Dana Incorporated

Product Engineer

Dana Incorporated • $80K — $95K *
Maumee, OH 43537In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in drivetrain engineering within automotive or related industries
  • Experience with casting, forging, machining processes preferred
  • Familiarity with bearings, fasteners, seals, or shafts preferred
  • Ability to read technical drawings and apply GD&T principles
  • Proficient in Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Design axle components based on customer specifications and Dana design practices
  • Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and other teams for cost-effective designs
  • Provide technical support across various departments during vehicle development
  • Make decisions on proposals following the design review process
  • Review engineering documents and evaluate prototype samples
  • Support APQP activities and manage supplier submissions
  • Guide and mentor junior engineers and technicians

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth and mentorship
  • Exposure to cross-functional teams and global engineering practices
  • Involvement in innovative product development and enhancement
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on product excellence
  • Access to advanced engineering tools and resources
Full Job Description


Job Purpose

The Product Engineer is responsible for providing axle product leadership to the global engineering team. The main responsibilities of this position are to lead research and design activities on new products, quality issues, VAVE, and existing product enhancement opportunities. Primary duties include the following:

Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Interpret customer technical specifications and use them to correctly design axle components, specifically carriers, to meet Dana design practices, customer packaging interfaces, and Dana/customer performance requirements.
  • Work closely with manufacturing engineering, purchasing, and estimating team to ensure product designs are both cost effective and manufacturable while meeting all requirements.
  • Provide technical support to customers, sales, purchasing, manufacturing plants, assembly plants, and other engineering departments during sourcing, vehicle development, launch, and production.
  • Make key decisions on proposals, priorities, and requirements following Dana's Design Review process.
  • Author and/or review DFMEAs, DVP&Rs, engineering work orders, materials, prototype samples, and test lab service requests, and then evaluate prototype samples and test lab set-ups and results.
  • Author and/or review technical reports, presentations, and axle product drawings.
  • Evaluate the merits of change and deviation requests applying acceptable engineering practices and coordinate the implementation of such changes once approved by the customer.
  • Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities and supplier PPAP submissions.
  • Mentor and train less experienced axle engineers and technicians.
  • Review monthly customer vehicle warranty data and manage necessary actions for improvement.
  • Perform benchmarking and competitive axle analyses. Develop and implement VAVE cost savings projects.


Education and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in mechanical engineering or related technical field.
  • 3+ years of experience in drivetrain engineering in the automotive, commercial vehicle, and/or off-highway industries.
  • Casting, forging, forming, fabricating, stamping, and/or machining experience is preferred.
  • Bearing, fastener, seal, and/or shaft experience is also preferred.
  • Proficiency in technical drawings, GD&T, authoring FEA requests, and interpreting FEA results. Experience using any CAD software and/or Siemens Teamcenter is preferred but not required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

About Dana Incorporated

Dana Incorporated is a global supplier of drivetrain and e-propulsion systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and off-highway equipment. The company's products include axles, driveshafts, transmissions, and electrodynamic technologies. Dana Incorporated serves customers in the automotive, commercial vehicle, and off-highway markets. The company operates through four segments: Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies, Commercial Vehicle Driveline Technologies, Off-Highway Drive and Motion Technologies, and Power Technologies. Dana Incorporated was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio.
Learn more about Dana Incorporated
Size
38,000 employees
Market Cap
$3.7 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$31 million
5 Year Trend
+3.2%
Revenue
$7.1 billion
* Ladders Estimates

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