Thermal Management Engineer

Hutchinson•Auburn Hills, MI

22h

About The Position

The Thermal Management Engineer will be responsible for developing new thermal management technologies, providing technical support during RFQs, leading customer interactions for technical lobbying and advanced design collaboration, and managing innovation projects to meet new market requirements. This role involves creating, researching, and determining the feasibility of innovations, reviewing customer specifications, tracking validation for customer programs, documenting new technologies, and coordinating design solutions with global technical headquarters. The engineer will also serve as a local information resource for thermal management solutions, create and manage DFMEAs and lessons learned documents, lead problem-solving sessions, and support safety and environmental programs.

Requirements

B.S. in mechanical engineering
Minimum of 3 relevant experience with automotive product design and development.
Thorough knowledge of design, development of mechanical components and systems as well as engineering processes and procedures.
Working knowledge of automotive coolant and refrigerant systems design.
Basic understanding of test engineering, manufacturing operations.
High level of analytical ability.
Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet applications.
Must be familiar with internet research, Microsoft Office software, and the use of e-mail.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Must actively support our Health Safety and Environmental policy, immediately report all Safety hazards and correct them when able to safely do so, participate in all required Safety Training, meetings, inspects, and use all required PPE.

Nice To Haves

Good knowledge of Air conditioning components and systems is preferred.
Advanced knowledge of fundamental solid mechanics, automotive thermal management and/or thermodynamics.
Good knowledge of SPC, DFMEA, FEA.
Basic knowledge of CAD software (Spinfire, Fusion, Catia) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible to develop new thermal management (coolant and refrigerant) technologies
Provide technical support during RFQs, which includes but is not limited to Design and material recommendation, Bill of material (BOM) definition, Technical presentation preparation, Manufacturing feasibility preparation, Tooling requirements description, Basic costing estimation
Lead customer interactions for technical lobbying and advanced design collaboration
Manage innovation projects and drive new ideas to meet the new market requirements
Creates, researches, and determines feasibility of innovations, ideas, and VA/VEs.
Review thoroughly customer specifications and prepare accordingly Hutchinson DVP&R
Responsible for tracking validation for all assigned customer programs
Document and report new thermal management technologies in global R&D meetings.
Coordinate and validate design solutions with Europe technical headquarters
Serve as a local information resource (benchmark) for thermal management solutions
Create DFMEA and organize reviews for its approval by lead engineer/engineering manager
Inspect PFMEA's and control plans created by the production plant before final approval and release
Create and manage lessons learned document
Plans, conduct, and leads problem solving sessions when necessary.
Support the safety and environmental programs to ensure a safe work environment for all employees and maintain compliance as well as ISO 14000 registration.
Creates, researches, and determines sustainable solutions in compliance with latest regulations and customer specifications.