Chassis Suspension Development Team Leader

Torino, Italy Engineering Italdesign is looking for an assertive and dynamic Chassis suspension development Team Leader, who will be employed in the Chassis Team, part of the Aerodynamics, Air Conditioning & Thermal Management department of the Italian site of Italdesign. S/He will be responsible to reach the targets of the assigned field of development. **Responsibilities** The role, focused on the coordination of a work team aimed at the development of new suspension concepts for production vehicles, requires at least 3 years of experience in the automotive sector. S/He will take an active part in: - Definition of technical contents needed to ensure proper parts definition; - Overview and steer the Team during the complete project timeline; - Control/monitoring of timing, costs and quality of work; - Management of the work team, product suppliers and management of collaboration with other internal department; - Customer and suppliers management; - Achievement of the project’s technical targets relevant to the perimeter of responsibility; - Management of "escalation" activities relating to serious problems with a proposed solution. **Requirements**: **Key requirements** - Knowledge of the vehicle suspensions (guidelines for definition of the systems, best practices, costs and time); - Production technologies and tooling lead time (main materials used, welding, surface treatments, linings); - Intermediation capacity between their own team and the other teams involved; - Decision making skills combined with an assertive and persuasive leadership style; - Multitasking ability respecting the quality standards and required timelines; - Ability to anticipate, manage critical situations and provide effective solutions; - Negotiation skill; - Support the chassis virtual car during concept phase and technical supervisor of the virtual car (DMU) during development phase; - Support the chassis CAE and virtual validation process (Multibody and FE Analysis and durability team) and the engineering group with virtual analysis and reporting; - Produce main data sheets containing principal parameters needed to assess the wheel spaces, ground clearance and the tire program; - Participate to pre-feasibility meetings during pre-concept phase or for special projects (Few off) and concept meeting (package meeting) during concept phase; - Define suspensions layout and elasto-kinematic of new suspension to fulfil the vehicle dynamics target using virtual simulation and physical test (K&C test); - Define through virtual analyses, targets for other departments to reach vehicle dynamics target (e.g., Body in White whole torque stiffness or BiW stiffness at suspensions connection point ); - Troubleshooting for components and systems during development phase or from field through virtual analysis and physical tests; - Support methodologies and design process optimization: strategies, process, and SW tools development to reduce design time as for achieve deadlines; - CAD knowledge (Catia V5 and data release systems), as well as multi-body simulation tools (Adams Car). **Preferential requirements** - Quality standards, processes, dynamics typical of an OEM car manufacturer; - Knowledge of component verification methods and procedures (e.g., testing specifications); - Problem solving, ability to synthesize information, priority management, proactivity, flexibility, resilience; - Ability to disseminate and transfer methodology and know-how in his/her own project team and to the rest of the department teams; - Legislative/homologation/rating constraints related to perimeter of competence. **Other Informations**: - **Education**: Master’s degree in Mechanical, Automotive Engineering or equivalent. - **Language skills**: Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English are required. Knowledge of German would be appreciated - **Workplace**: Moncalieri (TO) and availability to travel - **Benefit**: continuous training (technical, soft and languages skills), company canteen, health insurance, car leasing program, smart working, flexible benefits, good work-life balance - Italdesign is committed to create an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, _ - and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77)._