Product Engineer

Yanfeng•Novi, MI

About The Position

The Product Engineer owns the product design, development, and launch support of assigned programs and helps enhance Yanfeng’s global technical capabilities and product portfolio. The role leads the design, validation, and release of steering wheel and airbag systems using the YF product development process, while maintaining program documentation, processes, and procedures in accordance with YFSS standards and systems. The Product Engineer serves as the single point of customer contact for assigned programs, builds relationships with customer engineering decision-makers, and communicates significant launch, production, and timing issues to customer engineering and YF leadership. The role works with Program Management to meet engineering resource and budget goals from award through SOP, manages multiple tasks and deadlines, and performs other duties as assigned. The position requires compliance with applicable International Operating System, Environmental, Health & Safety, Product Safety, Compliance, and Information Security requirements, as well as company policies and procedures. The employee must maintain predictable attendance, work cooperatively and professionally with customers, suppliers, vendors, and colleagues, and be available for additional hours or overtime as needed. Domestic and international travel may be required, up to 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Aerospace, or a similar discipline.
3–5+ years of experience in the automotive industry.
Experience in steering wheel and/or airbag modules.
Experience leading programs and teams with full engineering responsibility.
Experience with airbag module testing and performance analysis.
Knowledge of plastic part design for injection molding.
Knowledge of injection mold tooling, including gates, parting lines, and actions, as it relates to part design.
Knowledge of plastic resin and materials selection for airbag modules and steering wheel components.
Ability to develop component and sub-assembly GD&T tolerancing and tolerance stack-up studies in support of manufacturing and craftsmanship goals.
Knowledge of leather and PUR wrapping processes and their design limitations for steering wheels and driver airbags.
Experience using CAE as a design and product optimization tool.
Ability to communicate professionally and respectfully in a team environment.
Ability to identify and address issues directly and in a data-driven manner.
Self-motivated and enthusiastic, with a coaching style.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed, up to 25%.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance and arrive ready to work at the designated or assigned location.

Nice To Haves

Chinese and/or Spanish language skills.
PMP training or Program Management experience.
At least two successful product launches, preferably with North American OEMs.
Experience with Driver Airbag.

Responsibilities

Own product design, development, and launch support for assigned programs.
Enhance Yanfeng’s global technical capabilities and product portfolio.
Apply expertise in steering wheel and airbag systems, including best-practice designs, legal validation requirements, North American customer standards, industry trends, and competitors’ technology.
Lead the design, validation, and release of steering wheel and airbag systems using the YF product development process.
Manage and maintain documents, processes, and procedures using YFSS standards and systems, including YFiOS, PMP, Lean, CPP, CMP, EPIC, and BEP.
Understand customer engineering organizations and build relationships with key engineering and technology decision-makers.
Inform customer engineering and YF leadership of significant launch, production, or timing-related issues.
Serve as the single point of customer contact on assigned programs.
Work with Program Management to ensure engineering resources and budget goals are met from award through SOP.
Manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager.
Meet function-related IOS, EHS, Product Safety, Compliance, and IT/Information Security requirements, including confidentiality requirements.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Work additional hours or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
Interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Maintain predictable and regular attendance and be ready to work at the designated or assigned location.
Travel domestically and internationally as needed, up to 25%.