Staff Product Engineer

BorgWarner•Auburn Hills, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Product Engineer provides technical leadership for groups of complex projects, from concept creation and selection through design, testing, development, and production. The role leads product development and improvement within a team environment, including defining products, designing them, and supporting process selection. It coordinates and executes work across project phases, adjusts priorities as team needs change, and supports concurrent engineering activities at the Bellwood Plant and with vendors and customers. As the product expert on the team, the engineer provides technical leadership for new and existing products and develops creative solutions to design, materials, performance, and cost challenges. The role works with internal groups including Production, Prototype Build, Design/CAD, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, Finance, Engineering Test, and Management, as well as component vendors, engineering consultants, and customers. It also maintains awareness of relevant technology through professional journals, trade shows, and coursework, and requires integrity when handling sensitive technical information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Automotive Engineering.
Proven leadership skills.
Ability to work effectively across functional and geographic boundaries.
Proven experience in cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing, Engineering, Sales, Global Supply Management, and Program Management.
Project management leadership experience.
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Strong organizational and analytical skills.
Nine or more years of related experience preferred.
High integrity when handling sensitive technical information.

Responsibilities

Generate competitive design concepts for new products and cost-reduction concepts supporting BBOS goals.
Define product performance requirements and specifications.
Ensure product drawings and layouts follow model drawing formats and are released on time; follow design standards and use the Design Manual for unique applications where necessary.
Develop SFMEAs and DFMEAs for products.
Support concept selection, direct competitive-product benchmarking, and direct DOE robustness studies.
Coordinate layouts of Extended Evidence Manuals.
Create and maintain program plans using Microsoft Project and complete work on time.
Prepare and present technical reports with conclusions and recommendations; prepare PPAP reports and support the APQP process.
Direct product testing by writing test requests, analyzing results, drawing conclusions, and writing test reports.
Evaluate designs and product performance, initiate corrective actions, and perform failure analysis.
Direct 8D or 5P teams and make permanent system changes to prevent recurrence of problems.
Improve problem-solving abilities and understanding of customers’ products.
Assist with RFQs and the on-time delivery of prototype parts.
Conduct customer reviews on product and project status; schedule and direct customer validation.
Promote and present proposals for complete component systems to customers.
Plan, schedule, execute, and coordinate work from project initiation through production.
Support and execute concurrent engineering activities with the plant, vendors, and customers.
Maintain awareness of technology in the area of specialty through professional journals, trade shows, and formal coursework.
Communicate and collaborate with cross-functional internal teams, vendors, engineering consultants, and customers.