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About this Position

The Connection Systems team has an exciting product engineering opportunity located in Warren, OH at our Champion Technical Center.  Under the direction of a product engineering supervisor, the successful candidate will serve as a product engineer working on the next generation of high power connection systems for electric vehicles.

Responsibilities and Duties

As a product engineer, you will own the mechanical/electrical design of our next generation high voltage products from preliminary concept to prototype to production. This includes:Detailed design ownership – from concept to final designDeveloping prototypesDesign/Product Validation (DV/PV)High volume production implementation (PPAP)Being the product lead, you will engage in frequent multi-disciplinary collaboration with teams like CAD, simulation, materials, manufacturing, tooling, program management, supply chain, quality, operations, sales, and application engineering to ensure flawless product launchWork closely with suppliers/vendors to ensure parts meet product specificationsSupport customers on various production issues leveraging structured problem solving techniques and root cause analysisProactively identify, prioritize, and drive resolution on program/customer issues.Support business pursuit activities and deliver high quality technical design presentations to Aptiv leadership and customersCollaborate with product line management on future requirements/voice of customer feedback/benchmarking data to help define product technology roadmapSupport Aptiv global teams in other business units/regionsMust be able to travel to suppliers and global Aptiv sites as needed

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering3+ years’ experience with automotive product design experience or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringExperience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing (GDT), with focus on high volume manufacturingRequires excellent communication skills (verbal and written) including emails, preparing slide presentations, and presenting technical concepts to multi-disciplinary teamsExperience in driving challenging electro-mechanical architecture, managing trade-offs, design selection, and manufacturing constraintsProficiency in 3D CAD (NX preferred), wide knowledge of basic engineering materials and manufacturing processesExperience in prototyping quick-turn, preliminary  concepts to enable architecture down-selects and data collectionWorking knowledge of FEA/moldflow/thermal analysis principlesCreative problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creationProject/program management experienceStrong results-orientation and execution characteristicsExcellent oral and written communication skills with a strong ability to work with a teamAbility to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independentlyResourcefully innovate and adapt in a rapidly changing environment

Traits We Seek

Curiously investigate everything – ability to solve problems analytically, creatively and collaborativelyLead with confidence – thought leaders who empower those around themLearn by doing – an entrepreneurial mindset that’s driven by hands-on experimentationEmbrace resilience – seeing every challenge as a learning opportunity and invitation to grow

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