Application Engineer - Gas Springs

Ace Controls•Sterling Heights, MI

6d•$75,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be located in Sterling Heights, MI. The Application Engineer will develop application solutions and associated deliverables for meeting customer requirements, market share objectives and profitability goals in the appointed customer base.

Requirements

BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
3 years automotive product or application design experience.
High level of communication and presentation skills both verbal and written.
Problem-solving and analytical skills.
Capability with standard engineering tools and process such as DVP&R, FMEA, Statistics, APQP
Strong academic engineering knowledge especially in the areas of statics, kinematics, dynamics and thermodynamics.
Strong computer skills, specifically MS Office.
Responsible to follow all Stabilus procedures and technical guidelines as well as adhere to customer requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with a Tier 1 or OEM a plus.
CAD and technical software skills are additional assets.

Responsibilities

Technical representative for Stabilus NA Automotive business unit with responsibility to ensure application development deliverables meet or exceed customer and internal requirements.
Plan and execute application development milestones to develop and supply technical deliverables according to customer and internal timing requirements.
Introduce fully verified products which were designed for manufacture into the P2 organization.
Develop application and product solutions in support of new business growth.
Develop application and product solutions to minimize product cost and maximize profitability.
Drive improvement to the application development process to maximize organizational efficiency and flexibility.
Drive improvement to application development methods, standards and analytical tools to ensure accuracy of deliverables.
Follow the TS16949 procedures in developing and meeting customer deliverable requirements.
Provide local application/product competitive benchmarking information.
Resolve technical problems with solutions which address root cause and prevention of reoccurrence.
Provide launch and manufacturing support to customer assembly facilities.