Design Engineer

Venteon; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Venteon and Harvard Resource Solutions seek a DESIGN ENGINEER to support a manufacturing company in Farmington Hills, MI, focusing on high-quality automotive seats and components. The role involves planning preliminary designs, CAD layouts, and collaboration with customers to meet specifications.

Ideal candidates have 5 years of seat design experience or comparable design exposure, CAD proficiency (2D/3D) with CATIA V5/V6, and knowledge of foam or plastic design. Travel up to 15% is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering desirable.
• Five years of seat design engineering experience or four years of non-seat related design engineering experience.
• Three to five years CAD experience, including 2D and 3D; CATIA V5 or V6; advanced surfacing.
• Knowledge of foam design and/or plastic design.
• Experience participating in design reviews, evaluating design feasibility and manufacturing requirements.
• Ability to lead projects, delegate, evaluate the work of others, and lead quality design processes.
• Ability to travel up to 15% to support critical parts of projects.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers to understand requirements and develop preliminary design and proposals.
• Create study layouts using CAD based on OEM (Honda or Nissan) Japanese design layout.
• Instruct designers; design components, assemblies, mounting prints, surfaces and tolerances for seating frames, cushions, trim, and brackets.
• Check contents of drawings and specifications.
• Attend design reviews, FMEA, production systems checks and other meetings to identify safety, durability, fit, and function issues.
• Make decisions based on design reviews and update staff.
• Create, maintain, and modify work schedules based on milestones and due dates.

Skills

Design engineering

Project leadership

CAD software

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

Job description

Venteon and Harvard Resource Solutions are seeking a DESIGN ENGINEER to provide support for a manufacturing company located in Farmington Hills, MI. Assist in the development of high-quality automotive seats and seat components.

DURATION: Contract-to-Direct Hire

PAY: $80,000 to $100,000 annually based on education and years of directly relevant experience

Requirements of the Sr. Design Engineer (Seating)

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering degree desirable.
• Five years of Seat Design Engineering experience or (seat related components) highly preferred, OR four years of non-seat related Design Engineering experience.
• Three to five years’ CAD experience , including 2D and 3D and Solids ( CATIA V5 or V6 ) needed. Advanced Surfacing experience.
• Knowledge of foam design and / or of plastic design.
• Experience participating in design reviews, Evaluating design feasibility and manufacturing requirements.
• Ability to lead projects, delegate, evaluate the work of others, and lead quality design processes.
• Ability to travel (up to 15%) is needed to support critical parts of projects.

Responsibilities of the Sr. Design Engineer (Seating)

• Meet with customers to gain an understanding of requirements. Develop preliminary design and proposal based on customer specifications. Make decisions on structures.
• Create study layouts using CAD based on OEM (Honda or Nissan) Japanese design layout.
• Explain the contents of designs and instruct subordinates. Work with Designers to design individual components, assemblies, mounting prints, surfaces and tolerances for seating frames, cushions, trim, and brackets. Assist in designing as needed.
• Check contents of specification drawings, proposal drawings, parts drawings, assembly drawings, color chart drawings, assemble step drawings, and parts information drawings.
• Attend design review meetings, FMEA, production systems check meetings, and other valuation meetings to identify potential problems with safety, durability, fit, and function.
• Make appropriate decisions based on design reviews and update staff.
• Create, maintain, and modify work schedules based on customer milestones and due dates.