Lead Product Engineer

Objective of the Position: This position designs, validates and ensures designs are manufactured, cost effective and meets all internal and external targets. Provides technical guidance to program engineers. In addition, ensures adherence to department and company policies, procedures and standards. Coordinates customer specifications, design, testing and prototype activities. Also leads the product development team for program assigned to including CAD/CAE/Validation and interface with cross functional ENA teams to fulfill Gate requirements and Program Development cycles.

Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Approval of prototype content variation
• Approve supplier and plant deviations
• Checking and release of math models and drawings 
• Coordinate development process with customer engineering team 
• Creation and management of design workload on program
• Creation and release of prototype work orders
• Decisions in RFQ’ phase regarding design and BOM content at an appropriate level of fidelity and risk to support RFQ quoting process
• Design decisions during development phase in regards to functional objectives and target setting
• General and design detailed decisions that impact cost, weight, manufacturing and function of the components, subsystems and assemblies
• Maintain key development APQP documents
• Manage ED&D work per program budget
• Manage test scheduling and part delivery with customer timeline
• Prioritize design work within assigned project 
• Provide engineering feedback to other ENA departments on potential changes
• Responsible over final release of technical drawings and math models
• Provide technical guidance, mentor and enhance knowledge of PE I and PE II engineers
• Ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures (10%)
• Report out to Engineering Supervisor on program issues
• Executing technical requirements for RFQ’s
• Evaluating PD procedures and making recommendations for improvement

Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
• Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all EETAM polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
• Requirement Profile:

Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field. 
• Minimum five years’ experience in automotive engineering role taking a product from concept to launch.
• Prior experience with heat transfer and fluid dynamics
• Proven APQP, GD&T, DFMEA and drawing release experience
• Ability to travel domestically by car or plane.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office. 
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• Technical Expertise:
• Ability to analyze data and prepare reports, statements and projections
• Analytical- Synthesize complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts and operations, including calculations, percentages, statistical analysis, etc. 
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write correspondence.
• Business Acumen- Understands business implications of decisions.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement of products for manufacturability.
• Knowledge of engineering fundaments, mechanical systems, automotive systems, and exhaust systems.
• Project Management- Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.
• Strives to continuously improve expertise, knowledge and skills.