Senior Application Engineer

Demonstrated Skills

• Expert level of design and analysis skills
• Creates/implements customer-driven designs with minimal supervision
• Specifies materials and analyzes structures for robustness, cost, and risk of designs
• Leads Design FMEA’s with cross-functional groups including Logistics, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Suppliers, and Tooling/Fixtures
• Utilizes QPC process as outlined in IATF-16949 standard
• Maintains/grows relationships with customers
• Supports manufacturing as needed for prototyping or production launches
• Directs designer/drafters who are providing project support
• Establishes strong, lasting relationships with customers
• Champions department improvement projects

Essential Technical Skills

• Strong ability to design engine cooling and air conditioning components
• Extensive knowledge in the physics of heat transfer and fluid flow phenomena as applied to vehicles
• Extensive knowledge of the application of materials including ferrous and non-ferrous metals
• Strong analytical skills including heat transfer analysis, stress analysis, and energy balances within the cooling system
• Sound analysis methods in the evaluation of heat transfer and structural requirements
• Competency with solid modeling design software
• Understanding of production methods and designing for manufacturability
• Solid background in welding, brazing, and metal forming
• Strong project management skills
• Uses computer-based prediction and tracking tools such as Microsoft Project and Excel
• Experience in quality tools such as FMEAs, Design of Experiments, SPC, etc.
• Works with manufacturing personnel to design product consistent with current processes and their associated capability
• Solves design-related problems identified during fabrication and assembly of product and provides support as appropriate to shop personnel
• Prepares appropriate documentation related to design and engineering activities through the application of ANSI:Y14.5 drafting standards which includes geometric tolerancing
• Uses Windchill/PDM Link to store CAD files and perform change management

Education and Experience Requirements

• Self-starter with the ability to operate well independently
• Five plus years of design experience in an OEM manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with a parametric based CAD software
• Experience in sheet metal design and weldments
• Experience in heat exchanger products and processes (brazing) a plus
• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, Masters Degree in Engineering Management, or an MBA a plus

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 Paid Holidays Per Year
• Group Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance at 1x Salary
• Long Term Disability
• Short Term Disability
• Hospitalization Indemnity
• Critical Illness Coverage
• Term Life Insurance
• Identity Protection