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Mechanical Design Engineer Chassis (USA Truck OEM) AUTOCAR TRUCKS, LLC - BIRMINGHAM, AL
Autocar , LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a leader in engineering, assembling, and servicing severe duty trucks. With a steady stream of innovations to their Xpeditor line - ranging from improved ergonomic cabs and integrated controls to a new hybrid-drive refuse truck along with a steady stream of new products - Autocar , LLC has staked out a position as the industry's technology and innovation leader. Moreover, they have forged strong partnerships with the leading suppliers in the business, including, Allison , Cummins , ArvinMeritor , Hendrickson , and others. Autocar , LLC is the oldest North American vehicle nameplate in North America dating back to 1897 - and has delivered more than double the natural gas vehicles than all of our competitors combined.
Location:
The candidate will work at Autocar in Birmingham, Alabama.
Position: Mechanical Design Engineer Chassis
Job Type: Full-time
Company: Autocar
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Reports to: Director of Engineering
Requirements:
- Bachelor s degree in Mechanical or Equivalent
- 3-5 Years of engineering experience
- A thorough working knowledge of 3D-CAD systems preferably Unigraphics.
- PDM systems preferably Siemens Teamcenter preferred
Job Description:
Product development direction and support from project initiation to regular production for the Chassis and Chassis systems.
- Product sustainment and improvement throughout the product life cycle in support of the Autocar brand, product strategy & objectives and customer experience.
- Ongoing hands-on production line support, including troubleshooting and resolution of engineering-related assembly and other issues in support of on-time delivery to customers.
- Liaison between customers, suppliers, production, process engineering-, and development teams by applying product and process expertise to support regular production and implementation of new systems.
- Responsible for all engineering liaison, validation, and testing activities
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide design direction, including technical specifications and requirements, to on- and offshore engineering resources for the Chassis and Chassis systems (subject systems) for heavy/severe duty trucks following best engineering practices.
- Contribute to product improvements, new features or options development and product portfolio growth initiatives for subject systems throughout the product lifecycle.
- Support product planning initiatives.
- Keep abreast of and advise the engineering team on industry trends & new technologies related to the Chassis and Chassis systems.
- Manage 3rd party providers such as suppliers and development teams/consultants as it relates to the subject systems design, development, and ongoing product support & improvements.
- Lead and/or support project status reviews, design reviews, design analysis activities such as DFMEA s, product integrity initiatives and production readiness reviews.
- Create, maintain, and file design intent & history documentation including testing and validation.
- Engage & align with engineering peers across vehicle systems and other platforms in the interest of interface control and commonality.
- Identify opportunities and support continuous improvement to promote engineering quality during the product development & release management process.
- Provide day-to-day support of cross-functional teams such as Sales, Service, Warranty, Parts, Purchasing, Materials, Productivity Engineering and Program Management to align goals and expectations.
- Perform and or support online and offline validation and testing of new designs and provide feedback to the design team.
- Provide hands-on engineering support to resolve day-to-day assembly line issues.
- Ensure deviations and substitutions are implemented as required.
- Support the Product Integrity Team with issue resolution.
- Interact with customers as required, including product support at customer locations.
- Provide engineering support relating to compliance and regulatory matters, including participating in industry standards forums/events if required.
Skills:
- Strong analytical and technical skills to understand business practices.
- Attention to detail
- Excellent in task management
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good Written and Verbal Communication (English)
- Computer literacy with advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Career Progression:
Assuming outstanding sustained performance, the successful candidate will have opportunities for promotion and broader responsibilities over time.
Benefits:
Autocar offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, to include base salary, incentive bonus opportunities, and benefits such as medical/dental/vision options, retirement/401K plans, etc.
Websites:
www.autocartruck.com
www.gvwholdings.com
Autocar Corporate Video:
Job Type:
Full-time