Project Engineer - Safety & Comfort |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Description: | The project engineer plans and executes complete engineering design products or specific projects, from initial design concept through to production release and post-production support, for source automotive seat products.
The main duties of the role are:
� Formulates, recommends, and implements as phases of a project to complete it within budget and to meet customer determined project milestones and completion target dates.
� Produces designs that are feasible and economical to produce in the manufacturing facilities and processes available.
� Provides alternative design solutions, analyses, justifications and recommendations at the concept stage, facilitates selection of designs that achieve best possible trade-off of cost, timing, innovation, and performance.
� Contributes to manufacturing performance and customer service by assisting in the solution of production or quality problems associates with the design.
� Proposes and implements VA/VE solutions
� Ensures that all appropriate tests are performed
� Ensures that product designs meet customer requirements, through direct consultation with customer technical personnel to determine their needs and wants.
� Provides information about needs, wants and developments affecting company products and plans by maintaining regular, direct contact with customer technical personnel.
� Assists in achievement of sale's targets through direct participation in customer presentation
� Other duties and special projects assigned
The ideal candidate will have/be:
� Preferred degree in Mechanical Engineering
� Extensive experience with developing world class seating systems for premium luxury OEM's.
� Lead all development activity relative to head restraints, armrests, cushion length adjusters, etc., to ensure the seats meet best-in-world requirements. Up front knowledge required relative to comfort, appearance, quality, build, and tooling so that past lessons learned are captured.
� Plans and executes complete engineering design projects, from initial design concept through to production, while achieving program targets set forth by Program Management.
� Interfaces with design team and supply base to quickly resolve issues and develop solutions.
� Provides alternative design solutions, analyses, justifications and recommendations at the concept stage, facilitates selection of designs that achieve best possible trade-off of cost, timing, innovation, and performance. Compares solutions with best-in-world execution.
� Drug and Background Check Required.
All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the U.S., and able to pass background investigation through reference checking and drug test. Please submit resume as a Word attachment and include salary history and geographic flexibility with your submission. Refer to Job Code in subject of email. |
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