Your tasks
- Coordinate design and develop all chassis components to PPAP and series (suspension, steering, brakes, ESC, tires, wheels, dampers, springs)
- Establish requirements for components based on the need of the vehicle (Strength, Durability, Stiffness, Corrosion, etc.)
- Keep development documentation updated (BOM, PLM/PDM, CAD)
- Actively support supplier’s development and APQP
- Work closely with external Engineering Service Providers, controlling milestones and deliverables
- Work closely with stakeholders and attribute owners across the company (BIW, Interior, Vehicle Safety, NVH, Durability, Manufacturing, etc.)
- Actively participate in DFMEA creation and review
- Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities
- Create rolling chassis assembly drawings and specs,
- Manage multiple complex projects in a demanding environment
- Define Prototype attributes and support vehicle builds
- Travel domestically and internationally as required
Requirements
- Several years of experience in similar position at OEM, ESP or Tier 1 supplier
- Attention to detail
- Excellent CATIA and PDM/PLM skills
- Practical experience in rolling chassis
- Hands-on experience in prototype assembly or vehicle service,
- Good project management skills,
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes (Welding, Castings, Stampings, etc.)
- Knowledge of vehicle crash safety principles
- Knowledge of vehicle dynamics principles and NVH principles
- Ability to run CAE analysis tools
- Knowledge of Chassis controls systems
- Driven-vehicle attributes development experience
- Hability to multitask
- Comfortable in taking complex decisions with incomplete data,
- BS/BEng or MS/MEng, or equivalent experience, in Mechanical Engineering
- Fluent in English. German knowledge is an advantage
