Lear Corporation

Senior Connector Engineer

Lear Corporation

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Southfield • Missouri • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Managing the 3D model development along with 2D print development and library release of connector systems
  • Leads the engineering activity for assigned programs
  • Ensure that products meet customer and company specifications and program milestones are achieved
  • Responsible for coordinating and monitoring the engineering process
  • Providing direction as required
  • Managing or leading a group of support engineers
  • Work includes creating 3D CAD proposals, preparing DFMEAs, selecting materials, managing the FEA and making design changes, drawings and stack-ups, supporting various manufacturing plants, service manual development, and DOE with prototyping

Requirements

  • Experience with connection system product development, including design attributes and industry standards and specifications
  • Ability to use CATIA, Solidworks or UG
  • Knowledge of part design for progressive die and injection molding
  • Having seen successful launch of at least 1 or 2 connector products
  • Perform or support customer and Internal drawing releases
  • Self-motivated communicator
  • Able to work within a diverse global team with varying levels of experience
  • Lead a team of designers and lab technicians to the desired project design goals
  • Able to follow APQP processes for project documentation
  • Familiar with EMI shielding (bonus)
  • Run mechanical simulations with CATIA, Solidworks or NX (bonus)
  • Experience with benchmarking (bonus)
  • Experience with FEA simulation (bonus)
Benefits
  • The group is organically growing
  • There are numerous opportunities to create new products
  • You will have exposure to the other global product teams and witness firsthand how your products intend to be used

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
3D model development2D print developmentDFMEAFEA simulationpart designmechanical simulationsbenchmarkingdesign changesstack-upsDOE
Soft skills
self-motivatedcommunicationleadershipteamworkdirection providingcoordinationmonitoringsupportingworking within diverse teamsproject management