Senior Automotive Body Structures Engineer
Southfield, MI
10 Months
Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work
with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability
to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing
environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design and development of weight efficient automotive BIW
Structural parts and assemblies to deliver the highest level of performance in
NVH, Durability and Crashworthiness performance from a blank page into
production with experience developing body assemblies
- Design with excellence at system and component level with great attention to
every detail creating optimized for performance, size, weight, durability and
cost
- Perform detailed analysis of section properties, materials and manufacturing
processes through benchmarking activities to understand competitiveness of
designs
- Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for
your designs
- Determine required tolerances using GD&T
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of expertise in automotive Body Structures systems and
sub-systems at OEM or supplier desired
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes applicable for body structures such as
castings, extrusions, cold and hot form stampings, their advantages, and
limitations
- Solid track record of successful system level integration
- Proven 3D CAD skills, proficient with CATIA V5/V6 or similar
software
- Hands-on practical experience in prototype assembly and production assembly
with the willingness to assemble your own parts
- Detail oriented personality with a determined problem-solving attitude using
an Engineering first principles approach
- A strong understanding of various analysis tools such as ANSYS,
OptiStruct, MatLab, ADAMS, etc.
- Proof of excellence in your past position, while demonstrating profound
creativity in resolving mechanical design problems
- Experience in full life cycle development from concept to prototype to full
production
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or
equivalent from ABET accredited institution or equivalent body structures
automotive experience
Rohit Rasakthla
Recruiter
Ph: (615)
903-9646
