Product Engineer

Description Founded in 2008 DMA Industries, LLC (DMA) has quickly grown to become a trusted supplier to the North American Automotive Parts Aftermarket. DMA has a dynamic, performance-driven work culture that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit. teamwork, collaboration, and an unwavering standard of ethics. Position Overview: The Product Engineer – Traditional Ride Control, is responsible for the product lines of Complete Strut Assembly, Shock Absorber, and Coil Springs. Position is responsible for development ride control products for passenger, Heavy Duty, and other types of vehicles. DMA has manufacturing partners who design and product our products, the engineering position is responsible for testing competitors and OE product, setting proper specifications, and along with the Warranty & Product Validation Engineer assuring products meet these specifications. The position will prepare and maintain drawings, development records, and specifications. The position is fully accountable for working with our approved DMA factory partners to design new products, redesigning existing products, as well as overseeing the prototype delivery and testing of products that meet the development schedule, costs, and performance specifications of internal and external customers. The Vice President of Product R&D supervises this position. Duties and Responsibilities: Oversee prototype development and qualification process for new parts. Recommend approval of new product designs and optimizations that meet DMA development requirements. Conduct validation and verification activities using appropriate calculations, physical testing, design reviews, and risk assessments for form, fit, and function. Maintain current engineering drawings and specifications for assigned product lines. Participate in regular meetings with factory partners and the DMA Product team to review designs, optimizations, and quality issues. A working knowledge of all competitors and product innovations for assigned product lines in the marketplace. Working proficiency with 3D and 2D CAD systems with dimensions and tolerances. Able to use 3D scanning as a design and comparison tool. Receive and evaluate quality reports from the Warranty & Product Validation Engineer and identify product issues for improvement. Assist Warranty & Product Validation Engineer as necessary to identify and solve problems with new products and warranty issues on existing products. Assist in writing repair SOPs when required. Understand product development processes, manufacturing methods, and materials used in suspension systems. Working knowledge of dampening design, valve construction, stress calculations, force calculations, metallurgy, suspension designs, optimization processes, and cost constraints Develop a collaborative partnership with DMA sales and Product team members to ensure that all customer needs are anticipated and met. Support sales and marketing where needed for sales growth of product categories Requirements Education/Experience & Skills: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or engineering science or 5 plus years of relevant experience Proficiency in computer skills; Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Power Point Training in CAD software, DFMEA, GD&T, and APQP practices Experience in the Automotive industry preferred. Ability to operate laboratory equipment and software safely and accurately. Strong written communication skills, including report preparation. To prepare all documentation this position requires, need to be able to absorb, organize, and analyze large amounts of information and recognize key data points and what information means. Ability to communicate complex engineering topics in manner that lay person can understand Prepare reports and presentations as required Basic material science knowledge Language Skills: Ability to read and write in English. Ability to effectively articulate and present information and respond to questions from Management in a professional manner. Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations within ADA guidelines that do not cause Company excessive expenditure(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have manual dexterity and written, verbal & auditory skills. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit during the workday. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Any additional weight to be lifted should only be accomplished with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job are close vision and distance vision. The employee is expected to handle occasional high stress projects/situations as needed due to work to be accomplished, deadlines to meet, etc. Employee must be able to accommodate the requirement of public transportation of any type, in role, to get to/from employment/other offices, off site meetings in a timely manner, as scheduled. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the daily work environment is usually moderate and could possibly change during the business day. Job descriptions are used for informational purposes only, are not to be considered all-inclusive of responsibilities within a position and may change periodically with or without notice. In addition, we reserve the right to add, delete, change duties, formally or informally, verbally or in writing, at any time for any position. Job descriptions does not alter the “at-well” policy of the Company meaning that the Employee or the Company can separate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without cause. The provisions in the job description do not constitute a “contract of employment” with Employee or anyone else for any fixed period of time, either expressly or by implication. The Company subscribes to the tenets of Federal laws, Regulations and Executive Orders and the laws of the States and Municipalities in which we conduct business regarding Equal Employment Opportunity. We are committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people from the available workforce in the communities we serve. It is our policy in all personnel actions, including recruiting, hiring, training, promoting, and compensating, to ensure that Employee and potential Employees are evaluated based on qualifications and ability, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, service in the United States Armed Forces, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We recognize that our workforce and clientele are comprised of a diverse blend of people with different backgrounds and perspectives, and we value and promote diversity. #J-18808-Ljbffr