Automotive Project Engineer

Flambeau Inc.; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Flambeau Inc. in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Project Engineer to liaison between the customer and internal teams, guiding programs for design, development, APQP, and overall program success.

This is a temporary assignment of approximately eighteen months, with responsibilities including tooling and fixture programs, process improvements, and cross-functional coordination to meet cost, quality, delivery and service goals. Travel to customer and vendor locations is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Plastics or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in Engineering Project Management preferred.
• Experience in Plastic Processing and Manufacturing preferred.
• Experience in Automotive Industry required.
• SolidWorks and Catia experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Obtain information to provide the optimum customer proposal.
• Place all new tooling & fixture builds and manage all mechanical design functions.
• Update engineering print files and revisions to engineering prints; review standards to reduce variances.
• Manage all programs assigned and provide status reports on activities.
• Provide proposals for continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities.
• Interact with manufacturing personnel to establish standard processes to meet customer expectations.
• Establish all quality plans (FMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Work Cell Layouts, PPAP) with cross-functional team.
• Travel to customer and vendor locations or other Flambeau facilities.
• Use CAD to view/analyze designs for manufacturability.

Skills

Communication

Mold design

Fixture design

GD&T understanding

Education

BS in Plastics/Mechanical Eng

Tools

SolidWorks

Catia

Job description

General Summary

The Project Engineer acts as a liaison between the customer and all internal departments to ensure that customer expectations are met with regard to cost, quality, delivery, and service. This position will guide and manage programs for Design, Development, APQP, and overall program success.

This is a temporary position. Employment length approximately one and a half years.

Essential Duties

• Obtain information from the appropriate manufacturing, quality, internal engineering, customer engineering, purchasing, and sales associates to provide the optimum proposal to the customer.
• Place all new tooling & fixture builds and be responsible for all mechanical design functions and tooling program management. Schedule all samples and provide support at all stages of the process. Communicate and document pertinent set-up and processing information to molding technicians.
• Oversee updating of engineering print files & revisions to engineering prints, as well as reviewing and updating standards for accuracy and reducing manufacturing variances.
• Manage all programs assigned and provide status reports on all activities as directed.
• Provides proposals for annual continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities.
• Interact with manufacturing personnel to establish standard processes to ensure customer expectations are being met, and to provide ongoing support for production requirements.
• Establishes all quality plans for each part (FMEA's, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Work Cell Layouts, and PPAP's) and works as team leader with cross functional team to obtain completed documents.
• Strives to obtain continuous education & maintenance at high level of education related to current and new tooling, machinery, materials, and processing.
• Travel to customer and vendor locations or other Flambeau facilities.
• Ability to use CAD software for viewing/analyzing part designs for manufacturability.

Education/Certification Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Plastics or Mechanical Engineering is desired. Candidates with equivalent combination of education and business experience will be considered.

Experience Requirements

• Experience in Engineering Project Management preferred.
• Experience in Plastic Processing and Manufacturing preferred.
• Experience in Automotive Industry required.
• Experience in Solidworks and Catia preferred

Skill Requirements

• Working knowledge of injection/blow molding process & materials.
• Effective communication - oral and written.
• Understanding of mold and fixture design, build, and construction.
• Ability to read prints and support QE with layouts and GD&T understanding