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Our Team The Vehicle Efficiency Engineering Team (VEE) is one of the engineering teams within the Department of Electrified Propulsion System and Controls Development (EPSD). VEE team focuses on enhancing the vehicle-level efficiency for Hyundai/Kia/Genesis vehicles and/or localizing them for North American market needs. The Position This role leads activities for identifying, developing, and integrating more efficient propulsion system technologies in our current and next-generation Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis products. This position will also support HATCI's Off-Cycle Credit programs by investigating new technologies for off-cycle, or real-world, emissions and fuel efficiency benefits. The office is located in Superior Township, MI. Core Responsibilities Supporting and establishing targets for vehicle energy efficiency (MPG or MPGe) through testing and analysis of current and developing vehicles, as well as benchmarking of key competitive vehicles and related propulsion system technologies Investigating new or advanced propulsion system technologies, strategies, and methods to achieve improved vehicle-level efficiency for current and future production vehicles while considering system costs, drivability, and performance impacts for our customers Analyzing competitive data sets and assessing future trends in passenger vehicle fuel economy and energy efficiency-related technologies Leading activities for developing and integrating new or advanced technologies to improve overall vehicle and system efficiencies, attain targeted vehicle energy efficiency (MPG/MPGe) and understand and document impacts/trade-offs to vehicle performance and drivability Collaboration and support for testing and development activities with other Propulsion System Development teams, Product Planning and Certification and Regulation, or other relevant teams, for items related to vehicle efficiency Travel both domestically and internationally (up to 10%) Core Capabilities Ability to set up and conduct vehicle testing for fuel economy, system/component efficiency benchmarking, and analyze the test data using tools such as MATLAB/Simulink Demonstrated experience in integration and development of new, more efficient, technologies and strategies in targeted vehicle applications and execute appropriate test program(s) for validation of the applied technologies' benefits Experience and detailed understanding of vehicle propulsion systems under various driving conditions, and calibration/control of propulsion systems for improving/optimizing vehicle energy efficiency Experience with, and strong understanding, of simulation of vehicle/propulsion system for virtual development activities, and vehicle model development/validation with test data Strong knowledge/understanding of propulsion system technology trends in the U.S. market to support the identification of key technologies for vehicle energy efficiency improvement and compliance strategy, including GHG/CAFE off-cycle credit program Strong knowledge/understanding of current and future regulatory requirements, including testing procedures, and capability to provide relevant information to help other engineers understand technical requirements to support our test and development activities Ability to collaborate with experts from around the company including other Propulsion System Development teams, Vehicle Engineering, Product Planning, Regulation & Legal Affairs to support and influence the development of vehicle efficiency improvement strategy Ability to lead/support communications and negotiations with the appropriate regulatory agencies for off-cycle credit programs, and lead the development of official off-cycle credit applications to the agencies Ability to create detailed technical reports and present critical information to the management team and colleagues, with clear documentation of technical ana