Sr. Engineer, Body Structures, Plant Vehicle Engineering

Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.  

Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for the design and development of weight efficient automotive BIW Structural parts and assemblies to deliver the highest level of performance in NVH, Durability and Crashworthiness performance from a blank page into production with experience developing body assemblies 
• Design with excellence at system and component level with great attention to every detail creating optimized for performance, size, weight, durability and cost 
• Perform detailed analysis of section properties, materials and manufacturing processes through benchmarking activities to understand competitiveness of designs 
• Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designs 
• Determine required tolerances using GD&T  

Qualifications:  

• 3+ years of expertise in automotive Body Structures systems and sub-systems at OEM or supplier desired  
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes applicable for body structures such as castings, extrusions, cold and hot form stampings, their advantages, and limitations 
• Solid track record of successful system level integration  
• Proven 3D CAD skills, proficient with CATIA V5/V6 or similar software  
• Hands-on practical experience in prototype assembly and production assembly with the willingness to assemble your own parts  
• Detail oriented personality with a determined problem-solving attitude using an Engineering first principles approach  
• A strong understanding of various analysis tools such as ANSYS, OptiStruct, MatLab, ADAMS, etc.  
• Proof of excellence in your past position, while demonstrating profound creativity in resolving mechanical design problems  
• Experience in full life cycle development from concept to prototype to full production  

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of steel and aluminum components and joining practices
• Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt, Shannin RedX or other equivalent problem-solving methodology.
• Experience with Dimensional Variation Analysis and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

Education:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from ABET accredited institution or equivalent body structures automotive experience