Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Scope: Reports to the Director of Engineering. Scope and quantity of projects reflect a high level of ability and experience in product development.

Summary: As a Lead RandD Engineer, designs and analyzes brake systems and related components. Independently manages development projects from inception to production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create product designs in 3D CAD system (Solidworks).
• Coordinate prototype development.
• Oversee product testing and validation, including brake dynamometer testing.
• Create test plans and compose test reports.
• Participate in project update meetings.
• Work with management and engineering support team to achieve project goals.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects from inception to production.
• Interface on a technical level with customers and vendors.
• Communicate technical information required by Project Coordination, Purchasing, Production Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.
• Understand brake related industry standards, such as FMVSS.
• Analyze vehicle dynamics to determine the braking requirements for customer applications.
• Work with OEM sales and logistics staff on customer proposals and application specific product development.
• Support Quality Assurance with OEM customer quality issues.
• Check manufacturing drawings to company standards.
• Perform computer FEA analyses on product designs.
• Occasional travel to customer, vendor, or test locations.
• Alert management to potential design risks.
• Ensure that products are cost effective, price competitive and maintain a high standard of quality and integrity.
• Maintain effective operational procedures to assure configuration control and accuracy.
• Monitor and report when necessary on critical producibility or high variability points within the developmental process flow.
• Train subordinates to provide proper proficiency, breadth and depth, career progression and succession.
• Participate in the Research and Development to Production Transition' process to assure good configuration control and low design and inventory risk.
• Seek professional growth and advancement through continued education.

Qualification Requirements :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering - preferably Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
• 7 years' experience in mechanical engineering
• Automotive related experience
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Hands-on 3D modeling proficiency (SolidWorks preferred)

Must be able to demonstrate understanding of brake systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of FEA simulation software
• Experience with hydraulics, braking systems, and vehicle dynamics
• Lean Six Sigma certification

Skills and Abilities :

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to read ANSI Y14.5 drawings with and understanding of true positioning and geometric tolerancing, and a working knowledge of descriptive geometry. Ability to visualize three-dimensional views from a two-dimensional drawing and vice versa.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical inst uctions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Knowledge of materials and processes in a manufacturing environment in order to determine good manufacturing practices. Ability to translate these concepts into tangible benefits.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for several hours, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls, walk, talk or hear, reach with hands and arms, and use a personal computer. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up the 30 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (color vision helpful), peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

[Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. [Must be able to reliably commute or relocate to Camarillo, CA for this job. [Cost of Relocation for Out of State Applicants not reimbursed.

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