Product Engineer

Your Responsibilities

  • Designs shock absorber applications by working collaboratively with customers, Process Engineering & production personnel to meet customer specifications & expectations
  • “Automotive suspension/shock absorber design experience preferred”
  • Researches & analyses data such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
  • Ensures designs meet requirements, quality/cost goals and product specifications to achieve world class standards of reliability and manufacturability
  • Create and maintain Bill of Materials (BOM) in SAP ERP system
  • Enter data for new products and product changes into systems and databases
  • Maintain Engineering record files for new and existing products
  • Participate in department's peer review design check process
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Your Profile

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Proven experience in design for automotive manufacturing (preferred)
  • Strong background in automotive & suspensions (preferred)
  • Proven ability to read and interpret customer specifications and industry standards
  • Experience in using CAD software such as Solidworks and CATIA
  • Working understanding of ERP systems i.e.) SAP with regard to material masters, bill of materials and classification systems (preferred)
  • Strong analytical ability; good problem solver
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one & small group situations to Customers, clients, & others
  • Strong interpersonal & teamwork skills
  • Ability to perceive needs; self-starter and able to work without day-to-day direction

We work together closely and respect each other, for over 200 years. If that is just as important to you as it is to us, apply on line now!

This is us – your new employer

thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. is a world class manufacturer of suspension parts (shock absorbers or dampers). thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America supplies products to a wide range of Original Equipment Automotive Manufacturers as well as Aftermarket and Motorsports. This role is with our Aftermarket group located in Poway, California.