Senior Automotive Design Engineer

Job title: Senior Automotive Design Engineer

Company: Dover Corporation

Job description: Warn Automotive is a world leader in driveline disconnect technology. Our heritage comes from making WWII surplus Jeeps easier to drive on the road with the first unlocking hubs. We continue today by making disconnects for cars, trucks, and SUVs around the world. These trusted technologies come from years of innovation and listening to our customer’s needs. We have a bright future ahead so come join our growing team at Warn Automotive.

Company Overview: Warn Automotive is a world leader in driveline disconnect technology. Our heritage comes from making WWII surplus Jeeps easier to drive on the road with the first unlocking hubs. We continue today by making disconnects for cars, trucks, and SUVs around the world. These trusted technologies come from years of innovation and listening to our customer’s needs. We have a bright future ahead so come join our growing team at Warn Automotive.

Position Summary: Makes decisions and recommendations to leadership that are recognized as authoritative and have far-reaching impact on engineering and other activities in the company. Working with minimal or no direction, applies extensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignment and related fields. Makes decisions independently on engineering problems and methods having an important effect on major company programs.

Essential Job Functions Include:

• Negotiates critical and controversial issues with high level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies.
• Use engineering methods and decision making to achieve business results.
• Directs the efforts of other engineers and team members to assure successful project completion.
• Perform engineering analysis to prove designs meet expectations. Coach peers to do the same.
• May be assigned project responsibility for projects involving tooling budgets up to $2,000,000 and potential annual sales of up to $50,000,000.
• May coordinate multiple large projects simultaneously.
• Works with customer’s project engineers on technical details.
• May be assigned engineering maintenance responsibilities for major product lines.
• May be responsible for customer contact on broad issues, interfacing with the customer’s engineers and management.
• Hands-on work on shop floor as job requires.
• Problem-solve individually or as part of a group as job duties require. May lead such problem-solving activities.
• Accountable for developing and monitoring processes and practices necessary for legal and ethical compliance in assigned area.

Key Dover Competencies:

• Builds and Manages Collaborative Relationships: Establishes and nurtures numerous relationships within VSG and Dover. Takes action to partner with the communities in which we operate and to be an appropriate corporate citizen.
• Motivates and Inspires: Creates an environment that stimulates others to follow. Builds teams that fully use individuals’ capabilities, creating results beyond just the sum of the parts.
• Customer Impact: Creates value for customers addressing known and unknown needs. Knows and understands all aspects of the global market, including economics (regulatory issues, corporate compliance, etc.), products and services, channels, the customers and their end-markets.
• Results Driven: Produces results that exceed Dover’s strategic objectives via a combination of planning and implementation, while living the Dover Values.

Availability Requirements:

Due to the nature and scope of the essential functions of this position, the importance of personal interactions with coworkers and employees, and the availability of job-related tools, equipment and resources at work, performance of the essential functions requires regular, consistent availability, accessibility, and presence on-site and after-hours.

The required number of hours will vary depending on what is required to efficiently perform the job duties of this position. This position will require availability and accessibility to respond to and address emergencies and critical situations outside of normal business operating hours in the early mornings, evenings and/or during weekends.

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out of area travel may be expected.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree.
• Eight or more years of professional experience with project leadership responsibilities.
• Eight or more years of hands-on engineering or product design, preferably in the automotive industry.
• Eight or more years’ experience in a high volume, manufacturing environment is preferred.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated team and project leadership experience. Ability to coach junior engineers through design development, engineering analysis and review their work.
• Proficient with CAD programs; preferably Siemens NX.
• Proficient in Engineering Quality Tools (SPC, GDT, FMEA, DFA/M, etc.). Proficient in engineering analysis, analytical methods and engineering mathematics.
• Proficient at engineering problem solving methods and able to lead a team in problem solving execution. Prefer proficiency in methods such as 8D, 5-whys, Design of Experiments, Fishbone Diagram, etc.
• Strong oral and written communication skills commensurate with the job tasks and position necessary to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external customers while providing exceptional quality of work and outstanding customer service. Ability to present information in a manner designed to educate or inform other team members and customers in one-on-one or group interactions as directed.
• Ability to review, comprehend, interpret, process and evaluate effectively written work instructions and procedures written in English in conjunction with the performance of the essential functions and other assigned job duties.
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills including ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced work environment while maintaining a calm, rational and respectful demeanor and communication style in times of stress occasioned by work demands, tight timelines, heavy production expectations, unexpected quality control issues, and other work-related issues or concerns that may cause a heightened level of anxiety, frustration, anger, disappointment, confusion, etc.
• Strong technical, trouble-shooting, problem solving, research, organizational and analytical skills, combined with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet established deadlines. Ability to multitask is also essential while remaining flexible with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Well-reasoned decision making with a high attention to detail regarding organization, planning, work flow, and project prioritization to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and accurately.
• Highly ethical, self-motivated individual with ability to work independently and/or with limited direction, as well as cooperatively in a team environment, while consistently demonstrating collaborative, respectful and productive work habits.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Receive, understand, evaluate and appropriately respond to communications from employees, members of management, customers, vendors, and visitors using available technology, in person and in a public setting when necessary.
• Work for extended periods of time in a stationary position daily while operating a computer and other tools and equipment in conjunction with completing required job tasks. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
• Maintain professional and respectful communication style to ensure reactions and responses to both emergency and non-emergency situations serve as an example to others of appropriate workplace communications.
• Provide intellectually sound and well-reasoned answers, recommendations and solutions to identified business problems, issues and/or questions. Efficiently and quickly analyze, process, manipulate, and accurately record extensive amounts of data (some of which is technical in nature) and other information that serves as the basis for this position.
• Move to, from and within the designated work area frequently and consistently throughout the work day and regularly throughout our building and/or across Warn-related property site locations, possibly during inclement weather.
• Use a personal computer or other technology devices frequently and consistently for the purpose of reviewing, analyzing, creating, transmitting, and presenting documents, data and other business-related information.
• Lift, transport and/or move up to 20 pounds of weight occasionally in the performance of regular duties. Occasional bending, stooping, walking up and down stairs, standing on a step stool and kneeling may be required.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be required for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this or similar positions and additional duties may be assigned.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

This position may be located in: Milwaukie || Americas : United States : Michigan : Detroit || Americas : United States : Michigan : Livonia || Americas : United States : Oregon : Milwaukie

Sub Division : VSG Warn Automotive

Job Requisition ID : 37455

Expected salary:

Location: Milwaukie, OR

Job date: Sat, 29 May 2021 06:48:01 GMT


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