What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at SA AUTOMOTIVE LTD LLC?
POSITION SUMMARY: The engineer’s work requires a high degree of mechanical engineering skills and independent judgment.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
- Reviews, approves, completes and submits required change notices to ensure design output meets design input
- Reviews all drawings to ensure all engineering deliverables and product process requirements have been met
- Identifies and creates process and design specifications for a wide variety of highly complex product components to obtain operational, cost, quality and/or manufacturing feasibility improvements.
- Ensures new product/process development to a level of production feasibility within allocated timing, meeting all objectives of the development programming, including investment, production costs, production performance and quality.
- Analyzes highly complex design problems and formulates engineering conclusions by the application of engineering and / or mathematical principals.
- Creates and executes development project cost and timing
- Oversees and consults on prototype fabrication processes.
- Consults with personnel in various engineering activities relative to the design, drafting and construction of product components.
- Performs project related, technical liaison and representation service with outside customers and related divisions/groups
- Coordinates company designs with vendor firms by consulting with vendor representatives regarding changes
- Provides technical support and follow up on design/product/process validation activities
- Document all activities as required
- Adhere to all company guidelines for emergency evacuation to ensure employee safety
Required Education, Experience & Training:
- Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Product/Process Engineering minimum 3 years hands-on experience in headliner development at tier 1 or tier 2 supplier
- Able to maintain confidential information
- Able to travel frequently including Canada