Brake Systems Engineer I — Field & Design

Hendrickson; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Travel insurance

401K plans

Pension plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Education assistance

Job summary

Hendrickson is seeking a Mechanical/Engineering professional to design, develop, and support foundation brake systems for class-8 vehicles. The role involves training OEMs, fleets, and dealers, representing Hendrickson at industry meetings, and serving as the technical contact for wheel end, brake, and axle products.

The candidate will assist the Engineering supervisor with product applications, participate in lab/field evaluations, and help create engineering documentation for SPPD, FMEAs, and

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering required; Mechanical, Agricultural, Aeronautical Engineering, or similar discipline a plus.
• 1–5 years’ experience in automotive, class-8 vehicle, heavy equipment or agricultural industry product design/application engineering.
• Preferred working knowledge of wheel-end and/or brake systems, class 8 truck/trailer experience preferred.
• Experience in design and drafting using 3D CAD software, Creo (or equivalent); Teamcenter experience required.
• Metallurgical background including experience with steel forgings and stampings including heat treating is a plus.
• Knowledge of bearings and hubs a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with test and evaluation methodology for foundation brakes and/or hubs a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with quality systems for industrial brake production and assembly a plus.
• Knowledge of precision machining processes including turning, boring, milling a plus.

Responsibilities

• Travel to OEM, fleet and dealer customers to perform training and promote new products.
• Represent Hendrickson at industry organization meetings.
• Be direct technical contact for customers for business unit products.
• Assist Engineering supervisor on product application initiatives for class-8 wheel end, brake, and axle systems.
• Assist in laboratory and field evaluation of wheel end, brake, and axle products.
• Assist in creating engineering documentation to support the SPPD process (FMEAs, tolerance stack ups, DVP, etc.).
• Create report/documentation to support warranty investigations for wheel ends, brakes and axles.
• Travel to manufacturing plants and vendors to support current product issues and product changes.

Skills

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Multi-tasking

Planning and prioritization

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Creo

Teamcenter

Job description

Hendrickson is seeking a Mechanical/Engineering professional to design, develop, and support foundation brake systems for class-8 vehicles. The role involves training OEMs, fleets, and dealers, representing Hendrickson at industry meetings, and serving as the technical contact for wheel end, brake, and axle products.

The candidate will assist the Engineering supervisor with product applications, participate in lab/field evaluations, and help create engineering documentation for SPPD, FMEAs, and