The ideal candidate must have experience with the design of automotive parts, and or other BEARING movement parts . Directly reporting into the Engineering Manager, Design and Innovation, the Engineer is accountable for the completed detail and conceptual drawings while supporting the Engineering team by establishing test and design standards. In this role, the Engineer will also make recommendations and lend their experience to the Engineering team, identifying key improvements, as well as failure modes of parts.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Post secondary degree in Mechanical Engineering degree or relatable field
• 5+ years of experience in Bearing Design, wheel Hub, and automotive an asset
• 3+ years of working with overseas manufacturers
• Proven experience working with AutoCAD Inventor
• Proven experience with APQP
• Demonstrated ability to work accurately in a fast-paced team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills
• Previous experience with Product Life Management Software would be an asset

Innovation & Technology

• Lead R&D projects focused on new technologies and concepts for wheel hub bearings
• Perform competitor benchmarking

Product Management

• Assist with manufacturer onboarding and quality management
• Perform NPI to expand product lines
• Write and maintain technical documentation including customer assembly drawings, manufacturing details and new product specifications
• Maintain manufacturing drawing/print database including creating, filing, obsoleting, retrieving and tracking changes
• Work with peers on validating completed specification & conceptual drawings before submitted to contract manufacturers
• Resolve supplier concerns

Product Quality

• Perform root cause analysis on product quality issues
• Create and implement action plan, lessons learned
• Re-evaluate products and identify opportunities for improvement
• Review and complete testing data to quantify improvements that have been made to various designs

Standards

• Create, improve and maintain design standards used for product lines
• Organize and standardize documents used for internal and external communication

Training Team Development

• On-boarding and training new team members
• Guide and develop intern's technical abilities
• Review identified errors and guide team
• Document and upgrade current engineering specifications and standards
• Contribute to engineering standards and process improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with peers on research projects providing guidance and support