Senior Research Engineer​/Advanced Engineering

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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.

Magna is more than one of the world’s largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.

Job Responsibilities:

Role

Summary:

The Senior Research Engineer/Advanced Engineering will work on technology projects within the Corporate R&D Advanced Body Domain, supporting the technical evaluation and due diligence of new developments in multiple

areas of the complete vehicle, including body, exteriors, seating, mechatronics, vehicle integration, and other system-level engineering and product development.

The Senior Research Engineer/Advanced Engineering will plan, execute, and coordinate all related activities for/with all other internal Corporate R&D Domains, Magna Group R&D Departments, as well as external Supplier. companies, institutions, and academia as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of new technologies and/or product and/or system ideas, either adding content per vehicle (CPV) – top line (revenue) and/or improving profitability (bottom line)
• Analyze automotive market trends along with region-specific regulations and develop domain-specific, futuristic, two-generational product and technology roadmap, in collaboration with Magna groups. (body, structures, exteriors, seating, and mechatronics)
• Collaborate with Magna groups’ R&D teams to identify and develop product and process gaps to improve CPV or reduce product costs.
• Initiate new R&D projects by developing problem statements and value propositions.
• Execute end–to–end Proof of Technology (PoT) or Proof of Concept (PoC) using Ideation Development Process (IDP)
• Provide input into project prioritization based on total addressable, relevant market analysis, working with other Magna R&D and business development groups.
• Conduct advanced development studies to support program timing and budget goals.
• Participate in the ideation process while identifying gaps in the current product or manufacturing technology, to guide and provide future R&D efforts to improve the top and/or bottom line.
• Perform deep dive analyses on current problem statements (product and process), status quo (materials, design, process, BOM, DVP&R, D-FMEA, etc.), and its cost drivers or technology gaps.
• Analyze engineering results and propose product changes to determine the feasibility and improvement of components, systems, and functional/performance specifications.
• Analyze customer requirements and develop KPIs for new products or technologies in alignment with the Magna group/s.
• Plan and lead IDP gate reviews, and related cross-functional efforts with internal/external customers with required documentation (example – DVP&R, D-FMEA, KPI, etc.) defined within IDP.
• Confer with other Research Engineers to clarify or resolve problems and develop design solutions.
• Collaborate with CAD Design Engineers and Designers for the generation of 2D/3D CAD data.
• Continue to innovate on behalf of internal and external customers.
• Perform other duties as…