Current Product Engineer - Chassis

Engineering Birmingham, Alabama

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Position at Autocar, LLC

 
                     

Current Product Engineer - Mechanical Design – 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:              Current Product Engineer - Mechanical Design – Chassis

Job Type: Full-time

Company:           Autocar

Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Reports to: Director of Engineering

 

Requirements:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Equivalent
  • 1 - 3 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:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glZ7zGptsIw&feature=youtu.be

 

Job Type:

 

Full-time

 

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