Job Description
Job Description:
- The Vehicle Engineer is responsible for engineering and designing New Client Vehicles from start to finish.
- The person will be responsible for the design and integration of all vehicle systems found in today's wheelchair accessible vehicles and set the overall development strategy, maintaining corporate objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Engineer, design and develop new vehicle conversions in CAD (Inventor)
- Design Mechanism, Suspensions, Structures and Closures (doors & liftgates)
- Plan for design, procurement, assembly, and validation requirements that align with overall Project Timing, Stage Gate (APQP) and Mitigation Strategies.
- Ensure vehicle Designs & Systems conform to budgeted Quality and Cost targets.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Portfolio) to assure vehicle designs account for all requirements.
- Suggest Low-cost Design alternatives, Common Designs and Standardization.
- Build and design prototype vehicles.
- Constantly improve designs, processes, and timing, maintaining project specifications.
- Participate in design reviews to assure all vehicle conversions are developed and engineered to meet or exceed requirements.
- Review designs with peers for good design practices and any anticipated design concerns.
Requirements:
- Mechanism Design knowledge is a most, expertise preferred, and how to integrate it into the design, considering all Tolerances involved.
- Understanding of Vehicle Engineering and Integration. Must know what is required for a reliable design.
- Proficiency in Structural Design, sheet metal fabrication, welding processes, LEAN principles.
- Understanding of fuel, exhaust, cooling and braking systems, materials and industry standards
- Experience in with vehicle compartments like Closures & Suspensions.
- Knowledge of materials and benefits of utilizing one type over the other
- Solid working knowledge of quality, design and validation tools including FEA, DFA/M, DOE, D/PFMEA, DVP&R, problem solving (8D or similar), GD&T and Tolerance Stack-up.
- Must be detail-oriented and a self-starter.
- Must possess the ability to function well under the demands of project due dates
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed
- Well organized, accurate and possesses a strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to effectively solve and analyze problems
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment
- Prototype fabrication and welding knowledge preferred
- Windows (computer), Outlook (email), Inventor, AutoCad, Vault, MS Office, and Epicor (ERP)
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required.
- 5 years' work experience in automotive design is preferred.
- Previous assembly plant launch experience preferred.
- Dimensional Management and Understanding of GD&T preferred.
- Experience with Mechanism, Steel and Aluminum part design and manufacturing.
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