Our Auburn Hills, MI customer is seeking (2) experienced Application Engineers for a direct hire position at a salary range of $60,000-$81,000. After hiring direct, the candidate must wait a full calendar month after start date to be eligible for client’s benefits. Will consider Entry-Level candidates.
Role Purpose: Deliver application engineering requirements for customer release
Key Responsibilities
· Review customer requirements/specifications and initiate /conduct feasibility studies.
· Perform engineering calculations for joint sizing and make proposals on the joint type. Validate and approve the product performance at each stage ofdevelopment in accordance with the customer and DL specifications for all global applications.
· Support creation of the NBA product proposal and other documentation.
· Manage all relevant application engineering tasks/activities in accordance with the customer APQP (where applicable) and DL CAPM deliverables(including pre ‘C0’ through stage ‘C’ and inclusive of stage ‘D’).
· Prepare the product design package for initial review and drawing creation.
· Authorize the release of the pre-production parts list and structures on the business system for local customer release launch.
· Manage and support the creation and update of the DFMEA and support the PFMEA.
· Lead internal design reviews and the assembly drawing approval for the local customer release launch. Communicate and coordinate this with othertransplant applications.
· Lead local supplier design reviews (DFM and DFA) for local customer release launch. Communicate and coordinate this with other transplant locations.
· Initiate prototype requests and associated documents (PMS, PO's, IPO's…) and release to local product launch centers.
· Lead prototype and pre-production sample build reviews for local customer release launch.
· Supply test specifications to test engineer and support the DVP&R creation and customer review. Work with test engineer to determine expected testresults prior to testing. Review and concur test reports prior to issuing to the customer.
· Lead the technical response review (approval) for the stage ‘D’ change management process.
· Support financial assessments and cost analysis of the product design.
· Support the PPAP package preparation with product launch operations through the appropriate Application Liaison Engineers and Product LaunchManagers.
Requirements
- · Bachelors’ in Engineering
