Joseph (Joe) Lemieux is the new Business Unit Director of Energy Management at IAV's North American subsidiary, IAV Automotive Engineering in Northville, MI.

Lemieux is well-known in the automotive industry. He has over 30 years of experience in the international automotive industry in technologies including Engine Control, Transmission Control (AT, DCT, CVT), Braking Systems (ABS, TC, Stability), Vehicle Electronics, Telematics, and Vehicle Interiors.

Previous Executive Positions at GETRAG, EDS and Ricardo
Previously, he held the position of Senior Manager, Controls, Electronics and Calibration at Getrag Transmissions Corporation North America.  His primary responsibilities were the design, development, and launch of various DCTs in the areas of controls, software, and calibration.

Lemieux’s engineering consulting background to global customers includes the position of Chief Technologist at EDS Engineering and Manufacturing Services, then as Chief Engineer at Ricardo. In these positions, he was responsible for the design and development of multiple Hybrid systems and supporting components.

Joe Lemieux holds a Bachelors of Science degree from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and Masters of Science and Masters in Business Administration degrees from the University of Michigan.  He is currently working on his PhD in Automotive Systems with a focus on Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell propulsion systems.

His memberships in SAE, the SAE Embedded Software Standards Committee and IEEE have been valuable to his career.

 “I am excited to be joining a recognized leader in Engineering Consulting at IAV. As both a customer of, and competitor to, IAV globally over the last 11 years, I have gained a great respect for the company, and most importantly, the excellence of the staff here. It is an exciting time as the automotive industry rises from the ashes of the last 3 years and begins moving transportation from petroleum based fuels to new technologies to sustain our individual mobility and our environment,” states Lemieux.

Andy Ridgway, president of IAV Automotive Engineering, is ecstatic about Lemieux’s new role. “The new technological area of Energy Management within a vehicle, and between a vehicle and the outside world, offers us many opportunities and challenges. I look forward to working with Joe to solve these challenges with our clients,” states Ridgway.

About IAV

IAV Group is an engineering and technical consultancy servicing the global automotive industry with over 4,500 employees worldwide. As a recognized leader in the specification, design, development, validation and production launch of advanced vehicle and powertrain systems, IAV Inc. deploys a leading team of technical experts, engineering tools and program processes from its North American technical center in Northville, Michigan.