We are looking for candidates who are passionate about translating vision into results. One of your primary responsibilities will be creating detailed product requirements from end-goals based on customer needs and innovative thinking while maintaining a balance between visionary product goals and future product availability. Product Managers must establish and maintain effective ways to track input from customers, technical support, sales, and other colleagues and to work with your team to distill this information to engineering teams for future product consideration. Product Manager should have experience and knowledge of the class 8 truck market, customer usage needs and key interface requirements for both hardware and software. The Product Manager must be always aligned with market trends and competitive product. Reports to Director Powertrain

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage the design and development of automotive electrification systems including mechanical and electromechanical systems for Class 8 truck applications.
• Manage engineers and technicians cascading weekly tasks and ensuring tasks are on track
• Lead application engineering team to ensure that customers are provided necessary technical support and field evaluation systems are functioning correctly
• Sign-off responsibility for engineering hardware, including mechanical and electrical components and sub-systems
• Provide strategic design direction to the team to ensure that Hyliion is making the correct design decisions balancing key product attributes such as performance and cost
• Support simulation studies to determine system architecture optimization solutions, working closely with simulation team.
• Interpret customer requirements to develop system and sub-system product specifications
• Work with program management team to develop and manage schedules that hit company milestones
• Manage & mentor engineering team to develop their engineering skill and capabilities; participate in hiring, reviewing performance, discipline, and other related management activities
• Develop and FMEAs and DVP&Rs
• Ensure that product meets all necessary safety and emission compliance requirements
• Represent Hyliion at key public events and present at key technology conferences
• Work with business development team to Interpret customer requirements and develop system and sub-system product specifications
• Support the development of key quality and validation documentation including FMEAs, DVP&Rs to establish key failure modes and develop associated product validation plans
• Support functional safety efforts
• Manage, guide FEA and thermal modeling efforts. Review and sign-off reports.
• Hands-on form/fit/function verification of prototype components, sub-assemblies, and final assembly
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Other tasks as assigned
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing location(s) to support launch programs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Competency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Proven expert in automotive industry and associated toolset expertise (FMEAs, DVP&Rs)
• High volume manufacturing experience
• Management of team of engineers or other similar management experience
• Understanding of automotive powertrain systems including both traditional and hybrid
• Understanding of vibration (including modal) and vibration reduction strategies highly advantageous
• Ability to read, understand and generate manufacturing documentation
• Strong follow-through and self-starting nature
• Ability to effectively and positively communicate verbally and in writing with customers (internal and external), to address their needs promptly and to follow through on commitments
• Ability to understand and follow complex verbal and written instructions
• Strong software tools proficiency in Solid Modeling and Project Data/Lifecycle Management
• Ability to work well in a high-paced environment, set and meet appropriate deadlines
• Willingness and ability to work more than 8 hours a day to ensure that deadlines are achieved weekly hours may regularly be between 50-60 during busy time periods

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years experience in automotive product development roles
• Masters in mechanical engineering
• Experience in battery design, electrical and wiring systems, thermal system modelling, system specification development and component selection
• Expert CAD user including GD&T skills.
• Expert level in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of structural systems is preferred
• Experience in A/C systems preferred
• Position will involve travel (10% of time) to visiting engineering providers and hardware suppliers

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand, sit, use of hands to handle, feel, or reach with hands and arms
• Ability to lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate