Development Engineer - VTCA

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $97,000.00 Annually

Vuteq Technical Center Americas is a Sales and Engineering service provider representing Vuteq and Diversity Vuteq manufacturing groups throughout North America. The Vuteq group of companies is actively engaged in automotive parts manufacturing and design and currently supplies Interior and Exterior components to General Motors, Toyota Motor Manufacturing and Honda Motor Manufacturing. Located in Woodstock, Ontario, we are proud to supply quality products and services to our customers for the past 38 years.

We are a diverse team of skilled professionals, and pride ourselves in maintaining a culture that is inclusive, supportive and provides opportunities for growth.

The Development Engineer will support the Advanced Development Team by planning and leading the design and development of customer projects/products and the R&D of new materials and technologies.

Salary Range : $60,000 - $97,000/yr

• Yearly provided uniforms
• Safety shoe allowance of $160
• Prescription safety glasses
• Employer paid family benefit plan
• RRSP/DPSP Incentives
• Extensive hands-on training
• Paid sick and personal time
• Paid earned day - 1/year up to 11 max.
• Paid vacation time - 2 weeks/year
• Paid company floaters at Christmas
• Community involvement opportunities
• Company events - Holiday parties, summer picnic, BBQ’s
• Stability - 38 years in Woodstock
• Paid OT for 40+ hours a week or 8+ hours a day
• Opportunities for team member growth and development

• Support product research and development activity and manage projects through to completion
• Develop new materials, processes based on our customers’ needs and trends
• Attend development project meetings and report target and status
• Complete technical presentations both internally and to external customers
• Development projects: create design of experiments, contacting vendors to acquire equipment and materials, perform tests and trials of designs, prepare and present final findings to appropriate manager and OEM Engineering
• Prototyping: analyze data received from customers, developing, and building of the prototype
• Benchmarking: researching relevant competitors’ products, communicate with the sales department about competitor models, dismantle parts and document findings, present findings to appropriate manager
• Testing: studying customer standards, setting up jigs and fixtures for tests, perform testing to customers specifications/standards, report findings to appropriate manager
• Machine development: research new technologies in the Interior industry, collaborate with multiple vendors and suppliers for information, analyze findings and decide further methods of procedures
• Analyze existing automotive interior parts for safety, performance, and feasibility.
• Work following PDCA flow
• Support and maintain environmental initiatives that reduce waste, energy consumption, and operational impact

Ensure team member compliance with all environmental regulations, policies and industry standards.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or similar field or successful completion of a minimum three-year advanced engineering diploma from a college is considered an asset.

• Experience with CATIA V5, Unigraphics, or Solid Works
• Experience with Auto Desk, ALIAS, Rhino 3D or Creo Freestyle
• Experience with PPAP, APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA
• MS Office (particularly Excel, PowerPoint)
• Some injection molding knowledge and experience is an advantage
• Excellent knowledge of plastics & other automotive interior/exterior materials
• 3-5 years' experience with engineering product development
• 3-5 years' experience coordinating engineering projects to ensure…