Current Product Engineer – Chassis at Autocar

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
•  Willing to relocate to the USA
• Willing to travel overseas for variable periods
• South African Citizenship

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