Job Description
Design Engineer
Our client, an Automotive Manufacturing company, is looking for a Design Engineer for their Warren, MI/Hybrid location. Responsibilities:
- The main function of a design engineer is to develop and design manufactured products, such as cars and home appliances. A typical design engineer needs to combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
- Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
- Coordinate the look and function of product lines.
- Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
- Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
- Design graphic material for use as illustration or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.
- Work within the advanced development space, collaborating with studio and advanced teams to develop HVAC components and support thermal underhood initiatives.
- Work in a highly collaborative team environment, partnering closely with Engineering and cross-functional teams to support development efforts.
Requirements:
- Creativity, verbal and written communication skills and problem solving ability.
- Basic ability to utilize various forms of media, including print, electronic and film.
- Basic knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
- Previous experience using the computer to create layouts and generate new images.
- Experience with Adobe imaging software (i.e., Illustrator, Photoshop), computer aided design (CAD) software and graphics software.
- Mechanical product design for advanced Thermal/HVAC team.
- Siemens NX solid modelling - required.
- Siemens NX parametric design - required.
- Design Studio experience - preferred.
- Injection and/or blow molding - required (both preferred).
- NX Sketcher module - required.
- NX Expressions - preferred.
- Coding experience - preferred.
- NX Journals - preferred.
- NX Product Template Studio - preferred.
- NX Algorithmic Modelling - preferred.
- Moldflow - preferred.
- NX Pre-Post - preferred.
- Simcenter FloEFD - Preferred.
- Simsolid - preferred.
- Heavy vehicle packaging/integration experience - required.
- High level presentation & communication skills - required.
- Collaboration & teamwork - required.
- Engineering design experience - preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in industrial design, architecture or engineering. Master's degree preferred.
- Associates degree minimum, or high school diploma and equivalent experience.
- 8-10 years' experience required.
- NX experience is preferred, though candidates with a combination of CATIA and SolidWorks experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience required.
Top Skills:
- NX experience preferred.
- Experience Interior HVAC - HVAC ducts, vents, modules, etc.
Why Should You Apply?
- Health benefits.
- Referral program.
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.
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