Senior Mechanical Design Engineer-Waverunners

Job Title: Design Engineer E3

Summary

• The Senior Design Engineer E3, WVPD Design Department, functions with limited oversight in the creation and/or improvement of parts and/or systems to achieve certain targets for off-road recreation vehicles regarding function, performance, durability, weight reduction, cost targets both investment and piece part, ease of manufacturing and so on.
• Thorough proposals are made from self-guided engineering studies based on experience of previous project work creating 3D CAD models, 2D CAD drawings, and BOM under limited direction of design managers.
• In WVPD, senior design engineers also may function as project managers overseeing the development of vehicles while leading a team of design engineers in their own detail component development and acting as liaison to all supporting departments with focus on seamless collaboration with the WVPD testing project manager.
• Typical parts/components that the Design Engineer E3 at YMMC WVPD develops
• Injection molding
• Metal Stampig
• Die Casting
• Rubber compression molding
• SMC/DLFT

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Plan, direct, and coordinate all activities of the assigned WV project to ensure that the goals and objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed timeframe, established budget, and to the scope specified.
• Create and manage all project schedules, integrating all key aspects and deliverables into a master schedule.
• Collaborate with Product Planning and Business unit teams for initial model direction and iteration throughout the project balancing all inputs to meet PJ goals.
• Work with PD Unit/Department manager to identify the work plan and necessary resource allocation for each phase of the project and secure these commitments within the organization design team.
• Facilitate weekly project status meetings with PD management/engineers, monthly model reviews with YMMC executives / cross functional management, and project gate meetings.
• Provide frequent status review of engineers assigned design tasks to give technical guidance and to avoid schedule or resource conflict.
• Serve as the organization's point person for all project related issues and questions.
• Some design responsibilities may be necessary such as component or vehicle section design utilizing CAD/CAE tools.
• Chair fabrication tooling/capital approval meetings for the project with YMMC executives.
• Manage capital funds request / sign off process.
• Create and monitor testing problem list management and tracking.
• Prototype test phase management including part procurement and delivery plan.
• Facilitate QFD evaluation event preparations and meeting support.
• Manage project budget (cost/tooling) with YMMC cost planning group, cost down activity.
• Drawing checking prior to release of prototype, fabrication, and instruction.
• CE review coordination-
• Purchasing / Suppliers
• Manufacturing Eng.
• Operations
• ASQE/PQE
• Reliability Eng.
• Service Div.
• Styling Div.
• YMUS product planning / testing groups
• Accessory Div.
• BOM management
• Existing /new patent investigation /support
• Help to develop design validation plan for new technology.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 4-6 years of product development experience in similar industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this job, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, the above is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.