Job Description
About Metalsa : We are a global company with 65+ years of experience in the automotive industry, we manufacture safe and sustainable products for people around the world. We are working for a better future where we enrich communities every day by being committed to people, innovation, and our planet. If you have what it takes to accelerate Metalsa's vision of future mobility, we want you to join the team! For more information, visit metalsa.com
Metalsa's Mission : To move the world more efficiently while protecting the environment and ensuring long-term economic and social value generation for our stakeholders.
Metalsa's Vision : To become a leading mobility manufacturer of chassis and electrified solutions for the automotive, trucking, and off-highway industries.
Role : Application Engineering Specialist
Mission / Purpose : Lead product design, performance, and reliability of new Frame or Cradle structural products programs, through a coordinated interface with the customer and with internal company resources to ensure product meet time and quality requirements.
What does a day-in-the-life look like?
- To Be the liaison for Customer Engineering on Structural products and all product related issues to understand design priorities and manage engineering programs and projects, propose solutions within current team or redirect to proper department
- To Consolidate agreements with customer and plant to determine design, performance, and dimensional requirements for Structural products follow to (MES).
- To Generate design improvements ideas to achieve lighter weight, stronger, better performing, and lower cost designs through brainstorming workshop or regular meetings with MDT.
- To Support new product launch activity at the customer and at Metalsa facilities following MES and information generated by the plant, activity includes to mention a few but not limited to :
- Weld quality visual inspection and length vs weld document
- Ensure build level to release
- Dimensional reports are compliant to Customer general GD&T
- Hole inspection for presence, added and or removed parts
- To Support other technical department activity and communicate overall activities and status such testing updates, Prototypes Status, to mention a few.
- To Manage Design Release Package (BOM, 3D 2D etc.), by using Metalsa Project System to ensure product launch in quality and time.
- To Approve or reject Deviations (with AE Co. supervision) from manufacturing process following Metalsa Quality Standards to track changes versus original design by using CAE, statistic, tolerance dimensional to mention a few.
- To Support to Innovation, DFSS, De-couple projects by follow up with multidisciplinary teams in order to meet project objectives in time and quality.
- To Lead Product verification workshop according to MPS to ensure feasible product.
- To Support quotation process, service parts, on early stages by providing documentation and interaction with multidisciplinary teams.
- To Monitor Design KPI, and provide Design and Development Engineering performance data for Quality Management System (MPS) according with Technical Process Sheet to track our Quality System deliverables all programs on OEM (Chief) Per program (AE)
- To This position must be able to perform the activities of the Application Engineer role or any other activities that the company requires to fulfill customer program expectations.
Safety & Quality
Work in a safe manner and encourage others to do soReport all unsafe acts and conditions immediatelyUse our Innovation process and the team concept to improve safety in the plantParticipate actively in all efforts for product improvement and the engineering processWhat you will bring :
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or EquivalentGeneral vehicle and automotive customer knowledgeExperience
5 years as a Design Engineer, Product Engineer or equivalent experience.Technical Skills
Intermediate understanding of engineering processes and applying Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis.DFSS & Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA / PFMEA) a plus.Understanding of Risk management of components (designation as critical, high / medium / low, etc. based on product / process criteria).Basic CAD Knowledge (Catia, NX).Basic CAE Knowledge (Durability, NVH, Impact)Basic vehicle and sub-systems knowledge, with an understanding of how mating systems interact with the vehicle structure.Basic understanding of Stamping, Roll-forming, Hydroforming Joining & Electrocoat processes.Basic understanding for testing and validation processes for structural components.Intermediate mechanical engineering background with emphasis on structural strength, stiffness and durability concepts.Basic Project Management Knowledge (Quotation, VAVE assessments, internal / external customer deliverables, leading product meetings and interacting with multi-disciplinary teams at customer / internal production facility to manage product.Understanding of Life-Cycle Management Knowledge (MPS or equivalent).Basic finance for engineers' knowledge.What is in it for YOU?
As part of the Metalsa team, you will benefit from great compensation and benefits package!
Vacation, Personal Time, and Paid HolidaysExcellent Benefits Plan!Medical, dental, vision, prescription insurancePaid Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability CoverageFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)401(k) Company MatchingTuition Reimbursement ProgramAdvancement Opportunities & Training ProgramsEEOC Statement : We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.