Responsibilities:
- Develop concepts through to production, to ensure robust, cost sensitive design solutions
- Provide the main design resource or point of contact for a Product during the Product Development Cycle through to Production Manufacturing
- Work closely with the Product Engineer to develop and implement solid design concepts to meet the requirements defined in customer contract
- Focus on the Proof of Concept planning with the Product Engineer, to understand and limit the risk of design solutions with respect to part performance and manufacturability
- Perform complex vehicle level packaging studies, balancing physical space limitations, legal functional requirements, and manufacturing limitations
- Ensure the CAD deliverables are progressing along the expected timeline, and propose action plans should problems arise
- Define CAD files which communicate design intent from a singular component to a multi-component assembly
- Create and define robust, computer aided design files, consistent with Autosystems Standards, capable of enduring multiple design revisions quickly and efficiently
- Maintain and revise our design responsible, computer aided design files within our Customer’s data management system
- Support data translation at the request of our Supply base to facilitate tool builds and concurrent design activity in CAD packages, other than that used by Autosystems.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or above (Engineering Field)
- Min 5 years’ design experience in automotive tail lamp, better if have head lamp design experience
- Proficient in CATIA V5
- Understands and applies standard plastics geometries to ensure manufacturing controls (ie: Draft, Wall stock, Rads and Fillets) are incorporated
- Can manage data transfers as required by our customer, utilizing the systems prescribed as trained/ presented.
- Perform translation of data utilizing industry standard translation software as required
- Reasoning Ability: Effective trouble shooting for a variety of different situations/issues effectively.
- Effective communication (written and verbal) with the customer, suppliers, and various departments within Autosystems
- Organization of records, time, priority setting, deadlines
- Self-motivated, high level of initiative and creativity
- Able to work independently and follow tasks through to completion