Automotive Design Engineer
About the role
Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. We look for growth potential with every hire, setting people on career paths rather than just filling seats.
Responsibilities
- Design assemblies and subparts using computer aided design stations to produce best-in-class plastic injection molded interior components.
- Take an active part in the design feasibility stages and use DFA and FMEA to formulate initial design direction with the team.
- Create CAD files with correct file organization.
- Attend meetings when appropriate, including but not limited to: customers, tool shops, manufacturing, engineering, sales, lab, and fixturing.
- Assist the Design Manager in reviewing the functionality, reliability, manufacturability, fixturing, and ease of assembly of specific design programs.
- Comply with the environmental policy and applicable quality and environmental management systems instructions.
- Comply with the Workplace Safety and Health Policy and applicable instructions.
- Other tasks and duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education and experience: B.S. degree in Engineering Graphics, or some college instruction in an engineering or engineering graphics curriculum with 3 years of design experience.
Skills and abilities:
- Ability to “think in three dimensions,” to visualize solid forms and spaces.
- Minimum score of 70 on the Spatial Relations test.
- Minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional score of 26 on the cognitive portion).
- Minimum score of 70 on the Mechanical Reasoning test.
- Experience using NX or CATIA, or both.
Travel
This position typically requires up to 15% travel.