Design Engineer

JTEKT North America•Greenville, SC

About The Position

Provides technical leadership and engineering expertise for the design, development, validation, and application of bearing solutions within the automotive market. The role is responsible for the overall design and technical execution of roller bearing products used in powertrain and drivetrain applications, including support for new business development, product launches, customer requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives. Initial responsibilities focus on Ball Bearing and Tapered Roller Bearing technologies, with responsibilities expected to expand to additional bearing types and technologies as business needs evolve. The position designs new or applies existing bearing designs to meet customer application and product requirements; supports development, validation testing, and launch of new designs; and drives improvements to engineering standards, efficiency, product performance, manufacturability, and profitability. It also provides engineering support to manufacturing, sales, and customers for existing production designs and develops new product design features or methods to advance the product line. The work is mostly performed in a normal office setting, with substantial computer use and minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. The position may occasionally require visits to manufacturing or lab areas, where safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection are required. Travel by automobile and plane is required approximately 10–15% of the time. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
3 or more years of related work experience.
Mechanical aptitude.
Written and verbal communication skills, including communication with customers.
Computer and 3D CAD skills.
Project planning and execution skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Team skills.
Motivated, self-starter.

Nice To Haves

Automotive or bearing industry experience.
Experience with the DFMEA/PFMEA process.
PTC Creo and/or Pro Engineer experience.
Pro Mechanica/ANSYS FEA experience.
Solid Works experience.
Failure analysis experience.
Product testing experience.
Familiarity with or training in formalized problem-solving methodologies such as Red X, 8D, and DOE.
Project management experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, select, and apply appropriate Koyo engineering standards to create bearing designs that meet customer application and product requirements.
Analyze customer application requirements to define product requirements.
Produce drawings and specifications for manufacturing and customer agreement.
Perform engineering analysis and testing required to validate designs.
Interface with manufacturing to ensure designs are manufacturable and improve alignment between product design and process capabilities.
Lead or execute engineering continuous improvement and product development projects in support of product-line or corporate objectives.
Provide failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and problem solving for internal testing or customer application field issues.
Provide engineering support for root-cause analysis and problem solving of manufacturing quality issues.
Create or modify design and engineering standards based on lessons learned or product advancements.
Use standard calculations, automated design programs, 3D modeling (CAD), FEA, and other analysis tools to complete design tasks.
Recommend and develop new technology or new uses of technology (Intellectual Property).
Support new business development, product launches, customer requirements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide engineering support to manufacturing, sales, and customers for maintenance of existing production designs.