Simultaneous Engineering, Formability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Use CAE formability analysis and stamping process skills to provide manufacturability assessment for Large Stamped Panels and developing Stamping Processes
• Work with simultaneous die engineers, design studio, product engineers, manufacturing engineers, and program management to develop balanced integrated systems design for future program launches
• Process a new product design for early manufacturing feasibility studies
• Provide manufacturing input and engineering criteria to Styling & Product Engineering
• Develop preliminary die-face layout and run formability analysis
• Run iterations to optimize manufacturing conditions and identify manufacturability concerns
• Propose solutions in resolving manufacturing related issues including splits, wrinkles, surface defects, skid lines, material utilization, press handling, and throughput
• Support Die Leads in program health checks, stamping strategy reviews, and deviation requests
• Review and resolve manufacturability requirements with Product Development (DFM)
• Prepare handoff documents and math data of manufacturing product releases to production die sources

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Business Administration, or related field of study
• Ten (10) years of experience as a Design Engineer, Lead Engineer, or related role
• Eight years of experience with:
  Manufacturing CAE experience in Die and Stamping, high level skills in using commercial software packages including Autoform, Dynaform, Pamstamp, LS-DYNA;
  Engineering discipline including CAE, mechanics, physics, materials, and manufacturing methods; and Sheet forming simulation
• Five years of experience with:
  Die Processing; and NX, Vis Mockup, and Teamcenter Engineering
• Three years of experience with:
  Surfacing using CAD software;
  Die Design; and Die Execution and Tryout.

• manufacturability assessment
• stamping processes
• die-face layout
• formability analysis
• manufacturing feasibility studies
• design for manufacturability (DFM)
• die processing
• surfacing using CAD
• die design
• die execution and tryout

• collaboration
• problem-solving
• communication
• project management
• leadership

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration