Senior Product Engineer

General Description:

• Responsible to identify, design and develop a product/product family.
• Ensures production procedures efficiently utilize materials and personnel.
• Tests finished product for quality purposes and recommends changes to product specifications as necessary.
• They receive and process changes required by clients, released on production (not launches), at a SR Level, responsible to develop the product from the concept up to the SOP on a limited basis (if it is a BTP, Built to Print) or as a full development as an FSS, Full-Service Supplier.
• May develop, uncover, characterize, and assess strategic new products and/or product extensions.
• Transforms and adopts discoveries to ensure research and development activities will maintain an organization's competitive position.
• May also focus on pure research and/or design and implementing the manufacturing processes and equipment for the product.

Position Specific Requirements (PSR):

• Experience in the Design, development and engineering of Interior commodities
  • IP
• Door
• Floor Console
• Hardtrim
• Overhead
• Experience/Knowledge in/of the following Key Technologies
  • Injection Molding
• Lamination of Coverstocks (Vac-forming, Press Lamination, Bladder Wrapping)
• Assembly of Parts
  • Vibration Welding
• Sonic Welding
• Heat Staking
• Screw/Clip Attachment
• Knowledge of Second Tier Technologies that would be a plus in a candidate's consideration.
  • Hybrid Injection Molding
• Compression Molding
• Cut & Sew
• Understanding of other Technologies that would be beneficial.
  • Foam In Place
• Laser Scoring
• Knife Scoring (Sonic or Cold)
• Punch Trim

• Waterjet Trim

Education :

• BS/BA required
• MA preferred

Experience :

• Requires 5-8 years

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Comfortable in working directly with the customer, and at times, in independent situations.
• Self-motivated and able to operate without constant guidance from their manager.
• Ability to define general product requirements to the customer.
• Ability to communicate customer wants/questions to support teams and then communicate guidance and design/tooling criteria back to the customer.
• An understanding of engineering discipline documents (DFMEA, DVP&R, EBOM)
• Able to assist in creating, maintaining and updating the above documents as needed
• Participate in weekly design reviews, and at times lead weekly design reviews if needed.
• Initiate and track engineering changes through an ECN/RFQ system
• Basic understanding of GD&T, gage/fixture design and build
• Ability to support analysis of dimensional data and corrective action for product concerns
• Understand and able to support various team disciplines (PFMEA, APQP, DFA, DFM, DFE, LPMP, PDM, DFSS
• An understanding of FEA/CAE development and be able to help develop the expected inputs/outputs needed for the design to be successfully evaluated for FEA/CAE
• Ability to analysis the outputs and work with the team on design improvements as needed.
• Team Center Experience
  • Initiate DR's and DTR's for required design work and data transfers.
• Cut sections/take measurements
• Maintain engineering open issues and evidence documents
• Ensure customer expectations are being met or exceeded
• Utilize lessons learned and continuous improvement activities to ensure robust designs
• Responsible for the execution of initial engineering release and subsequent changes
• Provide launch support, including onsite at IAC and customer manufacturing locations