Project Manager lll

Amtec; Canada; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive engineering firm in Canada is seeking a Development Engineer to manage automotive projects throughout the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include coordinating product design and development, producing technical drawings, and solving technical challenges. The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, CAD experience, and a creative approach to design and problem-solving. This role requires hands-on experience in a production environment and offers a chance to innovate in automotive engineering.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with creativity and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with thermal forming and plastic injection molding is a plus.
• Familiarity with rapid prototyping and lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage automotive projects/products through the product life cycle.
• Coordinate technical drawings and fabrication of prototypes.
• Collaborate with production and quality control departments.

Skills

Design new products and accessories for the OE automotive industry

Develop innovative solutions to meet customer requirements

Mechanical skills using hand tools

Ability to produce technical drawings

Problem-solving and technical advice

Experience in a production environment

Education

B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering

CAD or technical drawing experience

Job description

Manage Automotive projects/products through the product life cycle to include: design, develop, cost, quote, on-time launch and post launch modifications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Design new products and accessories for the OE automotive industry.
• Develop innovative solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Coordinate or supply technical drawings and 3 dimensional models of specialized parts, tooling, and assembly.
• Fabricate prototypes of products in development. Mechanical skills using hand tools & some production machinery.
• Produce technical drawings, assembly drawings, & bill of materials.
• Solve problems with and provide technical advice to the production and quality control departments.
• Assist in sourcing raw materials and components.
• Work with cost accounting to prepare cost packages and customer quotations.
• Coordinate and facilitate the necessary materials testing requirements of development programs
• Compile all existing engineering documentation and organize it into the approved design documentation format.
• Compile customer required documentation and supply it in the appropriate format required per customer.
• Participate in determining “best in class” for design capabilities with an emphasis on rapid prototyping, lean manufacturing, and innovation.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential crises and devises contingency plans.
• Continuously tracks project through development cycle. Utilizes timelines to maintain program milestones and task resource output.
• Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Qualifications

Education:

• Candidate should have a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or technical degree with equivalent experience.
• Four year degree- Mechanical Engineering preferred
• CAD or technical drawing experience.
• Self-starter. This is not a “typical” engineering position in which candidates are strictly confined to one discipline. This job entails exposure and functions all through the product development lifecycle.
• Creativity: This position is one that entails design and problem-solving skill sets.
• Experience in a production environment. We do not have a “Manufacturing” Engineering staff and the development engineer also has to hand off and coordinate the production of programs.
• Thermal Forming and plastic injection molding a plus.

Additional Information

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