Product Engineer

Woodbridge•Troy, MI

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Executing on new product development projects, from conceptualization to full market launch. Reporting on various projects accordingly and supporting the Product Engineering Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering field (mechanical, aerospace, chemical, electrical) from accredited program
Microsoft Office 365 experience
Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to interpret automotive specifications & drawings.
Experience coordinating with CAD designers and CAD environment.
Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, including global teammates.
Travel as required, domestically and internationally

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of polyurethane design parameters, tool design & manufacturing
Siemens Teamcenter VisMockup experience
Automotive interior product expertise
Catia experience
3 years experience in product development
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, 5S and Kaizen

Responsibilities

Lead all design review activities by coordinating, reviewing and summarizing DFAM reports with APQP team and document feasibility judgments in team feasibility commitment form for each development gate.
Review and document validation requirements based on technical packages received from customers, coordinate CAE and physical testing and ensure proper set-ups prior to validation, review results against requirements and get customer agreement on DV/PV documents.
Create, review and update DFMEAs, as required, to document failure modes.
Document engineering change management of assigned programs by creating, maintaining and freezing accurate engineering bill of materials from engineering drawing, 3D CAD and/or statement of work (SOW) to track changes for the life of the program.
Ability to view and perform simple manipulation of 3D data to capture dimensions/measurements to review and verify designs.
Coordinate and direct the creation and release of component and assembly drawings ensuring proper dimensioning and tolerancing to meet manufacturing capabilities and customer integration requirements.
Document engineering costs and report, as required, engineering spending for assigned programs to support financial reviews.
Lead all engineering activities from award to launch including directing the design teams as needed to meet deliverables.
Review internal and external eSOWs to identify and understand the program scope, performance requirements/specifications, DV/PV testing requirements, and support the development of ED&D quotes.
Support trim engineering team, as required, to develop, troubleshoot, release soft trim components for customer build events throughout the design and launch phases of assigned programs.
Help troubleshoot design issues at customer or Woodbridge facilities.
Support program managers with tactical timing plans for engineering deliverables.
Perform tolerance stack analysis of assemblies and systems to confirm assembly feasibility and repeatability.
Effectively communicate engineering requirements/judgements/solutions, program risks, etc. to WFC teammates and leadership as well as selected supplier and customer stakeholders.
Review designs for VA/VE opportunities.
Coordinating prototypes on the awarded programs.