Senior Product Design Engineer - #259104

Your Job

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As a Senior Product Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, modeling, analyzing, and characterize injection molded plastic, sheet metal, and cast aluminum enclosures for our Connected Mobility Solutions business unit. In this role, you will provide technical expertise in enclosure design and electronic packaging for the automotive market.

This is a dynamic group of highly skilled professionals that will provide an opportunity for constant learning and innovation. This role will be engaged in projects from idea to high volume production.

The successful applicant will have the ability to, with direction from management, plan and see assignments through to completion. The applicant will also meet project schedules, manage risks, and systematically solve problems.

What You Will Do

• Be a team member in a global organization designing and developing USB and Wireless Charger products for the automotive market.
• You will be interfacing with professional cross functional team members in our electrical engineering team, manufacturing integration team, program management, sales organization, state-of-the-art test laboratories, high tech R&D model shop, and manufacturing plants.
• Design and develop new injections molded and cast aluminum enclosures for automotive-grade USB chargers and Wireless Chargers
• Collaborate to develop cost competitive and creative designs with the manufacturing, sourcing, and electrical engineering team that are efficient to manufacture while meeting our high-performance customer requirements.
• Support Manufacturing and Quality Assurance during product launches and have travel opportunities to visit our manufacturing sites and meet the global team.
• Create relationships with global cross functional team members and peers through design collaboration.
• Work with marketing and external customers to help strategize on overall design.
• Develop product and application specifications documents for testing that meet our customer requirements and Auto OEM expectations.
• Present concepts and detailed requirements internally and to customers to obtain support for the development of major new products.
• Provide leadership, support, and guide less-experienced team members on multiple NPD projects.
• Provide application and technical support to consolidate inputs from Marketing, customers, and external consultants into product concepts and detailed requirements.
• Follow all product development steps from concept inception, refinement of detailed product design, supply tooling group models and drawings for quoting and tool build.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in Product Design Engineering and proven technical leadership.
• Understanding and application of project management techniques by managing project to timelines, due dates, and deadlines.
• Knowledge in developing engineering documentation including DFMEAs, DFM, DOE
• Knowledge of mechanical design for injection molded, metal stamping, insert molding, and die-cast component.
• Experience with Tolerance Analysis studies.
• Ability to create modular parametric designs.
• Proficiency in CAD, preferably in NX
• Ability to interpret 2D engineering prints.
• Understanding of Plastic/Elastomer material, Plastic secondary operation, and decorative surfaces
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience 8+ years of experience in Automotive industry.
• At least 8+ years of experience designing electromechanical products for Auto industry product development.
• Experience with automotive design (DFMEA, 8D, DOE)
• Experience with modelling and building prototype in a challenging environment.
• Provide technical support during the manufacturing process to address any design-related issues.
  
  
  

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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