Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Title:

Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

The Mechanical Design Engineer supports manufacturing and product development by delivering cost-effective, business-critical mechanical design solutions for automotive accessories and related products. In this role, you own the design and documentation of products throughout the full development lifecycle, drive cross-functional collaboration, and help develop and manage a robust supplier base. You work closely with procurement, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure designs meet quality, performance, and cost targets while aligning with current automotive accessory trends.

Responsibilities

+ Design and document mechanical products during the design and development phases, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable standards.

+ Own design and development activities from concept through production, including 3D modeling, detailed drawings, and design revisions.

+ Drive cross-functional involvement in strict adherence to the product development process, collaborating with manufacturing, procurement, quality, and other stakeholders.

+ Partner in the identification of new suppliers and support the supplier development process to ensure capability, quality, and readiness.

+ Support procurement in managing the existing supply base, providing technical input on designs, specifications, and manufacturability.

+ Understand and apply current automotive accessory trends to product designs and accessory portfolio decisions.

+ Produce engineering designs and drawings in accordance with applicable drawing and quality standards.

+ Maintain proficiency with drawing standards and tolerancing, including the use of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) where required.

+ Maintain proficiency with document and configuration control methods and standards to ensure accurate revision control and traceability.

+ Maintain adherence to accessory product expectations for assigned accessory product categories, ensuring consistency in performance and quality.

+ Maintain vehicle applicability, manage conflicts, and ensure requirements for accessories are clearly defined and met.

+ Facilitate accessory supplier readiness for manufacturing, working closely with suppliers to prepare tooling, processes, and documentation.

+ Facilitate accessory manufacturing process readiness for installation of accessories, including supporting installation training for trainers.

+ Participate in model year carry-over validation activities to ensure continued compatibility and performance of accessories on updated vehicles.

+ Support accessory product quality problem-solving efforts, including working with suppliers on corrective actions and improvements.

+ Participate in the development of Field Quality Plans for newly launched accessories to monitor performance and address issues proactively.

+ Participate in the review of warranty data and other indicators of field performance and customer satisfaction, and feed findings back into design improvements.

+ Contribute to the continual improvement of accessory development and launch processes by identifying opportunities for efficiency and quality enhancements.

+ Participate in determining the direction of the accessory portfolio and help optimize accessory product categories based on trends, performance, and customer needs.

+ Responsibly receive, transmit, and handle consumer and customer data in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

+ Review and follow data privacy practices, policies, and guidelines to protect sensitive information.

+ Maintain reliable, consistent, on-site attendance, including active participation in meetings and presentations to support business needs.

+ Perform other related duties as assigned to support the broader engineering and manufacturing organization.

Essential Skills

+ Proven experience as a Mechanical Engineer focused on product design, preferably within full lifecycle product development.

+ Experience in Research and Development (R&D) with experience in new product development and prototype creation.

+ 5+ years of hands-on experience using Solid Works for 3D modeling and mechanical design.

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Experience with CAD tools and 3D modeling for mechanical components and assemblies.

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Experience with Creo (including Creo Parametric) for mechanical design and documentation.

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Experience with Windchill for product data management and configuration control.

+ Familiarity with sheet metal design and associated manufacturing considerations.

+ Knowledge and practical application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

+ Experience supporting or performing finite element analysis (FEA) for design validation.

+ Experience working directly with customers in a customer-facing engineering capacity.

+ Demonstrated ability to support full life cycle product development, from concept through launch.

+ Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles applied to product design.

+ Ability to produce engineering designs and…