Jeremy D. Rowland
Powertrain Calibration Engineer
Dearborn, MI · (313) 555 0101 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/jeremydrowland
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years in engine calibration and powertrain development for medium duty trucks
INDUSTRIES
Commercial truck manufacturing, tier one powertrain supply
SPECIALTIES
Combustion calibration, onboard diagnostics, fuel economy development, dynamometer testing
SYSTEMS
Siemens NX, Teamcenter, MATLAB and Simulink, ETAS INCA, Minitab
CREDENTIALS
Professional Engineer license, Michigan; Society of Automotive Engineers member
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Michigan Technological University
Results at a Glance
4%
Medium duty diesel
22%
Retuning spark timing
640
Fleet trucks
Executive Summary
Powertrain calibration engineer with nine years developing medium duty diesel and gasoline engines from first fire through Environmental Protection Agency certification. Owns combustion, transmission shift and onboard diagnostics calibration on truck programs, and works daily with test cell crews, emissions laboratories and fuel system suppliers to protect fuel economy and durability targets.
Signature Achievements
- Recovered a fuel economy shortfall of 4 percent on a medium duty diesel program using combustion and shift schedule changes rather than new hardware.
- Prepared certification data for two engine families accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency on first submission with no deficiency requests.
- Cut cold start hydrocarbon output by 22 percent by retuning spark timing and secondary air strategy on a gasoline truck engine.
- Shortened a dynamometer validation sequence from eleven days to seven by rebuilding the test matrix around a design of experiments plan in Minitab.
- Traced a repeat derate complaint on 640 fleet trucks to a sensor rationality threshold and released a corrected calibration within six weeks.
Professional Experience
Powertrain Calibration Engineer
Meridian Truck Works, Dearborn, MI 2021 to present
Calibration owner for two medium duty engine families across a truck lineup of roughly 60,000 units a year
- Develops combustion, transmission shift and onboard diagnostics calibrations from prototype build through production release.
- Runs emissions and fuel economy testing in the engine dynamometer cells and correlates results to vehicle level data.
- Assembles Environmental Protection Agency certification packages and answers technical questions raised by the agency reviewer.
- Releases calibration updates through the engineering change process to support plant launch and field concerns.
Engine Development Engineer
Halden Powertrain Systems, Livonia, MI 2017 to 2021
Supplier engineering team building fuel injection hardware for two North American truck manufacturers
- Tested injector and fuel rail hardware against customer durability and performance specifications.
- Wrote design verification plans and failure mode and effects analysis documents for new fuel system programs.
- Presented root cause findings to customer engineering teams during quarterly warranty reviews.
Licensure and Certification
Professional Engineer license, State of Michigan
Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
Education
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Michigan Technological University, 2017
Core Skills
Engine calibration · Onboard diagnostics · Dynamometer testing · Design of experiments · Emissions certification · Data analysis · Failure mode and effects analysis · Technical reporting · Supplier coordination · Root cause analysis