Senior Design Engineer, Product Cluster Leader

Freudenberg•South Haven, MI

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide a strong technical expertise and sense of leadership within the Design Engineering Team as well as the Product Cluster 3; Deliver robust and innovative part designs that meet both customer and internal DVP requirements.; Effectively lead the design direction for Product Cluster 3 Parts; Actively contribute to technical reviews; Represent Product Cluster 3 within a global team environment.; Produce robust product designs using tools of CAD/CAE & company design standards.; Ensure parts meet all customer & internal DVP requirements.; Cooperate with Business Development to design & develop concepts according to customer functional requirements; Cooperate with Process Development to ensure designs include DFM best practice.; Coordinate with other Design Engineers within the BU on best practice and lessons learned and work with the global PC3 team to develop those practices. Support Business Development in the selection of the design concept. Support acquisition for targeted projects, including presentation of Designs to customers as needed. Document designs using VC Print Standards. This position is eligible for hybrid work up to 2 days per week after 6 months of employment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Production Engineering or related degree field and four (4) years of experience as an Application Engineer, Process Engineer, Product Engineer, Project Engineer, Design Engineer or related occupation.
Experience with development of automotive components including spring isolators, suspension bushings, and motor mounting systems
Experience with FMEA, APQP, GD&T, DVP&R, and PPAP
Experience with cost analysis and problem solving methodology in the automotive industry such as (Ishikawa, 5 whys, etc.)
Experience working with CAD systems such as (CATIA, NX)
Experience working with FEA Software such as (Marc/Mentat, Abaqus)
Experience managing design release and change control processes using PLM systems such as (e.g., Teamcenter, ENOVIA)
Experience using FEA Pre/Post-processing software such as (Hypermesh/Hyperworks/Mentat)
Engineering & Design experience with NVH Rubber Solutions
Experience designing and tuning hydraulic NVH components
Experience in Design for Manufacture, Cost, and Assembly
Experience collaborating with global, cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, and purchasing
Experience supporting and interpreting physical validation and NVH testing results for product optimization
Experience conducting root cause analysis and design countermeasures in response to field and production issues
Experience preparing and delivering technical documentation and customer presentations.

Responsibilities

Provide a strong technical expertise and sense of leadership within the Design Engineering Team as well as the Product Cluster 3
Deliver robust and innovative part designs that meet both customer and internal DVP requirements.
Effectively lead the design direction for Product Cluster 3 Parts
Actively contribute to technical reviews
Represent Product Cluster 3 within a global team environment.
Produce robust product designs using tools of CAD/CAE & company design standards.
Ensure parts meet all customer & internal DVP requirements.
Cooperate with Business Development to design & develop concepts according to customer functional requirements
Cooperate with Process Development to ensure designs include DFM best practice.
Coordinate with other Design Engineers within the BU on best practice and lessons learned and work with the global PC3 team to develop those practices.
Support Business Development in the selection of the design concept.
Support acquisition for targeted projects, including presentation of Designs to customers as needed.
Document designs using VC Print Standards.