Nick M.

Chief Engineer - xEV systems

Detroit Metropolitan Area

About

• Chartered software and systems engineering director with 25+ years global automotive industry background in electrification, engine systems, driveline and interior and wireless electronics. • Worldwide OEM and Tier 1 experience delivering high quality, requirements driven solutions to exceed customer expectations. Focused on driving best practices, tools and processes in all stages of development and a mindset of continual improvement. • IREB Certified Professional in Requirements Engineering (ISQi). • ISO26262 Functional Safety Certified Automotive Engineer (FSCAE). • Automotive SPICE program compliance and audit experience. • 15 years engineering management experience. • Solid technical background in engine systems, wireless access systems, software modeling, test and calibration. • Project experience in medium duty truck, off road and passenger car engine applications. • DSpace and National Instruments HiL equipment.

Experience

  • BorgWarner Inc. (Full-time · 6 yrs 7 mos)
    • Chief Engineer - systems development
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

      PowerDrive Systems - Electrification Engineering director, leading a global team of 200+ engineers, developing automotive power electronics systems solutions. Responsible for all systems development (requirements, architecture, physical simulation), inverter and motor controls algorithms, functional safety and cybersecurity engineering.

    • Sr Manager - systems engineering
      Dec 2019 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

      PowerDrive Systems - Electrification

  • Sr Engineering Manager at AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing
    Feb 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Electronic Control Systems - Driveline division * Function - Lead the software requirements and validation teams, defining and qualifying functional, communication, diagnostic, safety and security features * Products - Electric motors, 4WD and range shifters, ELSD, stabilizer bars and electric differential lockers. * Tools - IBM rational tools, DNG, RTC, RQM. Vector tools CANoe, CANape, * Process - improvement to ASPICE level 3, ISO26262, CMMI and IATF

  • Systems Engineering Manager at Lear Corporation
    Jan 2015 - Feb 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Body and Wireless Electronics - E-Systems Division * Function - Lead global teams of requirements, functional safety (FSM), modeling and MiL/HiL validation engineers, developing auto coded high level functions for automotive electronics. Manage National Instruments based HiL system validation lab and vehicle validation activities * Products - body controllers, PEPS/RKE, intelligent seating, gateways * Tools - Doors, Enterprise Architect, JIRA/SVN, Mathworks Simulink/Stateflow, NI Veristand, Vector CANalyzer/CANoe. * Process - improvement to ASPICE level 3

  • Software Engineering Manager at Continental
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2015 · 10 yrs 1 mo

    Safety, FIE and Powertrain Control - Powertrain Division * Function - Lead a team of FSM’s, systems and modeling engineers developing innovative diesel and gasoline engine functions for North American OEM’s. * Products - Injection control, boost pressure control, diesel DPF dosing * Tools - MKS, Mathworks Simulink, ETAS Inca, CANalyser, DSpace control desk

  • Project Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
    Sep 1995 - Dec 2004 · 9 yrs 4 mos