Mechanical Engineer - Electronics​/Thermal

Mechanical Engineer – Electronics / Thermal

Location:

Northville, USA

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As part of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA is known for high‑performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and offers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. The company has around 36,500 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.

Forvia Hella is seeking a mechanical engineer to join our body controls team. The primary function of this role is to take ownership of assigned programs. The individual will join a well‑established team heavily involved in next‑generation body products.

• Planning, coordinating and controlling design tasks by applying prescribed methods and systems (incl. Time to Market process)
• Clarifying design requirements with the customer in the form of specified project descriptions, analyzing design expenditure in agreement with the responsible superior
• Ensuring that defined technical standards are being observed within the context of design; involving Preliminary Development and Production Technology in the agreement of product concepts and technological alternatives
• Drawing up design solutions taking functional, material‑related, technical production and economical aspects into account; drawing up selected designs for detailing
• Preparing the (design) FMEA for the complete device, taking customer requirements into account
• Arranging for tests (mechanical, photometric, thermal) on sample devices, integration of results in the design

• 3+ years experience in mechanical design for the automotive industry
• Experience in thermal design and/or liquid‑cooled applications
• Experience in connector technologies
• Experience working with Catia
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders in a diverse international environment

• Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
• Industry‑leading health benefits program
• Lucrative PTO policy
• Competitive 401K matching
  
  Extensive career and training opportunities
• Annual bonuses
• On‑campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
• Team and company‑wide events
• And much more!

Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all of our employees.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req
17272.

Eric Spence

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