Design Engineer I

A Design Engineer I designs battery components and tooling for automotive battery production equipment under the guidance/mentorship of experience design engineers as assigned from the department Manager/Director.  A Design Engineer I will perform routine engineering tasks under the direction of the department manager and experienced design engineers while gaining the skills needed to lead and manage projects independently. 

• Provide Engineering support to Manufacturing, Quality, H&S, Sales, Costing, and Maintenance on Automotive products, equipment, and tooling.
• Prepare and deliver information, technical reports, and presentations to management, customers, vendors, and technical partners.
• Contribute to concept generation and ideation processes.
• Maintain and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information.
• Perform other duties which may become essential to the position.
• Participate in regular technical reviews throughout all phases of a project.
• Interact with production and engineering at all levels.
• Track and record time spent on tasks and projects.
• Travel worldwide for the company as required (approximately 5 days per year)
• Attend industry related technical conferences, seminars, and/or trade shows.
• Assist Engineers to interface with customers to design new products and support existing products
• May be involved in fabrication, operation, application, installation, and/or repair of mechanical equipment and tooling.
• Perform calculations and tests on products, equipment, and tooling as directed by a senior engineer.
• Apply knowledge of mechanical engineering principles to design products such as tooling, robots, machines, measuring devices, etc.
• Responsible for ordering/purchasing tooling from vendors, including EPM’s Central Services.
• Contribute to bringing products from idea to proof of concept, through to the final, manufactural product.
• Assist in the design, development, integration, and testing of all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and instrumentation.
• Uses computer-aided design software and/or graphic tools to update drawings, design simple tooling, and design simple mechanical machines or mechanisms.

Experience & Qualifications

• Typically, with less than 5 years of Engineering experience.
• Familiarity with the battery construction process preferred.

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering or scientific discipline.

Skills & Competencies

Required:

• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project Management skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)
• CAD (2D and 3D)

Preferred:

• SOMAX
• IQS
• MSR
• Six Sigma Tools
• FMEA
• Control Plans
• CREO