What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Development Engineer position at Gates Corporation?
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
WHAT TO EXPECT
As an innovation leader, we seek ambitious, forward-thinking, open-minded, and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in our Rochester Hills office, as a Senior Development Engineer, you will provide product development engineering services to develop electric water pumps (EWP), overseeing the design, development, testing, and customer support.You will collaborate with suppliers and the development team to bring the EWP from concept to production. This role involves managing product development projects related to EWPs, following the Gates product development process. Your contributions are vital to Gates as you leverage your knowledge to reduce emissions across various applications and industries!You will report to the Product Engineering Manager - Electric Water Pumps. Key Responsibilities :
- Participate in weekly department meetings and report on product development and open issues, highlighting key development challenges and managing plans to resolve these issues.
- Be responsible for hydraulic pump design and performance to meet customer requirements.
- Work closely with the engineering team to define products that meet customer needs, establishing concept validation requirements with simulation and testing to verify product performance.
- Collaborate with the Application and Development Engineer to define the bill of materials and component specifications.
- Manage supplier open issues through weekly meetings.
- Define and manage product design for the electric water pump, electric motors, and related components.
- Work with teammates to maintain product DFMEA.
- Define EWP design based on customer requirements.
- Guide designers in creating component and assembly drawings with GD&T.
- Create bills of materials (BOM) for EWPs.
- Manage product validation.
- Develop strong engineering relationships with strategic suppliers.
