Systems Technology Group (STG) has immediate opening for UGNX Designer Aerodynamic Armatures for our direct automotive client in Warren, MI. The duration is long-term (1+ year).
Overview: The design position is with the North American Vehicle Development Department/ Energy staff / Vehicle Aero Development group. The designer will be responsible for creating aerodynamic armatures for future vehicle programs. Work involves providing design leadership, project management and conflict resolution. Exercise an intermediate level of independent judgment with little to no direction from management.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Design highly complex components and simple sub-systems
- Provide technical design leadership for a major sub-systems
- Mentor and coach other designers
- Ensure communication between sub-system groups
- Verify quality to design team output
- Resolve technical design conflicts
- Assess buildability, manufacturability and integration with Lead Design Engineer and Design Managers
- Advise first line supervises of project status, timing, resource availability and capability
- Assist in establishing design completion dates
Required Skills/Experience:
- Knowledge of Unigraphic software - Advanced level
- Familiarity with email communication tool (i.e., Yahoo, Lotus Notes)
- Strong interpersonal skills involving ability to work effectively cross-functionally and cross-culturally sharing ideas, designs and views
- Strong written and oral communication skills necessary to lead meetings and virtual events
- Ability to work well with others, exhibiting teamwork skills with other engineers and designers – 11+ years experience
- Ability to work independently from other designers and engineers but with moderate direction from management – 11+ years experience
- Highly developed leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback to designers – 11+ years experience
- Strong organization, planning and data management skills – 11+ years experience
- Knowledge of Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles, part tolerancing and math data management skills – 11+ years experience
- Expertise in engineering/design commodity group
- Working knowledge in global safety standards and SAE guidelines
- Advanced ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using root cause analysis where problems are highly complex – 11+ years experience
- Ability to identify potential issues and propose corrective action – 11+ years experience
- Displays attributes of a critical thinker and leverages innovative design skills – 11+ years experience
- Position related experience in an Engineering or Design discipline – 11+ years
- Position specific experience as a Designer – 11+ years
- Area of expertise include Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Required Education/Training:
- Bachelor’s Degree required or Associates Degree/EE with equivalent experience
- Required training in Unigraphics (UG) with expert proficiency in UG functionality and advanced modeling techniques and functionality (i.e., simulation and structures) – 11+ years experience
*STG offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including health coverage, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid vacations and paid holidays. For more information about STG, please visit us at www.stgit.com
