Body Component Engineer – Associate #1028065
Job Description:
The Body Sealing Component Engineer will be responsible for the engineering, design, development, timing and production release of Body components.
 
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Design and development of automotive Closures sealing systems from a blank page into production.
• Design with excellence at system and component level with great attention to every detail creating optimized for performance, size, weight, durability, and cost.
• Work closely with both internal teams and external suppliers using creativity and teamwork to integrate multiple systems in the most efficient way possible.
• Work closely with other stake owners and attribute owners across the company such as Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Durability, Manufacturing, Design Studio, etc. to create world class designs.
• Collaboration with cross functional teams such as CAE by interpreting and using analysis results to guide and evolve the design.
• Collaboration with manufacturing to ensure efficient process sequence and build quality.
• Cross functionally works with Manufacturing, Design and Product Development as well as with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Stamping and Suppliers on items such as tool buy-offs and secondary component changes.
• Ability to create testing plan and conduct / coordinate physical tests to prove out design concepts and ensure performance targets are being achieved.
• Perform detailed analysis of section properties, materials, and manufacturing processes through benchmarking activities to understand competitiveness of designs.
• Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designs.
• Coordinate and communicate with interfacing suppliers.
• Effectively provide direction to others and negotiate a balanced solution.
• Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designs.
• Determine required tolerances using GD&T.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required.

 
Requirements:

• Ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.
• Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.

 
Qualifications:

• 5+ years of expertise in automotive Closures sealing systems at OEM or supplier desired.
• Experience working with Class A surface data.
• Experience in prototype assembly and production assembly with the willingness to assemble your own parts.
• Experience in technology, system, and supplier selection.
• Experience in full life cycle development from concept to prototype to full production.

 
Advantageous:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes applicable for Closures sealing such as extrusions, moldings, stampings, coatings, etc.
• Proof of excellence in your past position, while demonstrating profound creativity in resolving mechanical design problems.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
• Detail oriented personality with a determined problem-solving attitude using an Engineering first principles approach.
• Design release engineering experience including engineering change management and project management experiences.
• Proven 3D CAD skills, proficient with NX/CATIA V5/V6 or similar software (desired to do it)
• Solid track record of successful system level integration.

 
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from ABET accredited institution or equivalent closures automotive experience

 
Additional Info: At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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