The Systems Engineering Manager leads a team of engineers who are responsible for complete system technical correctness and the delivery of great Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Primary focus will be on technical delivery of lighting, handlebar and handcontrol systems for both motorcycle and accessory projects. The manager is also responsible for driving and maintaining system-level strategies and technical knowledge, while ensuring team adherence to the organization’s product development process. This role drives ownership of highly visible rider interface systems, provides opportunities to influence vehicle architecture and ability to shape next-generation strategies.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead your team in the delivery of motorcycle and accessory projects utilizing the Great Harley-Davidson Engineering (GHDE) framework and Harley-Davidson Product Development Process methodology.
• Accountable for technical excellence and on-time delivery of your team’s responsibilities including system requirements, performance, system design integration/packaging, design for assembly/service, test issue resolution, and overall system verification plan.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with suppliers and internal partners on the development and execution of supplier-led designs to meet technical, program and other stakeholder requirements.
• Provide professional development, guide technical issue resolution, and align work priorities for 8-12 direct reports responsible for delivering system level engineering on motorcycle and accessory programs across H-D’s portfolio.
• Leads team to develop and clearly articulate system strategies for Lighting, Handlebars and Handcontrols in partnership and alignment with cross-functional stakeholders, and drives successful implementation of these strategies.
• End-to-end technical ownership for Lighting, Handlebars and Handcontrol systems. This will include creation and cultivation of standard requirements, PRDs, DFMEAs, test plans, engineering guidelines and other templates.
• Partner with Electrical Architecture Leader to oversee and drive vehicle and system electrical architecture decisions to ensure achievement of all program-level requirements.
• Develop staffing plans and set responsibilities of your direct reports to enable successful and efficient delivery of product development goals.
• Drive culture to continually refine your team’s operating methods and system documentation to drive engineering excellence.

Education Requirements

Education Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or related technical field is Required. Master’s Degree is Preferred (technical or MBA).

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant engineering experience. Experience in lighting and / or general electrical systems development is preferred.
• Demonstrated success in delivering high impact technical engineering projects involving complex system interactions from development through production implementation.
• Ability to lead engineering teams through issue resolution from data collection, data analysis, root cause identification, solution set generation, and selection of optimal solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical subjects in a clear, concise manner to multiple levels of the organization and work with diverse global teams both internally and externally.
• Ability to lead complex technical designs to production leveraging supplier-driven design and expertise.
• Experience mentoring others either within or adjacent to your direct supervision.
• Experience authoring requirements, developing test-cases, and establishing traceability to test completion within a formal product development process.
• Knowledge developing artifacts that support product development in accordance with a functional safety process, ISO26262 preferred.  Example work products include Item Definitions, HARAs, and Functional Safety Requirements.
• Knowledge of whole-vehicle systems with detailed electrical system/component design & integration experience.
• Experience using engineering tools and methods such as 3D CAD systems (PTC Creo/Parametric, CreoView, Windchill or equivalent), DFMEA, GD&T, and engineering calculations (bolted joint, bearing press, tolerance stacks, etc) to design, assess, and refine system designs to meet a variety of requirements.
• Ability to optimize tradeoffs across a system design considering program, vehicle and system level requirements.