Axle Design Engineer — Innovate & Optimize

Dana Canada Corp.; Maumee (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Canada Corp. is a global leader in engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies, serving automotive and commercial markets with a network of facilities.

The role focuses on designing axle carriers meeting Dana and customer performance requirements, while collaborating with manufacturing, purchasing, and estimating teams. The position requires a mechanical engineering degree and 3+ years in drivetrain engineering, with proficiency in CAD and GD&T.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in drivetrain engineering in automotive or related industries.
• Experience with casting, forging, forming, fabricating, stamping, or machining preferred.
• Bearing, fastener, seal, and/or shaft experience preferred.
• Proficiency with drawings, GD&T, FEA requests, and CAD software; Teamcenter preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret customer specifications to design axle components, ensuring Dana design practices and interfaces are met.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering, purchasing and estimating to ensure cost-effectiveness and manufacturability.
• Provide technical support to customers, sales, purchasing, and plants during sourcing, development, launch and production.
• Make key decisions on proposals and priorities following Dana’s Design Review process.
• Author/review DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, work orders, materials, prototypes, and test setups; evaluate results.

Skills

Mechanical design

GD&T

FEA

CAD software

Teamcenter

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

Job description

Dana Canada Corp. is a global leader in engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies, serving automotive and commercial markets with a network of facilities.

The role focuses on designing axle carriers meeting Dana and customer performance requirements, while collaborating with manufacturing, purchasing, and estimating teams. The position requires a mechanical engineering degree and 3+ years in drivetrain engineering, with proficiency in CAD and GD&T.