About this role
About the Role Senior Emissions and OBD Calibration Engineer will serve as a technical expert and project leader for emissions and OBD calibration development across ICE and hybrid propulsion systems at Hyundai America Technical Center (HATCI). You will drive cross-functional alignment, mentor junior engineers, and shape technology roadmaps to ensure regulatory compliance while delivering industry-leading performance. What You'll Do
- Lead EMS mapping, calibration, and validation for ICE and hybrid propulsion systems
- Own OBD-II and emissions calibration strategies, ensuring compliance in diverse environments and extreme ambient conditions
- Drive new technology development to improve emissions performance and reduce system cost/complexity
- Develop technical roadmaps, best practices, and validation methods for propulsion system compliance
- Serve as the primary technical lead for complex pre-production and post-production issue resolution
- Manage project execution, including test planning, coordination, progress reporting, and cross-functional alignment
- Present technical insights, risks, and recommendations to leadership and global R&D partners
- Support manufacturing, quality, field investigations, and vehicle certification activities
- Lead benchmarking of competitor ICE/hybrid vehicles and identify actionable insights
- Mentor and support junior engineers within the team
- Travel domestically and internationally (up to 15%) What We're Looking For
- Demonstrated excellence in vehicle calibration, testing, and data-driven decision-making
- Expert-level knowledge of EMS mapping, calibration, and validation for ICE and hybrid propulsion systems
- Strong leadership and project management skills; ability to mentor junior engineers and align cross-functional teams
- Deep understanding of OBD-II and emissions calibration strategies across diverse environments and extreme ambient conditions
- Ability to develop technical roadmaps, best practices, and validation methods for propulsion system compliance
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to present technical insights and risks to leadership and global R&D partners
- Experience supporting manufacturing, quality, field investigations, and vehicle certification activities
- Experience benchmarking competitor ICE/hybrid vehicles and deriving actionable insights
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 15%