Dynamic Manufacturing is looking for a Product Engineer to be the technical expert for customer transmission or drivetrain components, ensuring functionality, quality, and efficient production.
Requirements
- Familiarity with electrical engineering concepts and ability to conduct experiments using battery cyclers, hi-pot testers, Battery Management Systems, and other battery testing equipment (if applicable)
- Strong understanding of automotive transmission functionality and components, with hands-on experience in disassembling and reassembling automotive transmissions.
- Proficient in creating and managing documentation such as APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Process Flows.
- Familiar with IATF 16949 systems, ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures in product development.
- Working knowledge of EV battery management systems, charging infrastructure, and high voltage power electronics
- Capable of troubleshooting and resolving common issues in product design, production, and testing environments.
- Solid understanding of error-proofing concepts and automotive test systems, with the ability to apply them in practice.
Responsibilities
- Act as the lead Engineer for a product line, holding comprehensive technical knowledge of all components and functionality of transmissions and drive units.
- Create, manage, and maintain system documentation, including A-Charts, BOMs, ECIs, and build charts, ensuring they are accurate and up-to-date.
- Interface directly with customers to negotiate deadlines, scope of work, and priorities, providing expert technical solutions to customer challenges.
- Serve as a technical resource for all departments, including sales, marketing, legal, test engineering, and manufacturing engineering, offering critical insights into product functionality.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Designers, and Applications Engineers to create and optimize efficient disassembly and assembly production lines.
- Partner with Test Engineers to determine the required tests, controls, and limits for transmission testing, ensuring alignment with performance and quality standards.
- Lead or contribute to root-cause analysis efforts to identify and solve technical problems in product development and production processes.
Other
- Co-manage the launch of new product lines alongside the Operations Launch Manager, ensuring alignment with business and product strategies.
- Lead the launch of new variants for existing product lines, driving all phases of the project lifecycle and ensuring smooth integration.
- Mentor and train less experienced Product Engineers, providing guidance on technical challenges and helping them develop professional skills.
- Provide leadership in resolving production and quality challenges, often taking charge of the efforts to identify and fix issues in facilities, equipment, or processes.
- Mentor and train less experienced engineers, helping them develop their technical knowledge and project management skills.
