Powertrain Materials Engineer - On-Site (Auburn Hills)

Capgemini; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Capgemini in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Powertrain Materials Engineer to provide materials engineering support across design, development, validation, launch, and cost optimization of powertrain components. You will work with cross-functional teams to resolve issues using metallurgical knowledge, testing, and problem-solving.

The role emphasizes material selection, specimens, testing plans, and collaboration with suppliers to ensure quality, manufacturability, and cost efficiency while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of three years of relevant materials, manufacturing, product development, quality, or failure-analysis experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, test data, and technical standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally to manufacturing, supplier, and test locations.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and approve materials and processes for powertrain components.
• Support material selection, specifications, drawings, design reviews, validation plans, and engineering change activities.
• Support root-cause investigations of material, process, durability, corrosion, wear, contamination, and field-performance concerns.
• Plan, coordinate, and interpret laboratory testing, including metallography, mechanical testing, chemical analysis, microscopy, hardness, surface characterization, and nondestructive evaluation.
• Work with manufacturing plants and suppliers to resolve quality and production issues using structured problem-solving methods.
• Assess supplier materials and processes for compliance with engineering requirements and support technical reviews, audits, and corrective actions.
• Document technical findings in concise reports and present recommendations to engineering and business stakeholders.
• Support cost, mass, quality, warranty, sustainability, and manufacturability improvements without compromising product performance.
• Maintain awareness of relevant industry standards, emerging materials, and powertrain manufacturing technologies.
• Manage multiple assignments, communicate risks, and deliver work in accordance with program timing.

Skills

Materials science

Failure analysis

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science or related engineering

Tools

Metallography

Microscopy

Chemical analysis

Job description

Capgemini in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Powertrain Materials Engineer to provide materials engineering support across design, development, validation, launch, and cost optimization of powertrain components. You will work with cross-functional teams to resolve issues using metallurgical knowledge, testing, and problem-solving.

The role emphasizes material selection, specimens, testing plans, and collaboration with suppliers to ensure quality, manufacturability, and cost efficiency while maintaining