Thursday, April 02, 2009

Chief Engineer - NEEDED NOW!! in Owego, NY

Thursday, April 02, 2009
WHY WAIT?
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?
This may be your lucky day!
It is time for a change, and CDI can help!

We have an immediate need for a Chief Engineer with expertise in military wheeled vehicles.

JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking an expert in the military wheeled vehicle domain area to lead and mentor a team of engineers in the emerging, high potential Ground Vehicle Systems (GVS) engineering organization. The individual must also be a hands on person and be able to actively engage at all levels in the detailed design and testing of these vehicles. We are seeking to expand our automotive technical leadership across several vehicle platforms and domain areas to more efficiently apply innovative solutions and advanced technologies to our GVS products.

Responsibilities:
- The Engineer will be responsible for the overall planning and performance of a large scale military application ground vehicle system.
- The Engineer will be responsible for system/sub-system design, fabrication, integration, and test of an off-road military application ground vehicle system.
- The engineer will apply advanced technical principles, techniques, theories and concepts.
- The engineer will contribute to the development of new principles and theories.
- The engineer will work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.


Requirements:
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), MSME preferred.
- 14 years of career experience
- Expert level knowledge and substantial experience in automotive design, integration and test is required.
- Familiarity with automotive industry standards and processes is required.
- Candidate must have significant experience in automotive system and sub-system design, including frame, suspension, steering, engine, drive train, exhaust, cooling, brakes, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
- Candidate must have experience with vehicle mobility modeling, automotive industry standards as well as automotive test processes and standards.
- Strong leadership skills to interface and coordinate with multiple IPTs and sub-system cognizant engineers.
- Prior experience leading an engineering team is required.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills are required.
- The ability to travel domestically or internationally on an occasional basis is required.
- Military vehicle armor protection experience is preferred.
- Defense contractor experience is preferred.
- Current member of the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) is desired.
- Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. (Secret Clearance)

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