Engineer Staff

BorgWarner•Bellwood, IL

About The Position

Provides technical leadership for groups of complex projects involving concept creation and selection, design, testing and development of potential products, and modification and improvement of existing products, with a focus on core friction paper technology. Develops and implements innovative processes and technologies to support growth of the Friction product portfolio and drives development of a production-line supplier road map. The role plans, schedules, executes, and coordinates work from project initiation through production. In a team environment, the Engineer Staff helps define products and their designs, supports process selection, and actively participates in concurrent engineering at the Bellwood Plant and with vendors and customers. The incumbent serves as the product expert and technical leader for new and existing products, adjusting priorities as team needs change. Responsibilities require collaboration with production, prototype build, design/CAD, quality assurance, purchasing, finance, engineering test, management, component vendors, consultants, and customers. The position drives innovation and process improvement in chemical-process manufacturing methods, including saturation, metal surface preparation, adhesive coating, and bonding. It also collaborates with global engineering teams, owns manufacturability of new friction materials, and works with Onyx as a strategic friction-material supply partner. The incumbent is expected to maintain awareness of relevant technology through professional journals, trade shows, and coursework, communicate effectively, and handle sensitive technical information with integrity.

Requirements

Strong oral and written communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
High integrity due to exposure to highly sensitive technical information.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and obtain support to solve problems.
Ability to adjust priorities to changing team needs.
Ability to plan, schedule, execute, and coordinate work through production.
Skills in creative problem-solving, effectively presenting solutions, engineering technology, measuring solution performance, and relationship maintenance.

Responsibilities

Generate competitive design concepts for new products and cost-reduction concepts supporting BBOS goals.
Define product performance requirements and specifications.
Ensure product drawings and layouts follow model drawing formats, are released on time, and adhere to applicable design standards; use the Design Manual for unique applications as needed.
Develop SFMEAs and DFMEAs for products and assist the team with concept selection.
Direct competitive-product benchmarking and DOE robustness studies.
Drive innovation and process improvement in chemical-process manufacturing methods, including saturation, metal surface preparation, adhesive coating, and bonding.
Collaborate with global engineering teams at plants and technology centers; take ownership of manufacturability for new friction materials and work with Onyx as a strategic supply partner.
Coordinate layouts of Extended Evidence Manuals and create and maintain program plans using Microsoft Project.
Complete work in a timely manner and prepare and present technical reports with conclusions and recommendations.
Prepare PPAP reports and support the APQP process.
Direct product testing by writing prototype and test requests, analyzing results, drawing conclusions, and writing test reports.
Evaluate and analyze design and performance issues, initiate corrective actions, and perform failure analysis.
Direct 8D or 5P teams and implement permanent changes to systems to prevent recurrence of problems.
Improve problem-solving capabilities and understanding of customers' products.
Assist with RFQs within BBOS time goals and support on-time delivery of prototype parts.
Conduct customer reviews on product and project status; schedule and direct customer validation.
Promote and present proposals for complete component systems to customers.
Plan, schedule, execute, and coordinate assigned work from project initiation through production, including product definition, design, and process selection.
Support and execute concurrent engineering activities at the Bellwood Plant and with vendors and customers.
Provide technical product leadership for new and existing products and devise creative approaches to problems, product design, material use, and cost reduction as needed.