Senior Mechanical Development Engineer Ref. No: 8359

For our client, an American automotive company and global product leader in providing innovative and sustainable e-mobility solutions for the automotive market, due to development of their New Technical Center (R&D) in Krakow, we are looking for Senior Mechanical Development Engineers.

 A Senior Mechanical Development Engineer (MDE) is responsible for the design and release of components that are used in conjunction with each other within an assembly to meet the overall performance requirements of a product. The MDE works within the PowerDrive Systems organization in collaboration with Program Lead Engineers as well as CAE Engineers. The MDE must be capable of completing work requests from the Program Lead Engineer(s) to meet the defined program performance requirements and timing. The engineer must also request design and analysis work from the team members while working simultaneously with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Component Engineering and suppliers to achieve component release. In addition to component design and development, the MDE is responsible for generating the 2D and 3D CAD data of these designs. The MDE works under minimal supervision while developing designs, and stack-ups of individual parts or assemblies. He is the key MDE expert supporting for customer meetings. 

Region: Kraków, małopolskie


Requirements:

Basic Requirements:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field  
  • Minimum of 7 years of related engineering work experience is required 
  • Experience in EV Driveline and/or ICE Driveline systems is required 
  • Strong skills in creating and maintaining 2D/3D technical drawings/models using NX CAD Software 
  • Highly proficient in component and/or subsystem design, development, validation, and release 
  • Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining DFMEA 

 Nice to have:

  • Master’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field 
  • Experience and/or training in APQP 
  • Experience and/or training in DFM/DFA 
  • MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Project) 
  • Technical Writing 


Responsibilities:

  • Strong understanding of Electric Driveline and/or Traditional (ICE) Driveline systems and components  
  • Understanding and implementation for PDP (Product Development Process) and EDF (Engineering Development Framework) 
  • Understanding and interpretation of component and/or sub-system design requirements provided by program leads 
  • Performing and reviewing engineering analysis and calculations on components and/or sub-systems  
  • Issuing CAE requests and provide direction as needed for analysis of components and/or sub-systems
  • Creating and maintaining component and/or sub-system DFMEAs and use them to define Special Characteristics 
  • Creating ADVP&R to validate components and write lab work orders to direct technicians to conduct testing on components 
  • Creating technical design data including 2D prints and 3D models using NX
  • Thorough knowledge of component drawing requirements, including tolerances, GD&T, and their use in stack calculation. Performing and reviewing stack calculations
  • Conducting DRR (Design Release Review) and creating work products (drawings, specifications, etc.) per program timing 
  • Being the point of contact for technical discussions with Program Manager, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Suppliers, and Supplier Development Engineers 
  • Promoting component re-use through knowledge of the global component family 
  • Reviewing / Approving internal and external change requests 
  • Providing technical support for component issues arising in validation or warranty 
  • Providing cost reduction ideas for their respective component families. 
  • Conducting and documenting benchmarking and lessons learned reviews


We offer:

  • Hybrid work model (2 days of office work and 3 days of remote work per week)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Private Medicover medical care for the employee and his/ her family
  • Co-financing for the sport card Multisport
  • Possibility to join the PZU insurance / Generali for employees’ children
  • Co-financing for holidays, Christmas gifts for employees’ children
  • Hard and soft trainings, language courses
  • Working with innovators, independent thinkers, talented employees towards the vision of a clean and energy-efficient world
  • Meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment
  • Modern office and high-tech lab space