As core assignment, the employee will be responsible for selecting the proper driveshaft(s) based on customer needs and requirements. He/she will also be responsible to size the power generation and distribution system in powertrains considering the specific drive cycle.

Main responsibilitiesCustomer technical interface: he/she is the main (single) technical interface with the customer. He/she is the customer technical reference during the development of new projects, answer customer questions and leads the problem solving.

Application analysis: starting from the customer requirements, the application knowledge and the customer needs, identifies, calculates and selects the best technical solution(s) to be offered to the customer. Manages the technical presentations to the customer and interacts with Sales and Product Management functions.

Powertrain solutions: in case of powertrain systems (e.g. multiple and interconnected HW and SW elements), he/she is responsible to collect and manage the customer requirements, communicate the requirements to the Product and System Engineering and verify the requirements are met on the final machine.

Continuous improvement: contributes to improve the calculation tools, the processes, the documentation, the vehicle and application knowledge.

Customer visits: attends meeting at customer site and machine check-out. If needed, especially for high complexity/priority projects, he/she attends testing, commissioning, and development activities at the customer premises.

Main opportunities and challenges: Opportunity to be part of an international and skilled engineering community

Be involved in new development projects by big OEMs

Possibility to contribute to the growth of a young and expanding organization





Contribute to Dana product strategy by capturing customer needs and product gaps

Interact with many people with multiple roles in many countries.

Travel in EU (approx. 50days/year) to stay connected with customers and colleagues

Multiple career opportunitiesJob position requirements

Education

University master degree: Mechatronics, Mechanical

Professional background2+ years of experience as application engineer for mechanical components or diversified experience in design, development engineering, or applications engineering as related to the off-highway, drivetrain/powertrain, or related mechanical industry

Coming from Walterscheid, ZF or OH OEMs (CNH, Landini, Deere,...)Hard skills

Essential: Demonstrated Technical acumen

At ease with sizing and calculation principles

Capable of reading technical drawings and specifications of powertrain components

Fluent in Technical EnglishConsidered as a plus: Experince in the OH sector, Knowledge of Off-Highway market & the related applications, standards & regulations

Experience with OH driveshaft, transmissions, axles and power distribution systems

Experience as test engineer, field engineer

Coming from Walterscheid, ZF or OH OEMs (CNH, Landini, Deere,...)

Knowledge of Matlab

Knowledge of CREO

Experience in international team management Multi-lingual: Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French, and/or GermanSoft skillsPro-active and dynamic mindset

Strong communication skills, including customer presentations, project review meetings and status reports

Able to work effectively in a cross-functional environment, having excellent interpersonal skills, team builder

Strong organizational skills capable of handling multiple priorities under pressing deadlines

📌 Customer solutions engineer - driveshaft and driveline solutions (Crescentino)
🏢 Allison Off-Highway Drive u0026 Motion Systems
📍 Crescentino