Design Engineer-Automobile

Job Title: Design Engineer-Automobile

Duration: Fulltime/Permanent

Location: Belleville, MI (Onsite)

Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Description:

Experienced Design Engineer needed to support design and development team for a Tier One automotive supplier. Qualified candidates will have good communication skills and a can-do attitude. High electrical and mechanical acumen required.

General

• BSEE or BSME from a 4+ year accredited university required.
• Strong electrical practical knowledge preferred.
• 2+ years experience as a Design Engineer. Experience with e-drives and powertrain launch systems is preferred.
• Research of customer design requests and specifications to determine optimum design solutions.
• Working and coordinating activities with Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality groups.
• Develop drawings in accordance with applicable standards.
• Develop 3D models of complex drivetrain systems.
• Ambition to improve existing designs where applicable.
• Conduct design reviews both on-site and at customer locations.
• Creating and maintaining project timelines.
• Be responsible for meeting customer and internal design milestones.
• Open-minded, creative, forward thinker with ability to formulate VA/VE proposals for current and new designs.
• Self-starter that can work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to work and communicate with non-fluent English speakers.
• Improving corporate engineering / design standards.
• Making standard part models (to initiate new designs).
• Meet with suppliers to support design reviews.
• Conduct benchmarking/competitive analysis activities.
• Ability to travel internationally.

Proficiency:

• Component and Assembly modeling using CATIA V5.
• Developing DFMEAs, ADVPR, and root cause/problem solving analysis.
• Design and optimization of electrical and mechanical components for automotive drivetrain systems.
• Development of wiring diagrams, schematics, and layouts.
• Familiar with electrical system modeling analysis.
• Analysis for mechanical systems, including FEA for structural, fatigue, thermal, and vibration.
• Creating test procedures with testing department for validation requirements.
• Assembly kinematic / motion studies
• Creating and detailing 3'rd angle projection drawings for components and assemblies.
• Development and release of quote drawings.
• GD&T (ASME Y14.5 1994, 2009) proficiency and ability to apply to new designs.
• Developing and maintaining Design BOM's.
• Performing file translations (.cat to .stp, etc).
• Japanese as a first or second language preferred.

Familiarity:

• Unigraphics / NX/ Creo or equivalent solid modeling software.
• Microsoft Office suite products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project).
• Performing completion of tolerance stacks.
• Manufacturing and assembly methods (stamping, casting, heading, welding, etc).
• Test fixture design.
• Functional gauging and inspection.