Senior Design Engineer

Akkodis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical insurance

Vision assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an experienced vehicle body engineer for Auburn Hills, MI to lead the design and development of closure systems (doors, hoods, decklids) with strong CAE support. You will manage packaging, materials, and manufacturing feasibility from concept through production, interacting with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in automotive body engineering, CATIA V5/V6 and Teamcenter proficiency, and advanced MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in engineering (minimum) with master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years in automotive vehicle design and development with increasing levels of project and team management.
• Significant experience in Closures, Mechanisms, CAE, Testing, Quality, production launch.
• Experience with diverse teams and willingness to learn new interaction methods.
• Expert in CATIA V5/V6, Teamcenter Engineering.
• Expert MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Proficient time management and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Own, drive, and confirm your designs’ performance with CAE, manufacturing, and suppliers in a fast-paced hardware engineering environment.
• Develop conceptual packaging models for closures components including sheet metals and multi-material parts.
• Lead design and development of weight-efficient closures for NVH, durability, and crash performance from concept to production.

Skills

CAÉ tools

DFMEA

CAE tools

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CATIA V5/3DX

Teamcenter

MS Office - Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook

Job description

Location: Auburn Hills MI

Salary Range: $140,000-$145,000/yearly with Benefits (The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors).

Job Description

Summary

• Experience working with vendors located in India, Europe and USA
• Familiar with India automotive requirements.
• Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.
• Strong technical understanding of automotive Closure systems, including design, development, and release processes.
• Understanding of automotive vehicle systems and their packaging requirements
• Developing part designs from master sections and design surfaces for Closure components.
• Relevant experience and understanding of component manufacturing processes like sheet metal forming, roll forming, casting, and modern joining technologies.
• Understanding of manufacturing feasibility/ design for manufacturing & assembly
• Experience in managing engineering releases and change management for complex projects, including BOM management and related PLM activities.
• Knowledge of applying various types of materials (steel, advanced high‑strength steel, aluminum, adhesives/sealers)
• Responsible to lead the design and development of weight efficient closure designs to deliver the highest level of performance in NVH, durability, and crash performance from a blank page through to production.
• Create and develop designs that are optimized for performance, weight, durability, and cost.
• Develop a testing plan to prove out design concepts and conduct physical testing to confirm the design meets performance targets.
• Vehicle launch experience.

Essential Skills and Experience Required:

• 10 to 15 years of accumulated experience in vehicle body engineering
• Ability to perform and create closure swing studies, BNR flange development, glass drop studies.
• Comprehensive understanding of system analysis, system interface, and integration knowledge and experience.
• Understanding of CAE tools and how they work. Using CAE out put to improve the body design
• Proficient knowledge of DVP&R and DFMEA for systems and components.
• Design and engineer parts and systems for the closures systems such as doors, hoods, decklids and sealing systems.
• Develop conceptual packaging models for various closures components including sheet metals, multi‑material components, seal extrusions and closures hardware
• Work with other groups to ensure packaging compliance and clearance.
• Own, drive, and confirm your designs’ performance with help from CAE, manufacturing, and suppliers, fast paced hardware engineering department.
• CATIA V5/3DX.
• Team Center
• DFMEA
• Microsoft Word/Excel/Power Point

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s in engineering (minimum) with master's degree Preferred.
• 10+ years in automotive vehicle design and development with increasing levels of project and team management
• Significant experience and expertise in automotive areas eg: Closures, Mechanisms, CAE, Testing, Quality, production launch.
• Experience working and accepting culturally diverse team environment and willingness to learn new ways of interacting
• Expert in CATIA V5/V6, Team Center Engineering.
• Expert skills in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Proficient time management and organization skills.

Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:

• 401(k) with match
• Medical insurance
• Vision assistance
• Paid Time Off

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client‑recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers