Application Engineer - Connectors

Lear Corporation•Southfield, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Connection Systems team, the Application Engineer is responsible to lead customer interaction with onsite customer support. They will support new business developments, product changes, and quality issues. They will lead the engineering activity for assigned programs to ensure that products meet customer and company specifications and that program milestones are achieved.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent
3+ years of experience in Automotive Connectors & Electrical Distribution Systems
Must be able to represent Lear to the customer
Must be able to perform or support customer and internal drawing releases
Must possess strong verbal/written communication skills
Must be able to work within a global team environment accepting feedback with an open mind
Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to foster a team environment
Must be self-motivated, accountable, able to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks with cross-functional teams, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently
Must be proficient with MS Office software. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams

Nice To Haves

Experience in component manufacturing and DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
Proven delivery of full automotive component development cycles
Experience with the design and manufacturing of injection molded plastics and stamped metal
Knowledge of APQP processes for project documentation development and approval
Experience working with all management levels within a large organization
Knowledge in OEM processes/systems
Knowledge of Caresoft/benchmarking tools
Ability to use CAD as a design review tool

Responsibilities

Actively seek out new project opportunities for Lear in customer applications
Increase existing product usage through new customer applications and vertical integration
Collect customer intelligence and share VOC (Voice of the Customer) within the Lear organization to support the product roadmap
Responsible for coordinating and monitoring the engineering process for new products and product changes both internally and at the customer
Provide onsite technical support to customer engineering & commercial teams to ensure the proper application of Lear products is communicated (technical, timing, validation, etc.)
Review and present component validation plans and reports with the customer
Support issue resolution related to validation, release, part delivery, commercial and program topics
Support RFQ activities by driving the technical deliverables to completion
Will typically be responsible for directing a group of support engineers
Support internal CTO (Cost Technology Optimization) activities for continuous improvement (and vertical integration)
Ability to travel globally (est. 1 or 2 times per year)