Engineer 2-3, Resident - DTNA LOCATION: Avon / Oregon (US-OR), United States "
BRAND: Bendix "
REQUISITION ID: 11856 "
JOB GRADE: 15
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ON-SITE/REMOTE: Remote
Want to help shape tomorrow? At Bendix, we set the standard with advanced dynamic solutions that drive improved commercial vehicle performance and safety. We're part of the Knorr-Bremse Group, the global leader in braking technologies. As part of our team, you'll collaborate with a world of talented and dedicated colleagues whose sense of purpose complements your own. You'll find rewarding opportunities, diverse experiences, partnerships, and an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Position Title: Engineer 2, Resident - Customer
Reports To: Director, Sales - OE
Date Last Revised: July 28, 2026
Position Summary: This position serves as the resident engineering and primary technical liaison for assigned customers, supporting the successful application, integration, validation, and launch of Bendix and Knorr-Bremse products. The role works closely with customer engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, service, and quality teams, as well as internal cross-functional teams, to resolve technical issues, communicate customer requirements, and drive actions to completion.
The individual builds trusted customer relationships, delivers product and systems training, and provides timely field and vehicle feedback to support product development and continuous improvement. Success in this role requires strong transportation industry knowledge, engineering capability, effective project coordination, and the ability to independently evaluate and recommend practical technical solutions using accepted engineering practices.
Essential Functions: - Manage and coordinate the implementation, validation, and launch of new and existing Bendix and Knorr-Bremse products at customer locations.
- Serve as a primary technical contact for assigned customers and build trusted relationships across customer engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, service, and quality organizations.
- Provide vehicle- and system-level technical support for Bendix and Knorr-Bremse products, including specifications, applications, system integration, interfaces, performance, troubleshooting, and competitive product differences.
- Investigate customer and field concerns, gather and analyze technical data, assist with root-cause analysis, and communicate recommended solutions
- Translate customer requirements and feedback into technical input for Product Development, Application Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Sales, and Program teams.
- Plan and deliver technical product and system training for customer personnel with minimal supervision
- Coordinate technical activities, track commitments and open issues, escalate concerns when appropriate, and support timely issue resolution.
- Participate in customer meetings, product reviews, validation activities, and engineering discussions
- Represent Bendix professionally at customer locations while supporting product quality, safety, brand reputation, and business objectives.
Knowledge: - Strong understanding of the commercial transportation industry, including suppliers, OEMs, fleets, dealers, and Original Equipment Service (OES) organizations.
- Working knowledge of the operation, design, application, and integration of Bendix and Knorr-Bremse products and systems.
- Knowledge of vehicle braking systems, controls, electronics, communication networks, and CAN/J1939 architecture preferred.
- Understanding of engineering development, validation, product launch, problem-solving, and change-management processes.
- Understanding of customer engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, service, and product release processes
- Knowledge of technical documentation, engineering specifications, test results, issue tracking systems, and structured root-cause analysis methodologies
Skills: - Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude with the ability to perform hands-on vehicle and system troubleshooting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate technical data and recommend solutions based on accepted engineering practices.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to establish professional, credible, and trusted customer relationships.
- Ability to plan and coordinate moderately complex technical projects and drive actions to completion.
- Ability to work effectively within customer-focused, cross-functional, and global matrix organizations.
- Ability to remain organized, responsive, and effective when priorities shift or urgent issues arise.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to utilize technical reporting, diagnostic, and engineering support tools.
Experience: - 2-5 years of engineering experience within the heavy-duty commercial vehicle, automotive, transportation, or related industry
- Experience supporting brake systems, vehicle controls, driver assistance systems, vehicle dynamics, or related vehicle technologies preferred
- Experience supporting product application, validation, testing, troubleshooting, launch activities, or field issue resolution
- Experience working directly with OEM customers or in a resident engineering environment preferred.
Education: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline required
Travel Requirements: - Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to customer locations, vehicle test sites, manufacturing plants, meetings, and corporate headquarters, including occasional overnight travel
Position Requirements: The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Portland, OR is $75,900 to $134,900 per year. The final pay offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, the type of years and experience within the industry and education. Bendix is a multi-state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect positions that work in other states or locations. Provided they meet all eligibility requirements under the applicable plan documents, employees (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to enroll in group healthcare plans that offer medical, dental, vision, and basic life and disability insurance. Employees also will be able to enroll in our company's 401k plan. Employees will also receive 120 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of Personal Paid Absence every year. Employees will also enjoy 12 paid holidays, and 1 floating holiday throughout the calendar year, subject to relevant terms outlined in the employee handbook. 6 weeks of paid parental leave will also be available for use. Requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents and policies. Employees working on federal contracts covered by the Federal Paid Sick Leave requirements will be notified and will receive benefits consistent and compliant with the FPSL requirements. Hired applicant will be able to purchase company stock, subject to the relevant plan documents and annual bonuses based on achievement of certain metrics of up to 4% of annual salary. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies. Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis
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