoordinationLeadershipProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementCollaborationTime ManagementAnalytical ThinkingPresentation Skills
Certifications
ISO26262 Certification