Development Program Engineer

Shape Corp.; Trenton (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Shape Corp. in Ohio is seeking recent graduates to join a rotation program that spans several cross-functional engineering areas and aims to place you in a full-time role at an agreed-upon engineering site.

The program emphasizes new product development, design verification, and serving as Shape’s engineering representative on customer vehicle teams. Possible functions include learning the work area, coordinating between customer teams and manufacturing, leading development projects, and

Qualifications

• Recent college graduates with limited work experience (<4 years) invited to apply for a rotation program.

Responsibilities

• Gain understanding of the work area to learn and provide value to the team.
• Act as Engineering liaison between customer teams and internal manufacturing groups.
• Develop projects that meet customer requirements and help win new business.
• Lead development projects with Product Design & CAE teams.
• Oversee prototype builds and ensure part quality at Shape facilities.
• Support APQP and VA/VE activities within the program.
• Collaborate across Shape core manufacturing processes and launch methodologies.

Job description

BE PART OF THE SHAPE FAMILY

We are thinkers, believers and doers. At Shape, we don’t see the norm as our limit; we look at it as our opportunity to push limits and tradition. A chance to bring something new to our customers, team members and communities. When seemingly impossible challenges arise, we look to the core of the problem, and create solutions others believe can’t be done.

BE PART OF THE SHAPE FAMILY

We are thinkers, believers and doers. At Shape, we don’t see the norm as our limit; we look at it as our opportunity to push limits and tradition. A chance to bring something new to our customers, team members and communities. When seemingly impossible challenges arise, we look to the core of the problem, and create solutions others believe can’t be done.
Position Summary: This position is for recent college graduates without significant (<4 years) of work experience to join the Shape team for a rotation program consisting of several cross functional areas that ultimately leads to a full time role in an engineering location that is agreed upon the hiring manager and candidate. Final placement likely will be placed in a position where they are responsible for new product development and associated engineering requirements, including design verification for engineering changes to current production products. As well as acting as the company's engineering representative on Customer vehicle teams.

Potential position functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Gain an understanding of the work area to learn and provide value to the respective team
• Act as Engineering liaison between customer teams and internal business unit and manufacturing teams.
• Develop projects that meet specified customer requirements and expectation in order to win new business.
• Lead development projects by directing the Product Design & CAE staff in day to day efforts.
• Regularly provide the design department with the latest background information, e.g., CAD files, drawings, etc.
• Develop initial material neutral design direction and value stream map (VSM).
• Provide designs, background data, and all pertinent information to the CAE department for analysis set-up.
• Analyze CAE outputs and determination of next steps.
• Incorporate design for manufacturing (DFM) initiatives according to the Shape minimum process requirements during product design including leading development of component/assembly GD&T and tolerance stack-ups.
• Establish datum's, critical & special characteristics and the development of SPC data points.
• Draft and maintain applicable engineering documents (DFMEA, design 8D's, WERS, engineering changes, product development documents, etc.) specific to assigned projects.
• Develop DVP&R and DFMEA and share during PFMEA development meetings.
• Procure parts, cost and funding of rapid prototypes and mockups to support engineering development.
• Oversee initial prototype builds at Shape manufacturing facilities and working with Shape plant personnel to establish acceptable part quality.
• Initiate physical test requests as necessary.
• Provide on-site support for all prototype builds and production launches.
• Work with component suppliers as required to ensure all outsourced component designs meet Shape and customer requirements.
• Participate as a member of the program management team supporting APQP and VA/VE activities.
• Work within the Shape core manufacturing processes, Shape launch process, vehicle design packaging, and product performance knowledge methodologies.
• Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.