Senior Application Engineer

Job Description

*DNP* *CBD*

ZF CV Systems North America LLC has job openings for the position of Senior Application Engineer based out of its location in Auburn Hills, MI.

Job Duties:  Responsible to perform application engineering activities for European Air Dryer systems in North American market; Provide new vehicle application support for e-compressors; Provide compressor application support for NA market; Obtain gate approvals; Support timely product launch; Support application process (PEP) for vehicle OEM’s and models that did not previously include ZF air dryer; Work in accordance with WT0218, inclu. getting technical input from customer, estimating engineering hours, performing gap analysis, document exchange, lab validation testing, prototype builds, vehicle drawing releases, customer plant audits, etc.; Parameterization of Dryer ECU for vehicles; Vehicle test & validation for European Air Dryer systems in NA market; New vehicle application support & approval for dryers (inclu. modifying dryer parameters per customer requirements, programming parameters into ECU, releasing parameters into production, verify/validate diagnostic requirements and functional safety & cyber security functions); Field issue investigation support for dryers & compressors in NA market (inclu. review warranty claims, investigate issues thru lab tests, field investigations of root cause (e.g., install data acquisition systems & sensors, collect/analyze data, define root cause(s), & determine issue resolution)); Lead VAVE, CRP, & supplier changes for cost savings that do not affect product quality; and Conduct reporting, meetings, and related administrative items, inclu. review of others’ work & meeting with customers to support new business opportunities. A hybrid (in-office and telecommute) work schedule is available. Position requires up to 25% travel to domestic and international customer sites to perform application reviews, troubleshoot performance issues, and review product installations. 
 

Requirements

Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field, plus 6 years of experience (or master’s degree in mechanical engineering with 4 years of experience) in mechanical engineering for brake systems, and demonstrated experience with: The interactions of all the trucks sub-systems; Complete air and hydraulic brake systems; Federal regulations (specifically FMVSS-121) associated with air and hydraulic brake systems; Engineering calculations and common calculation software tools (including Microsoft Excel, MatLab, & Python); Software simulation tools and hardware in the loop software (including air flow-Discovery or Truck-Sim); Designing and analyzing components using CREO software; Perform FEA’s using CREO software; Windchill software; Performing DFMEAs; GD&T; Electrical circuits and schematics; Wire harness design; Programming for modifying ECU parameters; Troubleshooting diagnostic codes and related electrical malfunctions; Data collection & analysis; Data acquisition systems (including: Vector-CANalyzer, DEWESOFT & DEWETRON, Advantech’s DESY Lab, VBOX or National Instruments tools); Instrumenting vehicles and recording and analyzing resulting data for root cause analysis; Must possess a valid CDL.

Send Resume To: Recruitment@zf.com, reference Position ID No. ZF-143 in the email.