Performance Lead Engineer - DAF Trucks N.V.
Performance Lead Engineer - DAF Trucks N.V.
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Technical team player who takes the lead in engine and after treatment development projects.
As Performance Lead Engineer in one or more projects, you are responsible for all integration and validation activities in DAF Truck's engine and after treatment development projects. In this role, you apply your domain knowledge and team skills to take a leading role within the Product Development team. You will:
- Take ownership of key performance indicators such as fuel economy, emissions, durability, reliability, and diagnostic robustness for your project(s);
- Prioritize and plan test activities for all groups within the Engine Integration & Validation department, in close cooperation with the respective supervisors and line leads;
- Analyze, summarize, review, and report out test and analysis results to (Project) Management;
- Initiate monitoring for performance status and development, and project progress.
Daily activities are in close cooperation with the Global Engine Development teams in Eindhoven and North America, and other PACCAR stakeholders (Embedded Engineering, Production Engineering, After Sales, Compliance, etc).
In this role, you report to the Engineering Supervisor System Performance, and align on daily activities with all EI&V groups and the Project Core Team(s).
Within PACCAR Inc., DAF Trucks Global Engine Development is the center of competence for engine and aftertreatment development. In their state-of-art engine development center they develop engine families for future regulations, for DAF, Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. DAF's engines and trucks are best-in-class products in the transportation world, being always driven by providing environmentally friendly products with highest reliability and best cost-effectiveness for their customers. The Engine Integration & Validation department is responsible for definition, integration, verification, and validation of engine and after treatment families towards performance requirements. The department is split into 8 groups and the System Performance group holds a vacancy for a Performance Lead Engineer.
YER Technology offers you the possibility to become employed as Automotive Professional and to combine challenging assignments with an excellent career with perspective on a fixed contract at YER Technology or our client DAF Trucks. The following conditions are applicable:
- Attractive (fixed) salary commensurate with knowledge and experience;
- 25 holidays per year (excl. national bank holidays) and 8,33% holiday allowance;
- A contract for a definite or indefinite period at a financially robust organization;
- Travel expense reimbursement;
- Good pension scheme;
- Overtime will be compensated in payment of wages or time-for-time;
- Committed to a good balance between work and private life;
- An open culture and clear communication;
- A Service Desk ready to answer all your practical questions.
Main requirements:
- Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering;
- At least 5 years of relevant working experience;
- Basic knowledge of engine, aftertreatment, and on-board diagnostics;
- Good English skills are mandatory, Dutch skills are a plus;
- Experience with working in multidisciplinary teams is preferable.
Personal competencies:
- Clear communication, verbally, in writing, and while presenting;
- Initiative, to (have) identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and improve our engine and after treatment in all applications;
- Cooperation, for bringing groups with different insights together;
- Analytical capacity, to combine information from many different sources on their impact;
- Stress tolerance, for feeling at ease in an environment which can change rapidly.
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