Job Description

At Westport Fuel Systems, we are driving innovation to power a cleaner tomorrow. We are inventors, engineers, manufacturers and suppliers of advanced clean fuel systems and components that can change the way the world moves. Our products and technologies deliver performance, fuel efficiency and environmental benefits to address the challenges of global climate change and urban air quality. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, we serve our customers in more than 70 countries with leading global transportation brands.

Powerful trends in greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission reduction regulations have created a compelling opportunity for gaseous-fuel product solutions powered by natural gas, propane, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen. With our strategic partners, we are turning our business plan into reality. We share a common objective: to create clean transportation solutions that meet existing and future emissions regulations and targets for GHG reduction.

Our WFS Calgary team is part of a global community of component designers and manufacturers, application specialists and technology researchers. Our team's focus is on leading edge engine control technology for OEM vehicle Manufacturers in cost sensitive international markets with aggressive exhaust emission standards and regulations. Demand for engine controllers, the heart of an engine control system, has increased dramatically creating a unique growth opportunity that also fuels demand for other Westport components such as fuel pressure regulators, fuel injectors, and fuel tank valves.

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Project Manager Engineer to join our Calgary team. As a highly motivated self-starter it will be your responsibility to execute, with our industry partners, the identification and execution of new business development opportunities as well as manage the technical and commercial aspects of customer projects.

Our Ideal candidate will be able to help manage new business opportunities for our Westport Products in a customer-facing role, facilitate strong partnerships between cross-functional teams, develop and track detailed schedules, and actively manage scope within the approved budget for existing Indian-market customers. To succeed, you will bring an engineering background with a demonstrated track record of supporting sales growth, significant knowledge of automotive engine control systems and market awareness in this area. In addition, the right candidate will have strong customer-service and interpersonal skills with a passion for delivering engine technology offerings.

Position Responsibilities

Technical, Project and Commercial Management

• Manage technical and commercial aspects of customer projects
• Interface with and support customer engineers and project personnel and liaise with Westport engineers to help manage resources and exceed customer expectations
• Provide project management, including interface with customers and the development of project scope, schedule, and budgets
• Collaborate with regional managers, enhance market reconnaissance and prediction of customer requirements and expectations as a feed-forward tool for our product development teams
• Travel and cultivate relationships with current and prospective customers
• Be comfortable with a broad general management role, collaborating with and guiding multiple corporate disciplines when required
• Assist in identifying and developing business cases for growing global gaseous fuel opportunities

Health & Safety Responsibilities

• Promote Westport's H&S culture by leading by example in relation to Environmental, H&S policies and procedures and understand your obligations and responsibilities as it relates to applicable H&S Acts and Regulations
• Enforce Westport's H&S policies and procedures, encourage safe work practices, correct unsafe acts or conditions, conduct formal and informal workplace inspections
• Immediately respond to, investigate and take action from reports of unsafe conditions and/or behaviors

Position Requirements

The suitable candidate will bring strong technical and commercial experience, including:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer, electrical or mechanical engineering
• Minimum 3 years in automotive engine control systems sales, customer support or business development
• Extensive experience (minimum 5 years) automotive engine control systems knowledge including combustion, emissions control, in-vehicle communication, and on-board diagnostic systems
• Experience with global and domestic cultural and business priorities, practices, and expectations
• Highly customer-service driven: leverages strong interpersonal skills when reporting to partners and customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to collaborate well within a team
• Able to periodically travel internationally and domestically
• Proactive planning capabilities and a creative, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• Ability to understand complex problems, synthesize and present to a wide audience
• Strong planning, organization, and time management skills
• High level of autonomy and initiative taking

Work structure:

• Primarily onsite in Calgary office; position requires direct collaboration with design and project engineers
• Able to participate in internationally time-zoned virtual meetings and calls - may require some evening and early morning availability