Product Development Engineer - Mechatronics (Automotive)

Textron Inc.; Troy (MI); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Kautex, a Textron subsidiary and leading automotive supplier, seeks an Associate Engineer for Product Development CVS. You will develop customer-specific Clear Vision Systems from concept to mass production, coordinating with design, manufacturing and industrialization teams to meet specifications and cost targets.

The role emphasizes risk management, customer interaction, and hands-on engineering to support robust industrialization and testing.

Competenze

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Mechatronics or a comparable technical qualification.
• Experience in automotive product engineering is preferred.
• Experience of automotive parts development is desirable.
• Knowledge of blow moulding or injection moulding product design, including welding and assembly, is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to travel for business as required.
• Business-level English is required.
• German / Spanish language skills would be beneficial but not essential.

Mansioni

• Develop customer-specific Clear Vision Systems products from initial system concept to mass production.
• Plan and control all technical topics for assigned projects, supporting the Program Manager in delivering high-quality solutions on time and within cost targets.
• Lead proactive requirements and risk management for all technical aspects, including FMEA usage.
• Ensure customer specifications, requirements, cost targets, design-for-manufacture expectations and timing are understood and achieved.
• Act as the technical liaison between the customer, product development teams and internal functions (design, manufacturing, industrialization).
• Work with design colleagues to ensure the product and system architecture meet customer specs and demands.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to define production tooling and equipment specifications and to support robust industrialization.
• Promote standardized development and validation testing, seeking customer agreement where applicable.
• Coordinate and supervise product testing and interpret results for necessary actions or design modifications.
• Ensure required parts and technical deliverables are available in line with customer and project timing.
• Provide product engineering expertise during customer visits and audits and in cross-functional collaboration.
• Act as Technical Project Lead Engineer for small to medium-complexity projects, coordinating the technical team.
• Support project budget control and capacity planning activities.
• Comply with IATF 16949 and all applicable customer-specific, quality, safety and internal requirements.

Conoscenze

Willingness to travel

Business-level English

Cross-functional collaboration

Formazione

Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic or Mechatronics degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Kautex, a Textron subsidiary and leading automotive supplier, seeks an Associate Engineer for Product Development CVS. You will develop customer-specific Clear Vision Systems from concept to mass production, coordinating with design, manufacturing and industrialization teams to meet specifications and cost targets.

The role emphasizes risk management, customer interaction, and hands-on engineering to support robust industrialization and testing.