Product Engineer - Body ClosuresOverview / Summary We are seeking a Product Engineer with experience in automotive body closure systems to support the development and release of technical requirements and engineering strategies. The role will focus on rear closure systems, including liftgates, tailgates, cargo doors, swing gates, hinges, latches, mechanisms, sheet metal structures, and system integration.
The ideal candidate will have experience developing closure systems from early development through product launch, along with experience writing technical specifications and engineering documentation.
Key Responsibilities - Develop and release technical requirements and engineering strategies for rear closure systems.
- Support all aspects of rear closures, including liftgates, tailgates, cargo doors, swing gates, hinges, latches, mechanisms, and system integration.
- Develop technical documentation, including DVP&R, DFMEA, technical requirements, and technical strategies.
- Draft and publish technical specifications and requirements using atomic statements aligned with customer use cases and test conditions.
- Develop DVP-related documentation and DFMEA documentation from scratch.
- Develop products from early development through product launch.
- Use 3D modeling tools to open, view, measure, and cut basic sections in Vis and CATIA V5.
- Perform basic 3D modeling within CATIA.
- Collect competitive benchmarking information, including mass, size, and features, to compare against existing designs.
- Collect information required to develop technical requirements.
- Support Voice of the Customer (VOC) data collection and develop requirements using a physics-based approach.
- Apply principles of statics and dynamics to mechanical engineering activities.
- Develop and/or complete Free Body Diagrams (FBDs) for moving systems.
- Work with mechanisms and structures.
- Support closure systems involving sheet metal body structures, stamping, sealing, power/gas struts, power drive units/motors, and hinges.
- Support the resolution of current-model quality issues and implementation of corrective actions.
- Apply system engineering disciplines and Design for Manufacturing principles to proactively solve engineering issues.
- Support benchmarking and futuring activities.
- Apply knowledge of automotive exterior components, materials, and manufacturing technologies.
- Work with structural mechanics and hinge mechanism dynamics.
- Apply systems engineering principles.
- Support FEA, DFMEA, Control Plan development, and Dimensional Variation Analysis activities.
- Work within CATIA/3DX and related engineering environments.
- Create simple parts, sections, and studies using CATIA/3DX.
- Perform advanced kinematic synthesis of four-bar linkages and develop Free Body Diagrams.
- Use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for engineering documentation and communication.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree.
- 5+ years of experience developing closure systems, including doors, hoods, liftgates, or tailgates.
- Experience writing technical specifications.
- Experience with technical writing and development of engineering requirements.
- Experience with product engineering from early development through product launch.
- Experience with 3D modeling using CATIA V5 and the ability to open, view, measure, and cut basic sections.
- Experience with competitive benchmarking.
- Experience collecting information and developing technical requirements.
- Understanding of basic principles of statics and dynamics.
- Ability to develop and/or complete Free Body Diagrams for moving systems.
- Experience with mechanisms and structures.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience with mechatronics or system integration, design, and development.
- Experience with sheet metal body structures, closures, stamping, static and/or dynamic sealing, power/gas struts, power drive units/motors, and hinges.
- Direct experience with closure systems such as tailgates, liftgates, swing gates, side doors, cargo doors, or moveable roof systems.
- Experience resolving current-model quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
- Experience with system engineering disciplines and Design for Manufacturing principles.
- Knowledge of craftsmanship expectations, benchmarking, and futuring.
- Knowledge of automotive exterior components, materials, and manufacturing technologies, including stamping, injection molding, extrusion, forging, casting, welding, and riveting.
- Experience with bolted joint structures.
- Experience with structural mechanics and hinge mechanism dynamics.
- Working knowledge of FEA, DFMEA, Control Plan development, and Dimensional Variation Analysis.
- Experience with CATIA/3DX, Teamcenter Engineering, and Digital Buck.
- Ability to create simple parts, sections, and studies using CATIA/3DX.
- Experience with advanced kinematic synthesis of four-bar linkages.
- Master's degree.
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