Advanced Structure Lead Engineer

Advanced Structure Lead Engineer

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.

Location : Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Job ID : R0047606

Date Posted : 2024-04-11

Company Name : HITACHI ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.

Profession (Job Category) : Engineering & Science

Job Schedule : Full time

Remote : No

Job Description :

Summary : Under the direction of Director this position exercises responsibility for designing, implementing and optimizing advanced Mechanical structure.

Essential Functions :

• Develop development masterplan aligned with the company's corporate business objectives.
• Perform experiments and analyze data, create new techniques and evaluation as well as to make reports.
• Create new concepts and perform experiments and analysis to realize improved system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop software-defined mobility solutions tailored to specific network requirements and use cases.
• Create technical documentation, design specifications, and best practices guides for software-defined mobility solutions.
• Share knowledge and expertise with internal teams and stakeholders to foster learning and collaboration.
• Represent the company with its major customers, and the public.
• Standardization across software-defined mobility technology and programs to minimize cost and development timing.
• Review all software defined mobility proposals to analyze time frames, funding limitations, staffing requirements, project procedures, and allotment of available resources for all phases of project.
• Provide direction on design and development activities to improve, modify or design new products.
• Direct research and development, quality control and product modification and improvement activities in alignment with established program objectives.
• Oversee the review of product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements.
• Travel to customer locations supporting product development and throughout (s) for product reviews, testing, and change updates with periodic travel with customer to company manufacturing facilities (domestic and international).
• Ensure legal compliance in all engineering product design activities.
• Support all business objectives of the company by aligning Design Engineering activities with the organizational goals and objectives.
• Consistently use exceptional customer service skills and work with all levels of staff and maintain strict confidentiality of information.
• Maintain a safe workplace and follow all regulations and requirements related to safety and environmental compliance.
• Follow all quality policy standards.

Qualifications :

Knowledge skills and abilities :

• Ability to make test plans and execute experiments.
• CAD tools skill such as Solidworks, etc. is needed.
• CAE skill such as stress, thermal, and vibration analysis etc. is needed.
• Excellent writing and communication skills will be required.
• Mechanical components knowledge for automotive is needed.
• Worst case analysis skill is needed.
• D-FMEA skill is needed.
• Ability to work in a team environment and present development outcomes to sponsors and customers.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction is required as are strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with PCs and application software, such as MS Office tools is also required.

Education : Bachelor's degree in engineering or related area required. Master's degree preferred.

Experience : Minimum 4 years prior related experience with Master’s degree and Minimum 7 years with Bachelor s degree.

• Minimum 5 years of development or industry experience in ADAS or EMS is required.
• Minimum one of mass production development experience in ADAS or EMS is required.
• Exposure to Automotive engineering is required, including the following :
• An understanding of automotive components and expected qualities.
• Knowledge of lessons and learns about mass production.

Working Conditions :

Physical Demands : Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

Have the ability to work 40-60 hours per week.

Travel : Domestic and international may be required as needed.

Work Environment : Primarily in a professional business office with exposure to testing areas and periodic exposure to manufacturing environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females / Minorities / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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us. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

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