Corporate Engineering - Project Engineer

Mitchell Plastics•Kitchener, ON

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mitchell Plastics is an award-winning and growing Company. Our key strength is that we offer our world-wide Automotive customers a single source alternative for all of their interior automotive plastic part needs. As an Employer, we offer an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our growing "Best In Class" Team in the automotive industry today. We believe that our people are what makes us great and strive to offer our employees opportunities for advancement. Come join our Team, and learn first-hand how you can contribute to our “Innovation Inside”! Our Corporate Office is looking to grow with the addition of another Project Engineer, reporting into the Platform Manager. The Project Engineer is a key player in the management of our assigned development program(s), maintaining regular communications with our Customer regarding all program issues & milestone successes. This position will be based out of our Technical Centre in Kitchener and requires International travel to all of our facilities within Canada, the United States and Mexico to support business needs.

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written & verbal
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office or similar software
Familiar with customer and AIAG requirements
Understanding of Design and design tools, including; DFMEA, DFA, DFM, Mold Flow, FEA, CFD, GD&T etc.
Understanding of injection moulding process, tooling, production machines and assembly fixtures

Nice To Haves

Preferred Mechanical Engineering Degree or Diploma

Responsibilities

Ultimate program timing responsibility through all phases of the development program until process sign-off.
Initiate specific program meetings - track and update all Program Specific Issues & record program meeting minutes.
Ultimate design responsibility until customer PPAP approval (i.e. meets customer requirements for appearance, function, durability, and reliability).
Compile quotations as assigned by Program Manager or Director of Engineering.
Ultimately responsible for product quality during the development phase, initial launch quality, and launch costs after PPAP.
Responsible for communicating quality control requirements to the quality department.
Responsible for sourcing and providing capable tools and equipment to manufacture the respective product (molds, gauges, fixtures, etc.).
Responsible to provide data and cost information to manufacturing group to develop end of arm tools, masks, and assembly equipment.
Responsible to provide program specific information to the manufacturing group so they can develop a proposed floor plan and capacity plan.
Responsible for gathering all pertinent information and specifications for assisting in the sourcing of capital equipment.
Assist purchasing with the sourcing of purchased components and raw materials.
Schedule and coordinate mold trials, and prototype builds using TSR and PSR procedures.
Responsible for testing, validation and verification of all product and customer specific performance requirements.
May also be responsible to carry out other tasks as directed by the Program/Platform Manager, Director of Engineering, or the President.