Senior Camera Mechanical Design Engineer

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Mission

 

Is accountable for the Mechanical deliverables to ensure the overall success of the project. In addition the individual must be a effective communicator and team player.

Responsibilities

Deliverables:

In charge of delivering a robust design in line with the requirements, constraints and economical targets.

Apply the Constant Innovation Policy Handbook.

Applies Standardisation rules, exceptionally will request de-standardisations based on sound justifications.

Calls for all necessary design reviews.

Report  and escalate to his project manager and/or R&D Metier Manager as needed.

 

Detailed scheduling and budgeting

Understands the project milestones, then translates them to mechanical activities to meet the overall project milestones.

Documents a schedule and then follows the Mechanical activities to meet the overall project plan.

 

Management of the contributors

Regular review with the Metier Department Manager to check alignment between the needs and availabilities.

 

Education/Training

• What education and education level are necessary for the position?

• Relevant Mechanical Engineering Qualifications (Degree).

• Recent relevant experience in Design 3 years +.

• Knowledge of developing automotive cameras and or ECU’s a distinct advantage.

• A high degree of organisation and enthusiasm and the ability to communicate competently across all working levels; Management activities, interaction with OEM Customers, suppliers, other Departments and branches within the company. 

• Demonstrate innovation and creativity.

• Mindset of continuous improvement and resilience.

 

Professional Experience

Involvement on P0, P1 and P2 projects (Current engineering, new customer projects and future projects).

• Experience in developing products from concept to production in an automotive environment.

• Problem solving techniques and methodical approaches to same.

• Operating within a high volume manufacturing environment.

• Designing to budget.

• Developing project plans and working within agreed plans and timelines.

• Tooling and moulding experience - ability to identify and suggest part improvements.

• Experience in developing 2D drawings & designing using 3D CAD - Catia V5 R24 onwards, preferred.

• Vehicle Packaging investigations and concept evaluation. 

• Tolerance investigations and stack up analysis experience required.

• Detailed Drawings and Drawing Control inc. GD+T.

• Interfacing across a multidisciplinary environment in a clear and effective manner must be demonstrated.

• Experience interfacing with Suppliers and customers.

 

Exposure to and experience with:

• Vehicle/Product verification organising, analysis and report writing.

• Broad experience in injection moulding, metal casting, metal forming, adhesives and prototype-manufacturing methods is a necessity.

• DFMEA techniques, DFM/DFA techniques,PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) type techniques. 

• Design Review Procedures,BOM Creation, Presentations.

• Working within quality systems i.e. ISO9001 / TS16949.

• Experienced in MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MiniTab and MS Power Point.

• Interpretation of the results from Simulation Reports and feeding back on the same.

• Experience in Six Sigma an advantage.

Job:

R&D Engineer

Organization:

Mechanical Development

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2023-10-04

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

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