Lead Design Engineer - Automotive Product Development

Delphi Technologies; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Inteva Products, a leading global automotive supplier, is seeking an experienced engineering professional in Troy, MI. The role involves planning, leading, and directing technical work for product design and development, with emphasis on new product applications.

You will collaborate with internal and external teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget, perform data analysis, travel as needed, and contribute to continuous improvement across processes and tools such as CAD systems like NX or Catia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required; mechanical engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of experience; automotive industry preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, leads, and directs technical work related to product design and development activities.
• Leads in selection, requirements, specification, initiation, and implementation of projects relating to new product application.
• Defines scope, plans, organizes, leads, and directs technical work and departmental efforts related to product, process, tooling, and materials as it relates to product design and development activities.
• Monitors and controls costs, quality, timing, and other related aspects of projects. Understands and adheres to schedule and budgetary requirements of projects. Reports progress as required.
• Translates direction of technical work into specific plans of action and directs development activities to implementation phase.
• Serves as a liaison and coordinates development activities of internal and external resources.
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts.
• Research, recommends, and implements or improves new and/or existing products, processes, materials, technologies, and equipment.
• Serves as a resource by providing a problem-solving function by initiating action to overcome obstacles as they are encountered.
• Engages in comparative and competitive analysis to ensure utilization of most appropriate and beneficial techniques in a situation, respectively.
• Performs other duties as necessary for completion of projects and achievement of departmental goals and performs necessary procedures for protection of intellectual property rights.

Skills

CAD skills

Siemens NX / Catia

Data analysis

MS Office

Travel 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Mechanical Engineering preferred

Tools

Siemens NX

Catia

Job description

Inteva Products, a leading global automotive supplier, is seeking an experienced engineering professional in Troy, MI. The role involves planning, leading, and directing technical work for product design and development, with emphasis on new product applications.

You will collaborate with internal and external teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget, perform data analysis, travel as needed, and contribute to continuous improvement across processes and tools such as CAD systems like NX or Catia.