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