Regulation & Certification Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI)'s Regulation & Certification Department is currently seeking a Certification and Compliance Test Engineer for our Team at the Superior Township facility in Michigan, just east of Ann Arbor. HATCI's Certification & Compliance Team helps support Hyundai and Kia vehicles meeting the challenging environmental, and emissions standards at the federal, state, and local levels, through certification & in-use testing.

Certification & Compliance engineers are responsible for vehicle testing: Analyzing EV eMPG, AER, UBE, and SOH. Analyzing tailpipe & evaporative emissions, fuel economy results, and reporting trends to team management. Testing may include EV, PHEV, HEV and ICE for in-use compliance (IUVP) and certification (EDV, FEDV, EVAP, DDV). Other testing may include mileage accumulation, coast down, special driving pattern arrangements, PEMS/RDE and other emissions-related items. Team members need to be knowledgeable in EV test practices, emission test practices, current & future regulatory requirements, CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) & CCR (Code of California Regulation).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for scheduling certification & compliance testing for emissions & fuel economy
• The Engineer will review emissions & fuel economy data, perform routine analysis of the data, determine that all test procedural requirements are met by the testing entities regardless of whether they are in-house, or outside contractors
• Help develop and maintain test processes to ensure proper execution of official EPA and CARB testing. Proactively follow up on all issues related to this topic.
• Enter required test & emissions data into EPA EV-CIS database.
• Review federal and state regulations related to EPA and CARB test procedures. Ensure that current processes meet all requirements and assist management to address any discrepancies.
• Be capable of understanding powertrain and emission control system testing operations and be highly capable of quickly understanding and interpreting technical problems and issues as represented in testing system problems.
• Create and present technical reports as assigned.
• Perform additional projects as assigned.
• Exceptional organization and communication skills, both oral and written, are necessary for this position. Conflict resolution between test requestors and test entities would be another critical factor in this role
• Travel up to 15% of the time domestically and internationally is possible.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with management, executive staff, and peers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the certification process, including automotive certification testing, automotive engineering principles and operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of vehicle test & emission regulations, such as CFR 40 Parts 86, 600, and 1066, or a clear understanding of capability necessary to review, interpret, and apply such regulations. Including Tier 4 Multipollutant & ACC2 new rule making.
• Automotive manufacturing knowledge beneficial
• Engine system and engine management operation knowledge beneficial
• Working knowledge of HEV / PHEV / BEV would be beneficial.
• Working knowledge of ETAS (INCA) and/or CAN DB tools would be beneficial.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, high integrity and ethical behavior.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to rapidly changing business requirements.

Required Skills:

• Proficient in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; MS Edge; MS Project
  Basic Project Management skills
• Good time management and organization skills
• Proficient self-management skills
• Proficient oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated good interpersonal skills.

Educational Requirements:
Mechanical/Electric Engineering Degree OR
Automotive Technology Degree