What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Design Engineer in Automotive Industry with Carbon Fiber experience position at VRTek Consulting?
Job Details
Senior Design Engineer
in Torrance, CA.
Contract Duration: 8 months to 1 year
We are seeking an engineer with carbon fiber experience.
Essential Duties
- Conceptualizes and creates mechanical designs using design software SolidWorks and/or Catia V5 for new products used in late model air cooled Porsches
- Ability to understand and design around packaging environment, mounting strategy and load conditions of automotive components and systems, even with little information
- Ability to plan and execute part evaluations on vehicle, and component or system validation plans
- Interfaces with and manages suppliers to execute project deliverables
- Collaborates with global Design and Production Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Production teams
- Plans, executes, and initiates process improvement (such as Lean or Six Sigma)
- Evaluates existing drawings and 3D models of assemblies and processes
- Develops testing processes, and perform testing and validation of new designs
- Creates working prototypes for first article fit and function testing
- Reviews and approves 3D models and 2D drawings and specifications created by junior engineers
- Complete documentation to track project development and design process
- Ensures projects are on time and within budget
- Identifies indicators for improvement and cost reduction opportunities
- Creates product introduction materials; work instructions, exploded view parts manuals, etc.
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Required Education/Experience
- Bachelor s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering with automotive, mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering emphasis
- Minimum of 8 to10 years of mechanical design & drafting experience using CAD software such as SolidWorks, Catia, or equivalent
- Experience in automotive industry
- Experience in engineering development process and design and release of components and systems
Preferred Education/Experience and/or Certifications
- Master s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering with automotive, mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering emphasis
- Experience and capabilities with surface modeling
- Experience with data management systems
Skills/Abilities and Attributes
- Strong knowledge and experience in automotive design process, including creating requirements, design, manufacturability and releasing
- Ability to solve complex problems with design constraints and deliver optimized solutions for function, cost, timing and manufacturing
- Ability to create 2D drawings and 3D models of advanced mechanical components and assemblies
- Understanding of customer expectations for luxury, high performance vehicles
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, especially the ability to synthesize large amounts of data involving multiple variables into action plan
- Demonstrated ability to lead a project through completion and meet deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complicated issues to a wider audience
- Team oriented, strong ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment and to multiple deadlines
- Knowledge of Pareto Analysis, Root Cause, Corrective Action, or related strongly preferred
- Understanding of design for manufacturability as it applies to DFMEA concepts
- Proficient working with PowerPoint, Excel, or similar data analysis software
- Experience monitoring, tracking, and continually improving the total cost equation
- Willingness and ability to learn and use new test equipment such as 3D scanners, 3D printers, data acquisition systems
- Knowledge of air cooled and turbo Porsche vehicles a plus
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
