Engineer II
Corporate Offices - Auburn Hills United States
Alternate Title: AET Engineer II
Description:
Position Summary:
For our e-Mobility Innovation Center in Auburn Hills, MI, we are looking for an engineer for advanced development of coolant and refrigeration products. You will be responsible for managing advanced product customer development programs, supporting projects from research to customer pre-production program level.
Responsibilities of Position:
- Planning, justification, implementation, and analysis of customer joint thermal component development projects ensuring effective program objectives are met
- Apply component design and manufacturing awareness to thermal product development for optimized economic performance
- Support discussions with customers to support new product development programs, including interface with customers and Engineers to determine product requirements
- Management of new product range BOM, product selection, cost assessment and prototype quoting for customer advanced programs
- Identify appropriate manufacturing techniques and liaise with manufacturing teams globally to develop and implement customer approach
- Coordinate with internal and external suppliers for prototype components & tooling
- Support development and implementation of prototype build and test & validation plans
- Analysis of product test plans and problem-solving issues
- Actively publicize TI Fluid Systems new thermal products to customers
- Support TI Fluid Systems development and validation practices for new product developments
- Provide direction to designers and sub-contractors on development activities
- Support hand over of new technologies to application engineering teams
Skill Requirements:
- Excellent customer interaction skills
- Experience in automotive fluid handling and connection technologies
- Knowledge of vehicle coolant and refrigerant components and systems
- Knowledge of thermal products and systems for electrified vehicles
- Ability to manage program events such that engineering objectives are met.
- Experience with thermal system BOM management and component development
- Experience with DVP&R, DFMEA and engineering processes & methods
- Experience with thermal product validation requirements
- Experience with product cost assessment
- Experience in polymer material processing and development
- Familiarity with extrusion and injection molding manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of materials used in the thermal management systems an advantage
- Self-directed with a high degree of self- motivation.
- Strong hands-on mentality
- Team player with ability to support a team goal
- Proficient computer skills and abilities with Microsoft Office products
- Simulation experience with 1D, FEA and/or CFD an advantage
- Experience with CAD design software an advantage.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Licensing or Special Certification Requirements:
- Valid driver's license.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work at a personal computer for extended periods of time.
- Ability to travels to plant, supplier, and customer sites.
Working Conditions:
- Occasionally lifts up to 30 pounds and frequently carries up to 15 pounds.
- Maneuvers in, around, and about factory and/or laboratory equipment on a regular and continuous basis.
- Some of work time is spent standing, walking, lifting, and bending.
- Works within an automotive components manufacturing, office, and laboratory setting and is exposed to heat, cold, moisture, and fumes/chemicals.
Job Location Specific Requirements:
Position Summary:For our e-Mobility Innovation Center in Auburn Hills, MI, we are looking for an engineer for Application Engineering Technology (AET) group. This engineering position has a focus on coolant and refrigeration products. You will be responsible for managing thermal product development projects from customer pre-production programs to existing product evolutions. Responsibilities of Position:Thermal product development projects ensuring program objectives are met. Which include planning, justification, implementation, and analysis of customer products. Apply component design and manufacturing awareness to thermal product development for optimized performance at economic targetsSupport customer discussions for new and existing products. Customer interactions will include development of product requirements.Management of new product range BOM, product selection, cost assessment and prototype quoting for customer advanced programsParticipate in the identification of appropriate manufacturing techniques and liaise with manufacturing teams globally to develop and support implementation Coordinate with internal and external suppliers for prototype components & toolingImplementation of product test plans and performing root cause analysis Actively publicize TI Fluid Systems new thermal products to customersSupport TI Fluid Systems prototype, development, and validation practices for new product developmentsProvide direction to designers and sub-contractors on development activitiesSupport hand over of new technologies to Application Engineering teams Skill Requirements:Excellent customer interaction skillsExperience with automotive fluid handling and connection technologiesKnowledge of vehicle coolant and refrigerant components and systemsKnowledge of thermal products and systems for electrified vehiclesAbility to manage program events such that engineering objectives are met.Experience with thermal system BOM management and component developmentExperience with DVP&R, DFMEA and engineering processes & methodsExperience with thermal product validation requirementsExperience with product cost assessmentExperience in polymer material processing and developmentFamiliarity with extrusion and injection molding manufacturing processesKnowledge of materials used in the thermal management systems an advantageSelf-directed with a high degree of self- motivation.Strong hands-on aptitudeTeam player with ability to support a team goalProficient computer skills and abilities with Microsoft Office productsExperience with CAD design software an advantage.Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Licensing or Special Certification Requirements:Valid driver's license. Physical Requirements:Ability to work at a personal computer for extended periods of time.Ability to travels to plant, supplier, and customer sites as needed. Working Conditions:Occasionally lifts up to 30 pounds and frequently carries up to 15 pounds.Maneuvers in, around, and about factory and/or laboratory equipment on a regular and continuous basis.Some of work time is spent standing, walking, lifting, and bending. Works within an automotive component manufacturing, office, and laboratory setting and is exposed to heat, cold, moisture, and fumes/chemicals. Education:Minimum of BSME or related engineering degree4 to 7 years minimum experienceKnowledge of German or Mandarin language an advantage
Education:
- Minimum of BSME or related engineering degree
- 2 to 5 years minimum experience
- Knowledge of German or Mandarin language an advantage
EEO Statement:
TI Fluid Systems is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.