Design Release Engineer - Chassis

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference.

Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities.

Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.

This role is responsible for Fuel system, DEF system, Fuel & DEF lines, Battery box mounting, Fairing mounting, Cab Steps & back of cab access, fifth wheels, Quarter fenders/Mudflaps, Chassis suspended component function areas within Chassis.

This team is responsible for development & installation of multiple components, systems and complete chassis equipment system solutions for Diesel, Electric, and Autonomous vehicles for Class 8 heavy duty trucks.

Responsibilities

• Take product ownership and engineering responsibility, independently deliver the tasks in assigned Chassis Equipment function areas. Integrate deliveries from other cross-functional stakeholders and secure quality and delivery readiness of engineering design releases
• Perform design activities from concept to production phase, support verification & validation activities, and any corrective actions during design maturity stages
• Complete engineering activities, drawings, engineering change releases, packaging verification, within area of function group responsibility. Heavy emphasis is placed on level of expertise, knowledge, analysis, accuracy, interaction within department and cross-functional team members
• Work with test engineers to support the testing activities, support prototype procurement. Support plan for accelerated endurance testing of the components/assemblies in area of responsibility
• Work with suppliers/vendors during sourcing, tooling development, quality issues, reviewing & approving supplier request for engineering change.
• Provide engineering support for prototype/methods/pilot builds at production plant, corrective action for vehicle audit issues. Resolve factory, assembly, lab, project, product issues as tracked in Jira Product issue log (PIL) system within area of responsibility
• Coordinate engineering designs and systems with purchasing, suppliers, testing team, manufacturing team, other vehicle subsystems and functions
• Travel as required
• Perform other duties as needed
  
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5-7 years of experience in product development projects in the commercial vehicles industry or equivalent
• 5 years of CREO/PRO-E experience is required (sheet metal, castings, piping etc).
• Applied knowledge of Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Knowledge of product development life cycle, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience working in an Agile environment (with product owner or scrum master) is a plus.
• Previous knowledge and experience with class 8 heavy duty trucks is a plus.
• The ability to work independently, and to lead, coach and mentor others
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and tooling
  
  
  

Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

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