Senior Lead Engineer

About Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh Defense stands behind those who dedicate their lives to protecting others.  As an industry-leading tactical vehicle manufacturer, every day we strive to meet or exceed our customers' ever-changing needs with next generation defense technologies and advanced systems.  We operate with unparalleled commitment to those who depend on our products and services worldwide to perform their missions.

The Senior Lead Body Engineer function is intended to provide Design, Development and Release leadership for Body components, assemblies and systems. The Senior Lead body Engineer will provide technical leadership, industry knowledge and insights to lead the design and development of assigned body structure systems from component through to major assemblies (i.e. Underbody, Upper body) through the life of vehicle design and development cycle from concept through launch. The position will provide leadership to body engineering employees or contractors. The role requires close collaboration with manufacturing engineering, program management, purchasing, production, quality and suppliers, to ensure robust designs are released that meet product performance cost and timing goals.

This position is open to candidates located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin or the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area.

YOUR IMPACT:  

• Leadership of the Oshkosh Body Engineering activities for assigned components as systems (i.e. underbody, front end, or upper body).
• Accepts and delegates authority, establishes priorities for work delegated to others.
• Coordinate and manage internal and external resources to accomplish body engineering and program objectives.
• Plan and Lead body systems Product Engineering activities.
• Create body design and development timing plans and associated status reporting.
• Create and maintain body design and engineering development plans and status reports such as design checklists, attribute development status (DVP&R), tooling lead times and kickoff, open issue lists and trends,…etc.  
• Utilize appropriate engineering problem solving and quality tools and techniques to ensure robust design (DFMEA, DVP&R, 8D, DoE, Fault trees, SPC, VSA, GD&T, DFM,… etc). 
• Development of body engineering function processes, working practices, methods tools, and techniques.
• Establish and lead body and cross functional design reviews for assigned systems.
• Develop options, evaluate competing design solutions and selection of feasible design solutions that provide the best match for body and vehicle targets.
• Prepare body status and open issues reports to support design recommendations and program milestone review as required.
• Work with manufacturing engineering, purchasing, quality, suppliers, and program team to develop robust body engineering solutions and release for manufacture.
• Ensure designs meet internal and external customer requirements, statutory requirements, and corporate objectives.
• Represent body engineering across new product development projects.
• Lead body systems problem solving investigations (such as test issues, manufacturing feedback, etc.) and ensure route cause understanding to develop effective countermeasures to close open issues.
• Provide leadership to staff including resource planning, scheduling, and administration to ensure program success. 
• Supports the management of project scope, cost, timeline, and risk management.
• Support the identification and coordination of all project scope change requests for approval.
• Manage documentation for project planning, design briefs, requirements management, status reporting, project communication, quality assurance, research, and historical records.
• Maintain and apply knowledge in latest body engineering technologies to evaluate and integrate new technologies into Oshkosh.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with eight (8) or more years of related experience.
   

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience with automotive body engineering, designing, developing and release of body components and assemblies.
• Detail understanding of body engineering tools and techniques (CAD, BOM management, PLM and product development systems).
• Experienced in the use engineering problem solving and quality tools such as, DFMEA, DVP, 8D, DoE, Fault trees, SPC, VSA, GD&T, … etc. 
• Good knowledge and familiarity with FEA, test and validation techniques.
• Experienced in widely used body materials Steel, Aluminum (Plastics and composites an advantage).
• Experienced in widely used body joining technologies stamping, casting, extrusion, bending, roll forming, molding, etc.
• Experienced in industry standards, regulations, requirements and associated attribute development (Strength, durability, crash, … etc.).
• Experienced in CAD (Catia).
• Advanced knowledge of body engineering new product development processes (From concept through launch).
• Good knowledge of body component and systems cost and timing characteristics. 
• Advanced degree
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Experience with Jira.
• Experience across different body architectures (Uniboy, Body on frame) and segments (Passenger car, light and heavy truck, vocational vehicles, ... etc.)

WHY OSHKOSH?

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the 15k+ team members around the world who embody them.

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together.

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Pay Range:

$91,800.00 - $153,200.00

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

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