What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Product Designer position at American Rheinmetall Vehicles, LLC?
At American Rheinmetall Vehicles, we believe in satisfied customers and healthy, engaged employees. We listen to our customers and develop transformational technology that delivers necessary military vehicle capabilities to our Warfighters while also providing challenging and fulfilling careers to our employees.
We are committed to supporting critical advancements in the United States defense industry, like the U.S. Army’s XM30 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) program, which will replace the Army’s Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with a modernized ICV. Our team has recently won a contract award to advance to Phases 3 and 4 of the program where vehicle design will continue, followed by the prototype build of a small number of vehicles to be tested by the Army. Our solution for the XM30 program, along with our other next-generation tracked and wheeled vehicle systems, empowers and protects the members of our U.S. Armed Forces and ensure their safe return home.
In the past two years, we have secured an order intake of about $750 million. We have greatly increased our workforce and are continuing to do so at a rapid pace in order to staff our new facility and support our goals as we continue to grow our business. If you are interested in a meaningful career that directly supports our Warfighters, we encourage you to apply today!
American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV), in Sterling Heights, MI, delivers next generation capability, technology and competition to high priority United States modernization programs. Leveraging the global portfolio of Rheinmetall’s Vehicle Systems Division, ARV provides advanced tracked and wheeled combat vehicles and tactical wheeled vehicles. ARV offers forward thinking capabilities such open systems architectures to enable the rapid insertion of maturing technologies, platform commonality to reduce production and lifecycle costs, and the transfer of technology to establish local production capabilities. Rheinmetall’s collaborative global structure allows for the maturation and strengthening of the U.S. Industrial Base now and into the future.
Job Summary
Product Design Lead will be a self-starter with a strong record of meeting project deadlines and ability to successfully work with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. Will maintain responsibility and ownership for the sub-system design, development, and integration for military combat vehicles. When deemed necessary, Product Design Lead will support task priorities and timing required to meet design schedules with other Designer team members. Design responsibility will range from top-level CAD assemblies requiring large assembly management, vehicle sub-systems assemblies, and in some instances single components. Areas of design competency should include but not limited to mechanical and/or electrical design feasibility concepts, initial packaging studies, design of complete prototypes, production design, sub-system integration, and balance of systems based on known requirements. A solid understanding of various design based CAD process, design methods, prototype manufacturing, and production level manufacturing techniques.
American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV), in Sterling Heights, MI, delivers next generation capability, technology and competition to high priority United States modernization programs. Leveraging the global portfolio of Rheinmetall’s Vehicle Systems Division, ARV provides advanced tracked and wheeled combat vehicles and tactical wheeled vehicles. ARV offers forward thinking capabilities such open systems architectures to enable the rapid insertion of maturing technologies, platform commonality to reduce production and lifecycle costs, and the transfer of technology to establish local production capabilities. Rheinmetall’s collaborative global structure allows for the maturation and strengthening of the U.S. Industrial Base now and into the future.
We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to work for our Troy, MI office. If you have at least 10 years in product design and development in US Defense Programs and 15 years of experience or equivelent work experience with PTC Creo Parametric, and have a required Associate Degree in Product Design (e.g. Mechanical, Structural, Systems, Aerospace, Automotive), we invite you to click the Apply button to learn more and share your qualifications with us.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the employment application or for any part of the application process, please contact hr@rheinmetall-arv-us.com.
EOE (including Disability/Veterans)
Benefits
Robust medical, dental, vision, 401(k), short- and long-term disability, life insurance, education reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program
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Pay Transparency
This company abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.35(c), found here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
All employment at ARV is contingent upon the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance if the position requires it.
