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Specialist, Technical

Magna International, Inc

Troy, Michigan

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Auditing, Automotive Industry, Automotive Technology, Best Practices, Body Shop, Business Case, Chassis Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Contract Requirements, Customer Relations, Identify Issues, Machine Tool, Manufacturing, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Procedure Development, Process Improvement, Product Design, Product Engineering, Product Reviews, Progress Reports, Quality Management, Request for Proposals (RFP), Research & Development (R&D), Test Plan/Schedule, United States Department of Energy (DOE), Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Troy, Michigan
POSTED
3 days ago
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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY

Recognized as an expert in the organization or the automotive industry in the area of e-coating, pre-treatment and/or powder coating.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education - Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field of study

Education - Preferred:

Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field of study

Years of Experience:

Minimum ten plus (10+) years of related experience required

Supervisory Experience:

Less than one (1) year of related experience required; one to three (1-3) years of experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

None

Other Skills/Experience -Required:

  • Creativity and technical ability to initiate, direct, and control specific projects within an assigned area of expertise
  • Knowledge of automotive body and chassis requirements
  • Expert knowledge within an assigned area of responsibility

Other Skills/Experience -Preferred:

None

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The following salary information applies solely to the Ontario, Canada location.

Total Compensation: $105,000 - $140,000 CAD

Immediate, open position

  • Assist Cosma global divisions, engineering, and R&D with technical issues.
  • Communicate technical results to both intern and external technical resources.
  • Coordinate and lead communication initiatives with global divisions regarding equipment advances, new technologies, best practices, lessons learned, and process optimization.
  • Interface with OEM customers and provide single focus for engineering representation.
  • Develop new technologies to meet increasing customer requirements relative to innovation.
  • Fill pipeline of R&D projects to stay ahead of customer specifications and requirements.
  • Conceive novel approaches to new applications/products or existing issues.
  • Create RFQs for requirements necessary to carry out divisional and R&D projects in order to understand potential cost and/or benefits.
  • Troubleshoot divisional issues.
  • Provide necessary consultation required to help launch programs or manufacturing facilities.
  • Recommend alterations and enhancements to improve quality of products, systems, or procedures.
  • Responsible for keeping the organization abreast of developments in a designated area of expertise.
  • Plan training sessions, establish procedures, and document lessons learned for future use.
  • Plan and execute testing, development, DOE, and pre-production trials.
  • Prepare project progress reports and business cases showing current and potential costs for ongoing and upcoming projects.
  • Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications in a designated area of expertise.
  • Analyze engineering results and propose product changes to determine feasibility, improvement of components and systems, and functional performance specifications.
  • Confer with engineering personnel to prepare design modifications as required to satisfy performance requirements.
  • Interpret technical specifications from OEMs.
  • Perform periodic audits of divisions or suppliers that fall within an assigned area of expertise.
  • Review supplier analytical results to aid divisions in monitoring their processes.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
  • Act with honesty and integrity, and make ethical business choices in accordance with Magna's Compliance Policies and Procedures.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Subject to business needs < 20% of travel may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

May be required to perform supervisory responsibilities in ac

About the Company

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Magna International, Inc

We are a leading global automotive supplier with 347 manufacturing facilities and 94 product development, engineering and sales centres in 27 countries. We have over 159,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Automotive and Parts Mfg
FOUNDED
1957
WEBSITE
http://www.magna.com/

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