# Senior Lead Engineer - Powertrain Simulation

**Company**: AVL Italia S.p.A.
**Location**: Cavriago
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

The Senior Lead Engineer – Powertrain Simulation is responsible for leading simulation-driven development of high-performance powertrain systems, with a focus on advanced internal combustion engines and next-generation propulsion technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading 1D thermodynamic simulation across concept definition, pre-development, and full development phases.

- Developing, correlating, and validating engine models using experimental and test bench data.

- Defining and assessing engine concepts, supporting their transition to design and prototype stages.

- Analyzing future regulations and evaluating their impact on powertrain architecture and performance.

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams (combustion, CFD, mechanical design, cranktrain, testing, fuels).

- Supporting integrated 1D–3D simulation workflows for combustion and air path development.

- Contributing to fuel modelling and knock prediction activities.

- Supporting valvetrain and cam profile development.

- Applying Design of Experiments (DoE) for system optimization.

- Performing vehicle-level studies (energy balance, lap time sensitivity).

- Providing technical guidance within the team and presenting results to senior stakeholders.

Requirements include:

- A degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.

- Extensive experience in 1D thermodynamic simulation and high-performance ICE development.

- Strong knowledge of engine thermodynamics, combustion, and gas exchange.

- Experience in high-performance or motorsport engineering environments.

- Proven project leadership and cross-functional coordination skills.

- Expertise in 1D thermodynamic simulation, including model correlation and validation.

- Strong capabilities in ICE performance development and optimization.

- Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE) methodologies.

- Familiarity with integrated 1D–3D simulation approaches.

- Proficiency in engineering tools and software such as GT-Power, AVL Boost, MATLAB/Simulink.

- Experience with system modeling and collaboration tools like Cameo and Concerto.

- English language skills (from good to advanced).

AVL Italia is committed to making sustainable mobility a reality for everyone, and this role plays a key part in achieving that goal.

## Skills

### Required
- 1D thermodynamic simulation
- high-performance ICE development
- engine thermodynamics
- combustion
- gas exchange
- Design of Experiments (DoE)
- GT-Power
- AVL Boost
- MATLAB/Simulink
- Cameo
- Concerto

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