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# Senior Gear Systems Engineer - Relocation to Lafayette, IN

- **Company:** Allison Transmission
- **Location:** Lafayette, IN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Systems Engineering
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/7B69DFF29A294820BB5FA8C739349D61/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field. A graduate degree in engineering or business is preferred but not required.
 * 2+ years of experience in bevel and/or cylindrical gear powertrain engineering in the automotive, commercial vehicle, or off-highway industries
 * 3+ years of experience in gear design software (KissSoft, Gleason, Klingelnberg, or Romax preferred) and/or gear manufacturing and inspection.

Travel

 * Travel domestically and internationally as needed based on business needs. Typical travel requirements are less than 10% and while mostly domestic, some international travel maybe be required on rare occasion.

## Description

Under supervision of Manager of Spicer Torque-Hub Engineering, the Senior Gear Systems Engineer performs diversified design and research in areas of future product development for Off-Highway, including but not limited to new gear designs, gear optimizations, new gearbox designs, new materials, and new manufacturing and assembly methodologies., * Interpret customer technical specifications and use them to correctly design complete gearbox systems including but not limited to bevel gears, cylindrical gears, shafts and splines to meet Off-Highway design practices and Off-Highway/customer performance requirements.

 * Properly size and select hardware items such as but not limited to bearings, bushings, seals, o-rings, bolts, friction disks, retaining rings, washers used in complete gearbox systems or sub-assemblies.
 * Provide technical support to purchasing, manufacturing plants, assembly plants, and other engineering departments during sourcing, vehicle development, launch, and production.
 * Author and/or review DFMEAs and DVP&Rs and as well as participate in APQP and review part deviations and PPAPs.
 * Mentor and train less experienced gear engineers and technicians.
 * Perform benchmarking and competitive gear analyses. Develop and implement VAVE cost savings projects

Competencies and Behaviors

 * Fundamental understanding of how hydrostatic and electrically driven drivetrains operate, and familiarity with all of the components within including but not limited to:
 * Hydraulic pumps, motors, valves
 * Spring applied, hydraulically released (SAHR) brakes
 * Spring applied, electrically released (SAER) brakes
 * Electric motors (DC, AC induction, IPM, SRIPM and others), both high and low voltage
 * Parametric modeling experience
 * GD&T
 * Understanding of failure modes of gearboxes
 * Successful record of VAVE engineering in the life cycle of a product


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