Engineering Supervisor

**LOCATION**:Apodaca / Nuevo León (MX-NLE), Mexico | **BRAND**: Bendix | **REQUISITION ID**:1122 |** JOB GRADE**:17**JOB DESCRIPTION**:**Position Summary**The Engineering Supervisor is a servant leader for his or her scrum team. Their focus is in providing technical leadership and team member mentorship to increase the overall welfare and effectiveness of the team. A successful Engineering Supervisor strives to always communicate clearly, coach freely and lead by example. The Engineering Supervisor will assist with the product development and adherence to engineering best practices.**Essential Functions**:Technical LeadershipAn Engineering Supervisor’s first responsibility to the team is to provide it with technical leadership. Examples:- Lead and support DAS team(s) in an Agile/SCRUM environment.- Bridge the gap between product architecture and detailed design.- Assignments can include control system architecture, product and feature design, system level requirements definition, cross-product communication interfaces, product testing, and release.- Understanding and refining requirements for new driver assistance product opportunities.- Develop and execute technical plans (analysis, simulation, vehicle test) to validate system release.- Work with the Product Owner to groom or prioritize technical improvements and technical debt stories into the product’s release and sprint plans.- Advocate for the team’s technical excellence by insisting on the use of accepted engineering practices by the entire team.- Understand how each release will affect to the project development and team performance.- Release of products and documentation of DAS offerings at customers compliant with the Product Development and Commercialization process and ASPICE concepts (V-model development, requirements traceability), using tools such as Teamcenter PLM and PTC Integrity.- Application of next-generation components and benchmark competitive systems.- Author technical documentation for driver assistance products, including test reports and customer-facing specifications for installation, calibration, and service of these systems.- Understands why the team decided on a specific technical approach and can support it.- Always maintain a general understanding of the team’s work.Mentoring & Supporting Team MembersThe Engineering Supervisor provides essential technical support and is the de facto technical mentor for team members that report to them. Examples:- Is the team’s point of escalation for technical questions and concerns.- Facilitate feedback on designs and moderates debates in design reviews.- Coach and build trust with the developers to gain confidence that the team will make robust design decisions/documentation.- Make space for the developers on the team to learn and grow so that they start making ever-increasingly important decisions on their own.- Act as an accelerator by identifying pairing opportunities so that the knowledge fans out.- Work with team members to develop a career plan and help look for training opportunities that will enhance the plan.Cross-Team Communication and SupportThe Engineering Supervisor is the ultimate owner of their team’s technical communication. Examples:- Keep communication flowing freely between teams.- Become familiar with the organization (other teams) to be able to reach out to other teams to leverage their technical expertise.- Ensure that the critical technical lessons learned are captured, digested, and applied as well as shared with other teams.**Knowledge**:- Technical knowledge on vehicle components and impact on overall vehicle performance.- ADAS components and systems knowledge is a plus.- Knowledgeable in engineering concepts/fundamentals, practices, and procedures.- Knowledgeable in engineering design processes throughout product life cycle (concept, development, in production support, end of life).- Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Control Systems background.- Automotive or commercial embedded software and/or control systems knowledge.- Familiar with system level design, incorporating both electrical and mechanical components.- Knowledge of vehicle communication protocols including J1939, CCP/XCP.- Familiar with CANalyzer, CANape, CANoe, Matlab, Simulink, dSpace, Python, and TruckSim.- Knowledge and experience with product quality tools such as system FMEA, DVP&R, ISO 26262, ASPICE, and Functional Safety Concepts.- In-depth knowledge of air brake systems is a plus.- Vehicle mechanical design and hardware is a plus.**Experience**:- 5 years minimum of related experience; automotive environment preferred.- Experience leading and mentoring Engineers.- Experience working on complex projects with several team members.**Skills**:- Highly skilled in mentorship.- Excellent problem-solving skills.- Able to work in a cross-functional team in a dynamic working environment.- Ability to influence others in posit