Patent Engineer – Automotive Innovation & Emerging Technologies

Position: Patent Engineer

Duration: 1 year contract with likely extensions/conversion

Location: Ypsilanti, MI – 5 days a week in office

Travel: No travel

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineer or Science
• 1 years of working experience
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office, specifically PowerPoint and Excel
• Background working with patents (could be on the engineering or legal side)

Day to Day:

Insight Global is looking for a Patent Engineer to join an automotive client in Ypsilanti, MI. The person in this position will be responsible for identifying, developing, and protecting innovative technologies for future vehicles. They will work closely with engineers across all North American R&D departments to review and develop invention disclosure and guide them through the company’s patent process.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Guide and support engineers through the patent process, from initial idea to issued patent
• Review inventions with engineers to help identify and develop high value concepts as needed
• Collaborate with inventors to create detailed invention disclosures
• Evaluate invention patentability by performing prior art searches and researching related technologies
• Work with patent attorneys and engineers to develop robust patent documents
• Train local staff on internal intellectual property process, facilitate sharing of best practices
• Facilitate ideation and invention development workshops
• Invention disclosure status tracking & reporting
• Keep current with automotive and technology news and trends for use in evaluating invention value
• Analyze patent data to identify trends and process improvement opportunities
• Assist in new feature and technology development through innovation activities
• Create and present technical reports as necessary
• Plan and monitor project budgets