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Your expertise in automotive product development, brushed and brushless motors, mechanical design, system engineering, and cross-functional project leadership will be essential to delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective products that meet performance, quality, cost, and timing objectives.\nWhy You’ll Love Working Here\nInnovative Environment: Work on advanced technologies and engineering projects that push the boundaries of what is possible\nGlobal Mobility: Gain international exposure through collaboration with engineering teams and customers across multiple regions\nDiverse Projects: Contribute to washer-pump, engine, chassis, and motor-technology programs across different automotive applications\nTechnological Leadership: Join a company driving advancements in motion systems and automotive product development\nProfessional Growth: Expand your technical and leadership capabilities through challenging programs, global collaboration, and continuous learning\nWhat You’ll Be 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system-engineering principles to align project scope, product roadmaps, and digital-twin development\nSupport the optimization of Bills of Materials through robust engineering and risk-avoidance planning\nApply structured product-development practices to deliver safe, reliable, and manufacturable solutions\nProvide technical support for production-quality investigations and current-product concerns\nSupport manufacturing plants with technical issues and coordinate the resolution of design questions during development\nSupport the use and expansion of Standard Stock Keeping Unit design strategies for new products\nReview and provide technical input on DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and related engineering documentation\nSupport Design Validation, Product Validation, PPAP, and production-launch activities\nEvaluate product designs for manufacturability in plastic-injection and metal-stamping processes\nDevelop technical plans and lead the resolution of complex engineering problems\nCommunicate project status, technical risks, decisions, and corrective actions to internal and external stakeholders\nPerform other related responsibilities as assigned\nWhat We’re Looking For\nBachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related science or engineering discipline\nThree to five years of experience with brushed and brushless motor technologies\nStrong knowledge of automotive product-development processes\nExperience supporting products developed for automotive OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers\nUnderstanding of plastic-injection and metal-stamping processes\nAbility to optimize product designs for manufacturability and production performance\nExperience with tolerance stack-up analysis and GD&T\nKnowledge of the automotive development cycle, including Design Validation, Product Validation, and PPAP\nAbility to review DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and other engineering documentation\nExperience using Minitab for statistical analysis\nHigh-level understanding of finite element analysis, including constraints, outputs, and methods for improving analytical results\nAbility to create and execute plans for resolving complex technical problems\nStrong organizational, analytical, and project-coordination skills\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to build effective customer and cross-functional relationships\nDemonstrated willingness to learn and consider new ideas and approaches\nAbility to respond quickly and positively under pressure\nAvailability for domestic and international business travel\nBonus Points If You Have\nMechanical CAD experience using SolidWorks or Solid Edge\nDirect development experience with AAM, Dana, BorgWarner, TI Fluid Systems, FORVIA HELLA, Astemo, or comparable automotive suppliers\nExperience developing washer pumps, engine components, chassis products, or motor-driven automotive systems\nExperience applying digital-twin methods to 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