Position Summary:
Senior Gear Systems Engineer
Full-Time
Lafayette, Indiana
Allison Transmission is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Our products are specified by more than 300 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in a range of market sectors—from bus, refuse and emergency to construction, distribution and defense.
Primary Purpose of Role
Under supervision of Manager of Spicer Torque-Hub Engineering, the Senior Gear Systems Engineer performs diversified design and research in areas of future product development for Dana, including but not limited to new gear designs, gear optimizations, new gearbox designs, new materials, and new manufacturing and assembly methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Interpret customer technical specifications and use them to correctly design complete gearbox systems including but not limited to bevel gears, cylindrical gears, shafts and splines to meet Dana design practices and Dana/customer performance requirements.
- Properly size and select hardware items such as but not limited to bearings, bushings, seals, o-rings, bolts, friction disks, retaining rings, washers used in complete gearbox systems or sub-assemblies.
- Provide technical support to purchasing, manufacturing plants, assembly plants, and other engineering departments during sourcing, vehicle development, launch, and production.
- Author and/or review DFMEAs and DVP&Rs and as well as participate in APQP and review part deviations and PPAPs.
- Mentor and train less experienced gear engineers and technicians.
- Perform benchmarking and competitive gear analyses. Develop and implement VAVE cost savings projects
Competencies and Behaviors
- Fundamental understanding of how hydrostatic and electrically driven drivetrains operate, and familiarity with all of the components within including but not limited to:
- Hydraulic pumps, motors, valves
- Spring applied, hydraulically released (SAHR) brakes
- Spring applied, electrically released (SAER) brakes
- Electric motors (DC, AC induction, IPM, SRIPM and others), both high and low voltage
- Parametric modeling experience
- GD&T
- Understanding of failure modes of gearboxes
- Successful record of VAVE engineering in the life cycle of a product
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field. A graduate degree in engineering or business is preferred but not required.
- 5+ years of experience in bevel and/or cylindrical gear powertrain engineering in the automotive, commercial vehicle, or off-highway industries
- 5+ years of experience in gear design software (KissSoft, Gleason, Klingelnberg, or Romax preferred) and/or gear manufacturing and inspection.
Travel
- Travel domestically and internationally as needed based on business needs. Typical travel requirements are less than 10% and while mostly domestic, some international travel maybe be required on rare occasion.