Senior Design Engineer

This position will be responsible for the design, analysis, and release of customer-requested thermal management programs.

• Demonstrates expert level of design and analysis skills
• Responsible for creating/implementing customer-driven designs with minimal supervision
• Will specify materials and analyze structures for robustness, cost, and risk of designs
• Lead Design FMEA's with cross-functional groups including Logistics, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Suppliers, and Tooling/Fixtures
• Utilize quality process control as outlined in industry standard protocols
• Will be the technical contact in support of sales and is expected to maintain/grow relationships with the customer
• Flexibility to travel both domestically and internationally
• Support manufacturing as needed for prototyping or production launches
• Ability to direct designers/drafters who are providing project support
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned or departmentally defined
• Uses leadership skills and sound business judgment to support sales volume and profits
• Establishes strong, lasting relationships with customers

• Must demonstrate a strong ability to design engine cooling and climate control components and have extensive knowledge in the physics of heat transfer and fluid flow phenomenon as applied to vehicles
• This position requires an extensive knowledge of the application of materials including ferrous and non-ferrous metals
• Strong analytical skills including heat transfer analysis, stress analysis, and energy balances within thermal systems
• Applies sound analysis methods in the evaluation of heat transfer and structural requirements
• Demonstrates a high level of competency with solid modeling design software
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of production methods and the concept of designing for manufacturability
• Should possess solid background in the processes of welding, brazing, and metal forming
• Must possess strong project management skills and employs the use of computer-based prediction and tracking tools such as Microsoft Project and Excel
• Experience in the use of quality tools such as FMEAs, Design of Experiments, SPC, etc.
• Works with manufacturing personnel in order to design product consistent with current processes and their associated capability
• Effectively solves design-related problems identified during the fabrication and assembly of product and provides support as appropriate to shop personnel
• Prepares appropriate documentation related to design and engineering activities through the application of industry drafting standards which includes geometric tolerancing
• Use product data management systems to store CAD files and perform change management

• Self-starter with the ability to operate well independently
• Five plus years of design experience in an OEM manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 3 years' experience with a parametric-based CAD software
• Experience in sheet metal design and weldments
• Experience in thermal management products and processes (brazing) a plus
• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Master's Degree in Engineering Management, or an MBA a plus