**LOCATION**:Apodaca / Nuevo León (MX-NLE), Mexico |
**BRAND**: Bendix |
**REQUISITION ID**:1884 |
** JOB GRADE**:15
**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**Position Summary**:
This position is responsible for engineering electromechanical, electro pneumatic, and mechatronic valves used in the Vehicle Dynamics Systems (ABS / ESP) product line. Technical responsibilities include analysis and implementation of design changes for cost reductions and product improvements; concept prototyping; validation of products to support supplier transitions; release of new variants to support customer projects; technical product evaluations; creation and maintenance of product requirements, DFMEAs, specifications, test plans, and drawings.
**Essential Functions**:
- Development and planning of methods to deliver solutions that satisfy a defined business value objective.
- Visualization of concepts, requirements, and solutions through engineering sketches, graphical methods, and written and oral communication.
- Development and completion of robustness, reliability, and validation tests. Protocols, Engineering Test Plan & Results (ETP&R/DVP&R), Test Case Development.
- Support PDC and other new product development programs, including engineering and support of core quality tool deliverables to ensure timely launch of new products.
- Manage product development of systems utilizing DFMEA tools to guide design principles.
- Manage and organize test plans and resources for component validation through environmental, electrical, and mechanical test cycles and track through standard DVP&R
- Coordinate technician resources for test setup, component validation and data collection
- Project planning and project management skills to meet critical project deadlines
- Periodically present DVP&R, test results and system validation methods to OEM customers in a concise and professional manner
- Engineering data collection, reduction, and analysis from simulation and vehicle testing according to standardized test plans.
- Design of experiment capabilities and abilities to execute and document the experiment into a test management system
- Represent Bendix's interests in professional groups
- Support field troubleshooting calls regarding both electrical and mechanical systems
- Interface with Systems Engineers and customers to document system requirements and test results
- Proactively seeks product and process challenges within their domain. They translate those challenges into opportunities to provide value to customers and stakeholders.
- Contributes to recommendations by seeking multiple solutions and highlighting consequences, favorable or unfavorable, to achieving business objectives.
**Knowledge**:
- Able to solve technical problems and create solutions according to publicly accepted standard methods such as Six Sigma DMAIC, Design for Six Sigma, FMEA Seven Step Method, etc.
- Actuators and/or pneumatics knowledge is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of die casting, stampings, forgings, extrusions, machining, or molding
- Total Quality and Product Safety skills including familiarity with ISO-9001, Six Sigma, Functional Safety ISO26262
- Familiarity with relevant industry organizations such as SAE, SME, IEEE
- Familiar with common engineering tools (TeamCenter PLM, PTC, SCIO, etc.)
- Knowledge of working in an agile environment a plus.
**Experience**:
**Engineer 1**: 0-2 years of experience
- **Engineer 2**: 2+ years of experience plus bachelor's degree
- **Engineer 3**: 6+ years related experience with bachelor's degree or 5+ years related experience with master's degree
- **Engineer 4**:8+ years related experience with bachelor's degree or 6+ years related experience with master's degree
- **Engineer 5**:10+ years related experience with bachelor's degree or 8+ years related experience with master's degree
- **Engineer 6**:12+ years related experience with master's degree
- Prior automotive or commercial vehicle industry experience
- Demonstrated capability in a technical lab environment preferred.
- Six Sigma or statistical tool usage capability
**Skills**:
- Able to work in a cross-functional team in a dynamic working environment
- Self-starter/self-motivating
- Comfortable communicating with internal and external customers, both global and domestic.
- Capable of focusing on an incremental item of value to completion within a team and Scrum environment. Must be able to quickly adapt to a new focus in response to a change in priorities or new information.
- Proactive in their approach to adding to the team and business value. Value is defined as adding product functionality and team capability.
- Able to work in a fast paced agile environment.
- Capable of multi-tasking
- Strong problem-solving and product development skills
- Solid analytical skills
- Good organizational and project management skills
**Education**:
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering is required
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineeri
