Power Performance Design Engineer, Powersports

Confidential; Raymond (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Ohio seeks a design engineer to contribute to prototype ATV/SxS development, using CAD to create layouts that meet targets and manufacturing requirements.

You will communicate specifications, maintain documentation, and help push ideas from concept to development, while managing schedules and coordinating resources with supervision minimal. Travel ~1–3 times monthly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (related field) is required.
• Engineering experience preferred, especially in Powersports or Automotive.
• Proven leadership, coaching and mentoring abilities.
• Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff and management.
• Must handle confidential information with discretion.
• Familiar with FTA, FMEA, dimensional tolerance stack-ups and application.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, judgment, and prioritization skills.
• Skilled in drawing and layout techniques and CAE principles.
• Capable of planning and scheduling development work.
• Understand product development schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop component and system layouts for prototype ATV/SxS vehicles using CAD, meeting targets and manufacturing needs.
• Communicate specification requirements and control points via drawings that set final specs for global models.
• Maintain accurate technical, development, and administrative documentation.
• Aim for cost targets by optimizing designs and offsetting changes with cost-reduction ideas.
• Create and manage work schedules, coordinating resources with supervision and contractors.
• Communicate project status and participate in meetings and development events.
• Generate ideas contributing to evolution of new technologies.
• Support maturation of ideas to development applications.
• Support market quality themes under direction.
• Apply root-cause problem-solving methods to issues.
• Develop and implement C/M specs as necessary.

Skills

Engineering experience

Leadership & mentoring

Communication skills

Confidentiality

FTA & FMEA

Dimensional tolerance

CAer/CAE drawings

Project planning & scheduling

Product development awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in related engineering discipline

Job description

Job Purpose

To contribute to the development of functioning prototypes that will eventually become production ATV/SxS vehicles, researching and applying new technologies to support business targets and maintaining global vehicle product quality.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop basic component and system layouts for ATV/SxS prototype vehicles using computer-aided design software that achieve concept targets, function requirements, and manufacturing requisites with minimal supervision.
• Communicate specification requirements and manufacturing control points via prototype and production drawings that result in setting the final specifications of global ATV & SxS new models and mass production vehicles.
• Maintain accurate technical, development, and administrative documentation as required.
• Adhere to given cost targets for responsible parts that contribute to achievement of the vehicle development targets and achieve the cost targets through optimizing basic part/system designs and offsetting any spec changes after target fix through implementation of additional cost reduction ideas.
• Create and manage schedule of individual work to ensure deadlines are met, coordinate resource needs with supervisor, and effectively utilize contractor resources with minimal supervision.
• Consistently communicate project status and participate in project meetings, discussions, and development events.
• Generate basic ideas that contribute to the evolution of new technologies.
• Support maturation of ideas to prepare for development applications with minimal supervision.
• Support market quality themes under the direction of others.
• Utilize problem-solving methods to analyse root causes.
• Develop and implement C/M specs as necessary with minimal supervision.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent in related engineering discipline
• Engineering experience desired, preferably in Powersports or Automotive field
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to interact/communicate effectively with staff/management
• Must be able to operate with high level of confidentiality
• Competent in FTA, FMEA, dimensional tolerance stack-ups and application
• Competent analytical, problem solving, judgement, decision-making and prioritization
• Competent drawing and layout skills/techniques, include understanding of CAE principles
• Competent in creating a plan and schedule
• Competent in understand product development schedules

Working Conditions

Travel: Average of 1-3 times monthly. Amount varies based on project demands/responsibilities, conferences, etc.; includes possible overseas travel.

Physical: Primarily works at a desk or scope; frequent keyboarding.

Limited kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching or bending.

Hazards: Risks found in a typical office & shop setting. May be exposed to explosives/flammables, pressurized equipment, toxic chemicals and moving parts.

Overtime: Overtime expected based on project demands/responsibilities.

Maintains professional conduct and follows all departmental, safety DEPARTMENT, and COMPANY policies, Procedures, AND rules.