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Materials Engineer - Senior - PSP
Job Summary:
Our client in Windsor, ON is looking for a Materials Engineer - Senior - PSP. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do:
The Brake Development Lab (BDL) is part of the Engineering Systems Development – Chassis / Body-in-White (ESD – CBIW) department.
Responsibilities include the operation of two brake-end dynos and one full size chassis dyno including associated test setup and reporting. The primary responsibility will be the supervision of unionized personnel and duties associated with such supervision (safety, environmental, conflict resolution, etc.).
Other activities will also include taking and analyzing data using the Laser Vibrometer and Caliper Test Stand. Departmental activities may be required depending on scheduling, for example vacation coverage in the Electromechanical Systems Test Lab.
The coordination and shipping of specimens and samples to various product engineers and suppliers will also be required.
Other work duties include working with external suppliers to lead the dissections of various components, track budgets and help generate purchase orders. Work with ARDC management and University of Windsor in interviewing, hiring and training co-op students.
Excellent communication and leadership skills are required to coordinate and instruct bargaining unit mechanics. The successful applicant must have cross functional experience in working collaboratively with the mechanic supervisor, union, management, maintenance and facilities teams.
The BDL is a 24/7 operation where occasionally coverage on the afternoon, midnight, weekends/OT may be required.
Basics:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Automotive/Material Engineering is required from an accredited university.
- 3 years of engineering experience within the automotive/testing industry, testing experience preferred.
- Experience working in a unionized environment.
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada with ability to travel to USA.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Knowledge of vehicle suspension and braking systems.
- Team Center and NX knowledge would be an asset.
- Knowledge of Link ProLink software suite an asset.
- Previous experience using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) an asset.
- Competent with the Microsoft Office Suite of products including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, VBA.
- Strong time management, leadership, planning and follow up skills.
- Excellent written and oral skills.
- Brake system design/testing experience.
- Unigraphics NX experience.
- Test lab experience with data analysis3.
- 100% onsite position.
- Driving of a vehicle required.
- Amount of travel: Very little, mostly to onsite facilities and proving grounds.
How You Will Be Successful:
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business “First”
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) with matching contributions
- Paid holidays and vacation time off
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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