Sr. Program Engineer

Cooper Standard•Northville, MI

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. seeks a Sr. Program Engineer based out of our office in Northville, MI. This is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned office address. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the aforementioned office address. Maintain multiple complex or complex vehicle programs involving multiple regions and/or product lines. Utilize thorough knowledge of internal and customer manufacturing and design processes. Utilize and support the development of best practices and processes. Execute customer requirements and use this understanding to accomplish strategic objectives. Understand Cooper Standard product lines outside of your main discipline. Release engineering change requests. Lead program development reviews (gate) / design reviews. Provide cost effective input to the auto-quote process. Perform product validation and root cause analysis of DV failures. Ensure designs meet all functional statement of work (SOW) requirements and manage exceptions. Interface with the customer, design, manufacturing plants, testing, sales program management, purchasing, and suppliers. Maintain program design statuses with design timelines. Lead product VE/VA reviews. Lead technical troubleshooting for products. Lead KT, 8D, or other structured corrective action/decision making with manufacturing divisions to assure timely and permanent problem resolution. Lead in vehicle builds and validation. Lead and support business unit at customer management meetings. Mentor associate program engineers and intermediate program engineers. Release and maintain program data, drawings, and other engineering documents in the Cooper Standard Product Life Cycle Management System. Utilize experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, DMAIC, and 8D.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related degree field.
Three (3) years of experience as a Senior Program Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Product Engineer, Design Engineer, Program Engineer, or related occupation.
Experience with program management and automotive APQP processes
Experience with 3D data in CAD software
Experience with evaluating customer vehicle build and validation problems
Experience with drawing layouts, part detailing, and GD&T.
Utilize experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, DMAIC, and 8D.

Responsibilities

Maintain multiple complex or complex vehicle programs involving multiple regions and/or product lines.
Utilize thorough knowledge of internal and customer manufacturing and design processes.
Utilize and support the development of best practices and processes.
Execute customer requirements and use this understanding to accomplish strategic objectives.
Understand Cooper Standard product lines outside of your main discipline.
Release engineering change requests.
Lead program development reviews (gate) / design reviews.
Provide cost effective input to the auto-quote process.
Perform product validation and root cause analysis of DV failures.
Ensure designs meet all functional statement of work (SOW) requirements and manage exceptions.
Interface with the customer, design, manufacturing plants, testing, sales program management, purchasing, and suppliers.
Maintain program design statuses with design timelines.
Lead product VE/VA reviews.
Lead technical troubleshooting for products.
Lead KT, 8D, or other structured corrective action/decision making with manufacturing divisions to assure timely and permanent problem resolution.
Lead in vehicle builds and validation.
Lead and support business unit at customer management meetings.
Mentor associate program engineers and intermediate program engineers.
Release and maintain program data, drawings, and other engineering documents in the Cooper Standard Product Life Cycle Management System.