R & D Product Engineer

Position: R/D Product Engineer Shielding Technology 

Department: Tooling Department 

Functional Area: R/D 

Classification : Non-Exempt Exempt

Reporting Structure: Tooling Director 

Educational Background Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in product engineering or a related role.
• Knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes, including feasibility, design and testing.
• Experience with design software and tools, such as SolidWorks, Autoform and CATA design software 
• Strong attention to detail with a creative eye for solving complex problems.

Skills and Training

Essential Functions Required for Job

Job Content: Essential Functions Required for Job

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Tooling, Production, Quality and Supply Chain, to ensure product feasibility
• Work with Customer DRE to ensure product design meets functional requirements while maintaining manufacturing feasibility.
• Coordinate with current and new suppliers and purchasing department to assist development of sources for advanced materials/components to meet evolving customer requirements.
• Documenting the product development process, including specifications, iterations, and final engineering drawings.
• Optimizing product designs for manufacturability and cost-effectiveness.
• Oversee prototype builds and tests to meet customer milestones and requirements.

Sales support responsibilities 

• Creating project folders within PDM structure to facilitate project document management
• Creation of technical review presentation to communicate project feasibility to customer
• Support sales with customer meetings on a technical level
• Project ID (PID) creation and management

Interaction Required:  Within the company and Externally 

• All Internal Departments 
• External Vendors, contractors, and transportation personnel.

Physical Requirements: 

• Sitting   
• Standing  
• Repeated Hand Motion

Environmental Conditions:

• Controlled Temperatures: Offices, Labs 
• Exposure to Noise, Dust, Oil/Solvent Fumes
• Other:­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Specific vision abilities required:  close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.