Daniel Hyden Email & Phone Number

King'S Somborne, England, Gb

London, England, Gb

Responsible for team of up to 5 engineers specifying, designing, validating and engineering release of electric powertrain components for commercial vehiclesLeadership of team within a rapidly expanding Start-up environment.System and component requirements capture and management using Valispace.Responsible for powertrain integration activities including physical tests and simulation to validate system level requirements.Identifying new suppliers and technologies for future products and improvements.

Responsible for leadership of team involved in development and integration of new technology to improve energy efficiency and emissions of our range of public service vehicles. Involves mechanical, electrical and software design and testing as well as project management and budget control in a niche vehicle manufacturing environment.Projects include: - Introduction of automated manual transmissions and intelligent brake control - Micro Hybridisation via smart alternator charging and electrification of ancillary devices - Optimisation of automatic transmissions for all current vehicle platforms - Concept design of 48v parallel hybrid systems with super capacitor energy storage- Development of plug in charge system for hybrid and electric power train- Powertrain simulation of conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Leadership of a small engineering team responsible for concept design, analysis and development of next generation exhaust gas recirculation systems for future diesel engine powertrains. Lead role in the layout, vehicle integration and package of engine air path systems including intake, exhaust and after treatment as well as exhaust gas recirculation and boosting technology.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for design and release of air intake systems to quality, function, cost and weight targets.Designed and developed secondary fuel injection systems for ethanol fueled vehicles in Brazil.Developed plastic intake manifolds for the ford Duratech 1.6l and 1.0l Ecoboost petrol engines.Development of DFMEA, PFMEA, manufacturing control plans and validation test plans.Leadership of cross functional team from engineering, supplier, purchasing and manufacturing.Development of production release drawings using geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).

Responsible for design, development and delivery of components used in high pressure fuel pumps.Design of common rail diesel injection technology and design using Solidworks 3D CAD software.Brought to production numerous components from suppliers across Europe including SAE fuel connectors, forged cam riders, composite fuel sealing gaskets and sintered gerotor transfer pumps.

Design of mechanical components using Autodesk Inventor 3D CAD softwareInvolved in design, costing, quotation, development, purchasing and production control of low volume structural components for the construction industry.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering

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