Application Engineer - Restraints

LER TechForce; Columbus (IN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

LER Product Design, LLC seeks an Application Engineer - Restraints to design and validate restraints system components for automotive programs in Columbus, Indiana, with occasional travel to unanticipated worksites across the U.S. The role includes translating customer and regulatory requirements into engineering targets and supporting PPAP for mass production.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s in mechanical engineering (or equivalent) with 1 year of related experience, or a Bachelor’s

Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering or related field with 1 year of related experience, or Bachelor's with 3 years of related experience.
• Experience in restraints system development and validation testing, FMVSS, NCAP, DFMEA, AutoCAD, and sled testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, validate, and release restraints system components (seatbelts, airbags, steering wheels, buckles, height adjusters).
• Monitor interior trim and interfacing components against benchmarks and requirements.
• Translate customer, regulatory, and product requirements into engineering targets.

Skills

Restraints system development

Validation testing

FMVSS

NCAP

DFMEA

System-level sled testing

Supplier coordination

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Location: 305 Franklin Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S.

Duties

LER Product Design, LLC seeks an Application Engineer - Restraints in Columbus, Indiana, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S. Telecommuting permitted 1 day/week. Duties: design, develop, validate, and release restraints system commodities, subsystems, and components for assigned programs (commodities include seatbelts, airbags, steering wheels, buckles, and height adjusters); monitor the development of interior trim and other interfacing components for vehicles according to company-specific benchmarks; design parts to comply with corporate, regulatory and local requirements for parts validation, considering worldwide customers' requirements, engineering specifications, systems design specifications, and manufacturing and assembly requirements; translate customer, regulatory, and product requirements into engineering targets; monitor suppliers and analyze customer feedback through client's systems; incorporate new designs and engineering changes at assembly plants and lead discussions with involved parties, including suppliers; support suppliers and assembly departments with production quality and manufacturing issues; support production part approval processes (PPAP) for mass production.

Requirements

Master's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in mechanical engineering, or related field, and one year of experience in a product engineering or related position. Must have one year of experience in all the following: restraints system development and validation testing; FMVSS; NCAP; DFMEA; AutoCAD; system-level sled testing.

In lieu of master's degree and one year of experience, will accept a bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in mechanical engineering, or related field, and three years of experience in a product engineering or related position that includes the skills listed above.