Senior Transmission Design Engineer

About us

Originating from Vietnam, VinFast is committed to the vision of becoming a global smart EV brand. VinFast has laid the foundation for the electric car and motorbike industry in Vietnam while passionately promoting the worldwide EV revolution.

With its Customer-First philosophy, VinFast relentlessly innovates and converges intellectual fundamentals in creating best-in-class products with the most affordable prices and outstanding after-sales services. In addition, VinFast provides everybody with the opportunity to use smart EVs while contributing to the creation of a smart, green, and sustainable future.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Transmission Design Engineer responsible for design, analysis, and development of transmission systems for next-generation EV.

• Develop concepts for geartrain related components to minimize part count, cost, and complexity in the drive unit.

• Design and analysis of geartrain components including rotating shafts, gears, differentials, torque split devices, spline, spring, botl,...

• Design, coordinate, and execute system level and component level tests for performance, durability, reliability, and variability.

• Tolerance calculation for components and subsystem

• Risk assessment, root cause analysis and problem resolution for failures of geartrain components in validation tests

• Provide technical guidance to cross functional teams (manufacturing, production, quality, supply chain and service) through the entire development and life cycle of drive unit products

• Work with Suppliers to drive process improvements and product excellence for high volume contract manufacturing

• Work with other design and Test Engineering to develop and bring innovative technologies to mass production

• 2D and 3D modeling utilizing CAD software

• Build DVP, DFMEA for important components

• Control of BOM, CAD model and Engineering drawings

• Sourcing, working with supplier to make the prototype & mass production parts

• Build measurement guide for transmission component.

• Support to solve issue form production line

• Build transmission assembly guide and asembly samples for development phase

  
  
  

• Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Transmission Systems, OR 10+ years of experience in transmission design and development.
  
• Strong background in design methodologies for transmission systems
  
• Components include: gear, shaft, bearing, differential, belt, chain, housing for EVs.
  
• Design include: safety factor, efficiency, losses, lubrication, thermal, NVH.
  
• Transmission systems: parallel gearbox, planetary, multi-speed, DCU.
  
• Manufacturing processes: hobbing, grinding, honing, chamfering, deburring, broaching
  
• Advanced Metallurgy, heat treatments, recycling, inspection
  
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and failure mode analysis
  
• Proficiency in transmission design software such as KISSSoft, Masta, PreonLab and 3D/2D softwares: Catia is preffer, Solidworks, AutoCAD
  
• Design transmission system: Gear, bearing, shaft, DCU, housing, seal, etc. from feasibility to SOP.
  
• Train & develop team
  
  

• Competitive salary
  
• Premium healthcare package, including PVI insurance & annual health check-ups
  
• 13th-month salary & performance bonuses to reward your contributions
  
• Enjoy preferential pricing for services within the Vingroup ecosystem including Vinmec, Vinpearl, and Vinschool...
  
• Opportunity to collaborate with and learn from industry-leading professionals in the automotive domain.