Sr. Resident Engineer, Product Dev - Eng'g

Yazaki North America; Canton Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Tuition assistance

Generous holiday schedule

Incentive compensation

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Yazaki North America is seeking a Sr. Resident Engineer to join the COMBU Engineering team in Canton, MI. This role involves on-site customer support, coordination between the customer and Yazaki, and contributing to design and cost initiatives across program lifecycles.

The ideal candidate brings a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 8–10 years of relevant experience, and a Master’s degree is preferred for senior levels. A flexible hybrid schedule is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Master of Science degree in Engineering preferred for senior/principal roles.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site support for development programs as the customer-facing engineer.
• Coordinate communications between customer and Yazaki North America.
• Support customer drawing creation and cost/quote activities throughout the program lifecycle.
• Assist with system requirements changes and design reviews.
• Develop project plans and track progress toward targets.
• Contribute to root-cause analysis and issue resolution.

Skills

Engineering experience

Customer-facing coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development, and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions. Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer globally, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 84-year history. Today, we're looking for energetic people with the potential to perform and the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: Canton, MI, USA

What We Are Looking For

Yazaki is looking for a Sr. Resident Engineer to join our COMBU Engineering team in Canton, MI. The location for the customer will be in Warren, MI.

What You Will Be Doing

Employees in entry-level to intermediate-experience roles shall have the following responsibilities on increasingly complex assignments:

• Act as a window to the customer, providing on-site support for development programs.
• Coordinate communication meetings between the customer and YNA.
• Support customer drawing creation for new and current design products.
• Support, assist, and review costing initiatives, which include program changes and Request for Quote (RFQ) activities throughout the life of the program.
• Resolve issues on the technical requirements and design.
• Prepare project plans.
• Prepare and present responses to action items.
• Maintain the technical specification & diagnostics spec., track and update the customer & Yazaki changes and review YNA systems Eng.
• Support the customer internal peer reviews.
• Initiate system requirement change requests.

Responsibilities

In addition to above, employees in senior-level and principal roles shall have these additional responsibilities with an increasing level of involvement in and impact on their organization’s deliverables:

• Determine and investigate design alternatives.
• Support investigations into mechanization/automation alternatives.
• Recommend design alternatives supported by data.
• Recommend and test new technology in the market or in development phase.
• Recommend additional testing and development as required.
• Assist with the resolution of system issues and determine the root cause and resolution to verification and test incidents.
• Assist with the failure mode and effects analysis process.
• Create project development plans as parts of the Universal Development Plan process including resources, material, and equipment as appropriate.
• Review program timing and progress toward achievement of targets and goals.
• Ensure timely closure for all design quality issues, as well as maintain a resident engineer action item list to track all open issues.
• Participate in design reviews.

What You Will Bring To The Table

• Bachelor of Science degree in relevant Engineering discipline.
• Master of Science degree in relevant Engineering discipline preferred for senior-level and principal roles.
• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience

What We Can Provide You

• A safe collaborative learning work environment that stimulates creativity and exploration
• Diverse teams of experts
• Resources from around the globe
• Supportive leadership and team members to help you do your best work
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule
• Flexible hybrid schedule

Yazaki North America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. Yazaki North America complies with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of harassment.