Suspension Sr. Engineer

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.; Farmington Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. is seeking a senior engineer to design, plan, test, and coordinate multiple product development processes for automotive electronic suspension systems. You will coordinate development with OEM customers, translate requirements into actions, and manage QCD timing as a system engineer.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in automotive launches, knowledge of CAD/CAE tools, and are capable of remote work from home. Some international travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in automotive or related field with launch experience.
• Capability in spoken and written Japanese is a benefit.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate product development activity between OEM customers and internal departments.
• Translate customer requirements into internal actions.
• Lead program QCD timing as system engineer.
• Interface with OEM customers on product issues and warranty data.
• Review warranty data and drive actions to improve quality.
• Support CAD/CAE activities to meet customer requirements.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Lead cross-functional global teams and communicate effectively.

Skills

APQP program management

Microsoft Office Suite

Data analysis

Remote work capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CATIA V4/V5/UG/Solidworks

ANSYS

MATLAB/Simulink

Minitab

Job description

Company Name: ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. Job Family: Engineering Job Description:

General Responsibilities

Under general direction of a higher level engineer or manager, the primary responsibility of this position is to design, plan, test, and coordinate multiple processes of product development used in automotive electronic suspension system design and application.

Job Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this position includes, but is not limited to:

• Individual will be responsible for coordinating all product development activity between OEM customer and responsible departments within the company.
• Individual will need to comprehend and transfer customer requirements to responsible activities within the company.
• Facilitate and manage program QCD timing in the role of system engineer.
• Facilitate and manage system level design and component and vehicle interaction cascading the requirement as necessary to the respective support teams.
• Directly communicate and interface with OEM customers for issues regarding the products, including customers’ related concerns.
• Review and interface with OEM customer for warranty data and initiate and coordinate actions internally to improve quality.
• Conduct and/or support lab testing necessary for related product.
• Support sales staff to develop and establish marketing/pricing strategy.
• Support customer vehicle development work.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements to support job responsibilities.
• Manage / lead assigned program deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Occasional meetings outside of core business hours with other global Astemo and OEM sites.
• Lead problem solving and failure root cause analysis activities.
• Work as core coordinator of a global cross functional team applying effective verbal and written communication skills is a must.
• Ability to travel and support activities and coordination at the global level is required.
• Support and facilitate necessary CAD/CAE activity to meet customer requirements.

Qualifications (Education, Skills and/or special Knowledge)

The ideal candidate will:

• Have working knowledge and experience with APQP program management.
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) Microsoft Project Data analysis and ability to draw conclusions to support problem solving.
• Experience with the following is desired, (not required)
• CAD software (i.e. CATIA V4, V5, UG, Solidworks preferred)
• CAE/FEA software (ie.. ANSYS)
• Math software - Matlab/Simulink, Statistical software – ie. Minitab
• Have experience tracking and reporting design changes.
• Capability in spoken and written Japanese language is a benefit.
• Experience with shocks, struts, automotive suspension components highly desirable.
• Self starter with ability to work remote from home.

Education

Possess a bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent).

Experience

Have a minimum of 5 years experience in automotive or similar field with launch experience.

Working conditions: Physical Demands

Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Travel

Some domestic and international travel may be required. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, disability, protected veteran status and national origin.

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