CAREERS
Join Our Cutting-Edge Team
Electrify Your Future With Drive System Design
We deliver the industry’s most diversified portfolio of electrified propulsion projects, made possible by an award-winning team.
Without the depth and breadth of skills that our engineers exhibit or an insatiable desire for growth and continuous improvement at every level of the business, we wouldn’t be where we are today.
When you choose a career with Drive System Design, you’re choosing a future with electrifying potential. With high-impact projects across land, sea, air and space, your opportunities to shape some of the world’s most critical functions are endless.
Whether you join our team in Leamington Spa, U.K. or Farmington Hills, Michigan, you will quickly see what sets DSD apart and makes us who we are: technical expertise, incredible people and a strong business strategy that doesn’t believe in “impossible”.
If you’re excited to explore the cutting edge of electrified propulsion technologies with your next career move, check out our open positions, office life and culture, benefit packages and perks.
Our Values
DRIVE
We constantly strive to redefine the standards of excellence in everything we do. Working with energy and enthusiasm to deliver and achieve results for our customers and ourselves.
INNOVATION
We thrive on challenges and encourage our people to push the boundaries of conventional thinking, to seek out new possibilities and have the confidence to pursue creative solutions.
COLLABORATION
We depend on honest, open relationships built on trust, always aiming to do the right thing by each other, our people, our customers and our community. We embrace mistakes and learn from them. We enjoy and celebrate what we do together.
EXPERTISE
We are passionate about our people and the knowledge, skills, ideas and capabilities that each employee brings. We share knowledge freely and support and develop each other’s strengths so we can succeed together.
We live and breathe our values. This creates an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration at all levels and inspires people to seek out new possibilities and have the confidence to pursue creative solutions.
Get to Know Our Office
Collaboration is at the core of what we do and our office environment reflects that. You’ll find an open-plan layout built to foster conversation and flexible ways of working. Bring your laptop into our large kitchen for your next internal group meeting or utilize one of our meeting rooms for more focused project discussions.
We believe that an enjoyable, relaxed atmosphere brings out the best in everyone, so we always encourage lively discussions and a casual dress code while creating opportunities for plenty of fun, with team events and activities throughout the year.
Hybrid Working
Three days in office, two days at home
Half-day Fridays
Everybody starts their weekend early
Casual dress code
Plus, free branded wear!
Celebration Lunches
Team performance and milestone celebration lunches
Parties
Fully-funded Family Summer BBQ & Christmas Party
Seasonal treats
Seasonal and celebratory treats in the office like ice cream and pizza parties
Open plan kitchen
With free fruit and hot drinks available all day long
Let's Grow Together
Our vision is to create a global consultancy that inspires, challenges and enables industry to engineer a sustainable future, and we know that our team is at the center of that future. We’re passionate about the knowledge, skills and ideas that every employee brings to the table, and that’s why we’ve built an organization with mentorship and growth opportunities as part of its DNA.
On every project you’ll be working alongside team members with capabilities and experience at all levels. This creates a ready-made mentorship environment where everyone can teach, learn and grow their skills and careers.
- Training and qualification program support so you can increase your skillsets
- Incentive program for thought leadership activities (e.g. technical paper presentation and webinar' and 'participation)
- Comprehensive mentorship program
- Secondment opportunities to our U.K. office in Leamington Spa, as well as placement opportunities with our customers
Benefits for You
We offer a compensation structure that gives you flexibility as well as comprehensive benefits plans to support you and your family, including:
4X
YOUR SALARY
LIFE ASSURANCE
5%
401K Matching
20
DAYS ANNUAL
LEAVE
37.5
Hours of Paid Personal Time
- 20 days annual leave, plus U.S. public holidays and the option to buy up to five more holiday days
- Health, dental & vision Insurance
- Life insurance
- 401K, with up to 5% matched employer contribution
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Employee recruitment referral bonus
- 37.5 hours per year personal time for appointments, etc.
Location, Location, Location
With our office located in Farmington Hills, Michigan you’ll find so much to enjoy just steps from the front door. Fantastic dining and shopping, excellent schools and beautiful parks are just a few things to love about our metro Detroit location.
Food & Drink
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Ascension Brewing (spot for team welcome drinks)
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The Drafting Table (great quiz night)
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Tomatoes APizza (some of the best pizza in town)
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Pho Lucky
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Picasso Deli
Entertainment
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Twelve Oaks Mall
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Heritage Park
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TreeRunner Adventure Park
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BATL Axe Throwing
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Northville Farmer’s Market
Commuting
Just 25 minutes from Detroit Wayne Airport (DTW), 35 minutes from downtown Detroit and a few hours from Northern Michigan’s most sought after vacation destinations (Traverse City, Mackinac Island and Sleeping Bear Dunes), our office is centrally located in the metro Detroit area.
Ready to take the next step in your career and join team DSD?
