Senior Design Engineer

Title: Senior Design Engineer

Description:
• Lead the integration and package a wide variety of lighting components in CAD, such as headlmaps, light pipes, functional lamps and signalling lamps for the assigned vehicle lines.

• Work with the assigned design release engineers to optimize the design with special focus on cost, mass and part count

• Focus ideas on combining and eliminating redundancy and components to streamline designs and manufacturing processes

• Push the limits to optimize vehicle mechanical architecture, and electrical system integration into the overall product and process, driving engineering tradeoffs to optimize performance, cost, and mass

• Partner with manufacturing engineering to drive new ideas to minimize assembly time, drive designs that deliver high first pass factory yields, and high field reliability

• Collaboratively design mechanical components by interfacing with multiple business functions within the company in support of Body Lighting such as Studio, Purchasing and Exteriors.

• Develop and document component mechanical functional requirements based on product requirements for custom, semi-custom, and off-the-shelf components

• Consider all aspects of integration such as UI/UX, EMC, service, manufacturing build feasibility, thermal, durability, mounting, ensuring correct clearances, NVH, water/dust ingress, component functionality, perceived quality, etc

• Complete component design verification plans to ensure we deliver low mass, low cost, yet durable parts and modules to the vehicle program

• Perform other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the position

Skills: Ability to identify optimization opportunities from CAE/testing results, At least 10 years industry experience within automotive or other related industries, Be a proficient CAD designer, ideally within Catia V5 / V6 / 3DX, though other equivalent systems will be considered. Advanced surfacing and solid modelling expertise is preferred, along with strong CAD structure/organizational skills, B.S degree (or above), in mechanical engineering, or relevant equivalent experience, Excellent knowledge of manufacturing methods such as sheet metal brake-press and stamping, injection molded plastic, cast metals, CNC machining, 3D printing etc, Experience designing components and /or systems that include mechanism design, thermal design, PCB integration, plastic molding and class A surface integration, Workable knowledge with DFMEA principles and execution

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.