What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chassis Design Engineer (Automotive) position at ALTEN Technology USA?
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Job Description:
Product Engineer – Chassis suspension cradles, crossmembers, and sub-frames is responsible for the design, development, and validation of chassis structural components. The position will include all aspects of the upfront component design to ensure all system and vehicle level functional objectives are met and also performing the component and system level validation testing. Other aspects of the job include managing overall release of the components including the Bill of Material, CAD drawings, Design Verification Plan, and physical testing. Additional duties will include management of the cradle supplier, issuing engineering change notices, reviewing/approving FMEAs, DVP&Rs, vehicle build support, issue resolution and PPAP.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural engineering or equivalent is required from an ABET accredited university.
- Strong written/ verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience related to the design of chassis structural parts.
- Previous experience with the design, validation and manufacturing of stamped steel components, welded assemblies, and castings is desired.
- Basic understanding of Team center and NX and ability to function in those systems to support day to day responsibilities. Ability to perform basic design activities in Catia/NX/Teamcenter related to vehicle packaging and design of components.
- Ability to construct system and component level DVP’s and DFMEA’s.
- Must have ability to work effectively within a team environment and be able to perform job responsibilities with little supervision.
- Ability to use logical thinking to construct work plans to resolve complex issues with conflicting requirements across multiple organizations.
- Efficient and effective with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint)
Preferred Requirements
- Technical understanding of virtual design of structural components - CAE for Fatigue and strength modelling.
- Previous experience and knowledge of physical system testing of structural components.
- Technical understanding using Acquired road load data to set up and conduct bench testing.
