Trim Product Engineer; seat cover

Position: Trim Product Engineer (seat cover)
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* What we offer:

** At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.##

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Summary:

** Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
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* Job Responsibilities:

** Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high-quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms, and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
** Role Summary
** Design, develop, and improve new and existing cut and sew automotive seating soft trim covers fabricated from textiles that are attached to seat foam pads as part of the seating system.  Generally, completes the following duties and responsibilities with the support of senior engineering personnel and/or engineering management.
** Key Responsibilities*
* • Responsible for designing, releasing and industrializing automotive soft trim covers.

• Co-develop 2D flat patterns and soft trim cover designs with the Trim Development team.

• Release Pattern Data, Bill of Materials and Drawings in Engineering release system.

• Identify Root Cause & Corrective Actions to address issues.

• Industrialize trim cover production with the Sew and JIT Seat Complete plants.

• Interface with OEM customer and Suppliers.
• Applicants must understand the pattern making process to develop automotive soft trim cover assemblies both    manually and electronically (Ex. Accumark / Master Trim software).
• Applicants must have knowledge of industrial cutting and sewing processes. Preferably with the ability to sew on industrial equipment and experience with production sewing facilities.
• Applicants must have a knowledge of automotive seat complete design and seat assembly process.
• Applicants should have an understanding of foam pad design and how to develop the foam pad and trim covers to    achieve the OEM appearance standards.
• Applicants should have a basic understanding of automotive textiles (Cloth, Leather, Vinyl, etc)
• Maintain Good Housekeeping of the area.
• Ensure adherence to company, departmental and health and safety systems and policies to meet legislative    requirements.
• Supports Internal / External Audit efforts regarding ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949 Certification for remote site    location (Group Office).
• Supports the requirements as detailed in Standard Operating Procedure 8000 (Quality Management System).
• Ensure employees work in the manner consistent with the organizations established objectives    and targets utilizing protective equipment, devices, measures, and procedures as promulgated by    state and federal regulations. Establish clear goals for workplace health and safety. Complete    safety talks, safety meetings, and required training occur, as defined.
** Key Qualifications/Requirements
** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able…