Prototype Build Engineer - Associate

RPMGlobal; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company that is transforming the future of engineering with cutting-edge simulation and data solutions. As a Prototype Build Engineer - Associate, you'll play a crucial role in managing prototype activities, ensuring quality and efficiency in vehicle builds. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where innovation thrives, and your contributions will directly impact the development of groundbreaking technologies. If you're ready to embrace challenges and drive forward-thinking solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Benefit Package

401(k) with matching contributions

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Free training on all Altair products

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in engineering roles.
• Basic knowledge of vehicle build processes and design support.

Responsibilities

• Manage prototype build activities and develop build plans.
• Lead part procurement and resolve supplier issues across programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Program Management

Vehicle Build Process Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

NX

TeamCenter

Microsoft Office

Job description

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Prototype Build Engineer - Associate

Job Summary:

Our client in Auburn Hills, MI is looking for a Prototype Build Engineer - Associate. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

The Prototype Build Engineer for this position will be responsible for managing all prototype build activities including developing and communicating build plans based on vehicle specifications, test plans, and program timing.

Responsibilities to include, but not limited to:

• Leading part procurement and supplier issue resolution across multiple programs.
• Prototype design support.
• BOM creation.
• Process sheet creation for build operators.
• Resolving any build floor issues affecting quality, engineering design, manufacturing process, and timing.

Basics:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Electrical).
• 1 - 3 years experience.
• Basic Vehicle build process knowledge.
• Basic knowledge of CATIA V5, and/or NX, TeamCenter.
• Strong Leadership, Communication, and Program Management skills.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office applications and comfortable with preparing presentations and presenting to all levels of management.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD

At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.