Application Engineer - Connectors

Application Engineer - Connectors

Location:

Southfield, MI, US, 48033 Country/Region:
United States Job Function:
Engineering

Employment Type:

Salary

Lear Corporation champions our teams and fosters collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you. A path to a better career. A better future.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

As a member of the Connection Systems team, the Application Engineer is responsible to lead customer interaction with onsite customer support. They will support new business developments, product changes, and quality issues. They will lead the engineering activity for assigned programs to ensure that products meet customer and company specifications and that program milestones are achieved.

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Actively seek out new project opportunities for Lear in customer applications
• Increase existing product usage through new customer applications and vertical integration
• Collect customer intelligence and share VOC (Voice of the Customer) within the Lear organization to support the product roadmap
• Responsible for coordinating and monitoring the engineering process for new products and product changes both internally and at the customer
• Provide onsite technical support to customer engineering & commercial teams to ensure the proper application of Lear products is communicated (technical, timing, validation, etc.)
• Review and present component validation plans and reports with the customer
• Support issue resolution related to validation, release, part delivery, commercial and program topics
• Support RFQ activities by driving the technical deliverables to completion
• Will typically be responsible for directing a group of support engineers
• Support internal CTO (Cost Technology Optimization) activities for continuous improvement (and vertical integration)
• Ability to travel globally (est. 1 or 2 times per year)

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent

Experience Requirements: 3+ years of experience in Automotive Connectors & Electrical Distribution Systems

Must be able to represent Lear to the customer

Must be able to perform or support customer and internal drawing releases

Must possess strong verbal/written communication skills

Must be able to work within a global team environment accepting feedback with an open mind

Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to foster a team environment

Must be self-motivated, accountable, able to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks with cross-functional teams, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently

Must be proficient with MS Office software. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams

Bonus If You Have:

• Experience in component manufacturing and DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
• Proven delivery of full automotive component development cycles
• Experience with the design and manufacturing of injection molded plastics and stamped metal
• Knowledge of APQP processes for project documentation development and approval
• Experience working with all management levels within a large organization
• Knowledge in OEM processes/systems
• Knowledge of Caresoft/benchmarking tools
• Ability to use CAD as a design review tool

Equal Opportunity Employer Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity. We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.