Senior Product Engineer
Job Description Summary
Leads the project planning, design, development testing, and release of new products and product enhancements. Projects are complex, requiring cross-disciplinary integration and wide application of concepts.
Job Description
- Responsible for design, development and release of hydraulic components for AAM’s All-Wheel Drive (AWD), Torque Transfer Device (TTD), and eDrive units.
- Gathers and comprehends customer requirements by supporting the team prior to and during customer interface meetings; researching and recording historical and benchmark information regarding the customer’s need; creating and maintaining a record of potential risks with the product design.
- Translates customer requirements into product specifications; interfaces with customer representatives to ensure their desired features and performance levels are properly comprehended in product specifications.
- Adhere to AAM’s Product Development Process through all phases of the program
- Lead component level engineering activities to meet product requirements and program timing defined by customer/systems engineering/application teams
- All other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Education
- Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering and at least 5 years of product development experience.
- Experience with full cycle product launch from concept to start of production within engineering product development processes preferred.
- Experience utilizing CAD tools to design components and/or systems. Develops component CAD models, parametric designs that are optimized.
- Experience utilizing state of the art CAE tools and methods to drive the design.
- Minimum 2 - 3 years driveline or transmission experience preferred.