Senior Product Engineer

General Description

• Responsible to identify, design and develop a product or product family.
• Ensures production procedures efficiently utilize materials and personnel.
• Tests finished product for quality purposes and recommends changes to product specifications as necessary.
• Receives and processes changes required by clients, released on production (not launches), at an SR Level, and develops the product from concept up to SOP on a limited basis (if it is a BTP) or as full development as an FSS, Full‑Service Supplier.
• May develop, uncover, characterize, and assess strategic new products and/or product extensions.
• Transforms and adopts discoveries to ensure R&D activities maintain the organization’s competitive position.
• May also focus on pure research, design, and implementation of manufacturing processes and equipment for the product.

• Experience in the design, development, and engineering of Interior commodities
  • IP
  • Door
  • Floor Console
  • Hard‑trim
  • Overhead
• Experience/knowledge in key technologies
  • Injection Molding
• Lamination of Cover stocks (Vac‑forming, Press Lamination, Bladder Wrapping)
• Assembly of Parts
  • Vibration Welding
• Sonic Welding
• Heat Staking
• Screw/Clip Attachment
• Knowledge of second‑tier technologies (plus in candidate’s consideration)
  • Hybrid Injection Molding
• Compression Molding
• Cut & Sew
• Understanding of other beneficial technologies
  • Foam In Place
• Laser Scoring
• Knife Scoring (Sonic or Cold)
• Punch Trim
• Waterjet Trim

• BS/BA required
• MA preferred

• Requires 5–8 years

• Comfortable in working directly with the customer and, at times, in independent situations.
• Self‑motivated and able to operate without constant guidance.
• Ability to define general product requirements to the customer.
• Ability to communicate customer wants/questions to support teams and then relay guidance and design/tooling criteria back to the customer.
• Understanding of engineering discipline documents (DFMEA, DVP&R, EBOM).
• Ability to assist in creating, maintaining, and updating the above documents as needed.
• Participate in weekly design reviews, and at times lead them if needed.
• Initiate and track engineering changes through an ECN/RFQ system.
• Basic understanding of GD&T, gage/fixture design, and build.
• Ability to support analysis of dimensional data and corrective action for product concerns.
• Understand and support various team disciplines (PFMEA, APQP, DFA, DFM, DFE, LPMP, PDM, DFSS).
• Understanding of FEA/CAE development and ability to help develop the expected inputs/outputs needed for the design to be successfully evaluated for FEA/CAE.
• Ability to analyze outputs and work with the team on design improvements as needed.
• Team Center Experience
  • Initiate DR's and DTR's for required design work and data transfers.
• Cut sections/take measurements.
• Maintain engineering open issues and evidence documents.
• Ensure customer expectations are being met or exceeded.
• Utilize lessons learned and continuous improvement activities to ensure robust designs.
• Responsible for the execution of initial engineering release and subsequent changes.
• Provide launch support, including onsite at IAC and customer manufacturing locations.