Mechanical Development Engineer (MDE) – Transfer Case Homeroom
- Auburn Hills, MI
- $77,600-106,700 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Liaise between business Mechanical Design Architects and Applications Engineering.
- Participate in design reviews and plant introductions.
- Effectively communicate new ideas and concepts to engineering management and corporate staff as required.
- Collaborate with suppliers (internal and external), design, development, and validation groups.
- Maintain an open communicative style, readily accepting input from diverse sources while filtering information appropriately.
- Conduct internal design reviews to gather support and benefit from lessons learned within the larger engineering organization.
- Maintain an open issues log for all new components and keep detailed records of performance and deficiencies.
- minimum education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
- experience: minimum of 5 years in the design and development of automotive driveline components preferably with a track record of launching new components into production
- specific skills preferred: Experience with AutoCAD/Inventor, Unigraphics NX or other 3d design software
- specific industry knowledge preferred: Castings, Hydraulics, Mechatronics
- Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Functional/Technical Skills - Has the functional knowledge and skill to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
- Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; Probes all fruitful sources for answers; Can see hidden problems; Is excellent at honest analysis; Looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
- Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems; A relentless and versatile learner; Open to change; Analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; Experiments and will try anything to find solutions; Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; Quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
- Creativity - Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; Easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; Tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- Priority Setting - Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; Quickly zeroes in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; Eliminates roadblocks; Creates focus.
- Decision Quality - Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
- Conflict Management - Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
- Informing - Provides the information people need to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization; Provide individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; Is timely with information.
- Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people-up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.