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Dennis Polehna

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Chief Engineering Director at Battle Motors
📍 Canton, Ohio, United States

Dennis is an engineering executive with over 30 years of OEM experience, currently serving as Chief Engineering Director at Battle Motors. His expertise lies in software and systems validation, functional safety, and developing autonomous and electrified vehicle platforms. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Michigan.

Outside of his executive role, Dennis champions leadership principles inspired by military service, emphasizing discipline, accountability, and courage. He is a proponent of fostering positive and productive work environments through dedicated coaching, mentoring, and clear, data-driven communication to eliminate ambiguity in large organizations.

Unique fact: Dennis co-authored a publication titled "Fatigue Damage Severity Calculation for Vibration Tests, " presenting an analytical solution for assessing material fatigue.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Chief Engineering Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States
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Engineering Leadership
His career is defined by progressive leadership roles, and he frequently posts about the importance of coaching, mentoring, and building high-performing teams.
Vehicle Validation
As Chief Engineering Director, he is directly responsible for validating the performance, safety, and quality of full vehicles, subsystems, and components at Battle Motors.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Chief Engineering Director
Battle Motors
11-2022 - 8-2024
Engineering Senior Manager - Mechatronics / Interim General Manager - USMCA
Edscha
7-2022 - 8-2022
Director of Engineering (Consultant)
Miller Industries, LLC
10-2019 - 7-2022
Senior Functional Safety Software and Calibration Engineer/Senior Manager
Bosch USA
2-2019
Sr. Functional Safety Calibration Engineer/Senior Manager
FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
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Education
2019 - 4-2023
Master of Science - MS
University of Michigan
2025 - 2027
Certificate Program
MIT Professional Education
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