Composites Product Engineer

Overview: We are seeking an experienced Composites Product Engineer in a dynamic environment. In this role, the Composites Product Engineer will serve as a technical product lead for our automotive composite material projects, ensuring all customer-specific and internal company guidelines are being followed in the development phase.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Product Lead for automotive projects using thermoset composite materials, carbon fiber, glass fiber, and epoxy.
• Main point of contact for OEMs and suppliers during the development phase of composite parts.
• Manage the customer-oriented development team regarding requirements for automotive/motorsports and fiber composite components.
• Propose new product/part designs based on manufacturing and assembly feasibility using composites, carbon fiber, and glass fiber materials.
• Troubleshoot part design to identify root causes and countermeasures for meeting requirements.
• Ensure the development is aligned with company objectives.
• Conduct regular design reviews to ensure design targets are met.
• Implement Design FMEA.
• Ensure all customer-specific and internal company guidelines and specifications are being followed in the development phase.

Requirements & Qualification:

• Degree in plastics engineering, electronics engineering, mechatronics, or comparable qualification.
• Professional experience in the automotive/motorsports and fiber composite technology fields.
• Understanding of current requirements and processes of the automotive/motorsport industry, including future trends.
• Detailed understanding of the fiber composite part production process.
• Knowledge of lightweight construction technology and its design guidelines.
• Thermoset composite material experience desired.
• Knowledge of simulation and virtual validation of fiber composite parts.
• Experience in seat development.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA) experience.
• CAD experience with Catia V5.
• Experience of common automotive development and quality processes.
• Quick learner, work independently, committed, teamwork, and communication skills, and hands-on mentality desired.
• Travel - 25% to suppliers & customers.