Applications Engineer
Dearborn, MI 
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Posted 20 days ago
Job Description
***HYBRID POSITION***

OEM is looking for energetic self-starter engineers to lead the development of future model programs hinged closures from concept to customer delivery, ongoing quality improvement, and cost efficiency.

Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community, and the world in which we live!

Position Description:
The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient designs. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible to engineer the required CAD and lead analytical and physical analysis to deliver a system that will meet all prescribed requirements. As the program matures, responsibilities will shift to product testing, delivering PSW, and launching within one of OEM's many assembly plants.

Skills Required:
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Willingness to work overtime and travel to support launches
  • Knowledge of craftsmanship expectations, benchmarking, futuring
  • Knowledge of automotive exterior components, including materials and manufacturing technologies such as stamping, injection molding, extrusion, forging, casting, welding, riveting, etc
  • Working knowledge of FEA, DFMEA, control plan development, and dimensional variation analysis
  • Capable with MS Suite of products
Experience Required:
  • 3+ years in automotive or Aerospace (hinged closures preferred)
  • Sheet metal body structures, closures, stamping, static sealing and/or dynamic sealing
  • Experience interfacing with studio on resolution of design issues rated to rear closures systems
  • Experience leading peers via design review to resolve part to part interface issues and deliver a successful system.
  • Experience solving current model quality issues, and implementing corrective actions
  • Hands-on experience with "in-house" engineering, design, release, as wel as managing full-service supplier commodities, with on-time delivery at cost & quality targets
  • Ability to utilize and demonstrate system engineering disciplines and design for manufacturing principles to proactively solve issues
  • Experience with bolted joint structures
  • Experience with structural mechanics
  • Experience with hinge mechanism dynamics
  • Experience with Systems engineering
Experience Preferred:
  • Direct experience in closures systems (tailgates, liftgates, side doors, moveable roof systems)
  • Ability to operate within CATIA environment, Teamcenter Engineering, and Digital Buck
  • CATIA ability to create simple parts, sections, and studies a plus
Education Required:
  • BS Mechanical Engineering
Education Preferred:
  • MS Mechanical Engineering
Additional Information:
  • ***POSITION IS HYBRID***
  • Will consider BS/MS in Aerospace, Electro-mechanical, and mechatronics
  • Will consider highly rated degreed college graduates

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About Advantage Technical

With company roots going back over 30 years, Advantage Technical is an engineering and information technology services company and a national leader in the provision of technical resources today. These services include Staff Augmentation, Direct Placement, Project Resourcing and Outsourcing - delivered from 40 key market locations, by over 3500 specialized contractors, to over 500 clients across North America. Advantage Technical is a Best of Staffing Diamond Award winner for both Clients and Talent. For more information about the industries and services offered by Advantage Technical, please visit .

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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$43.18-$43.18
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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