Design Engineer, Woodstock

Vuteq Technical Center Americas is a Sales and Engineering service provider representing Vuteq and Diversity Vuteq manufacturing groups throughout North America. The Vuteq group of companies is actively engaged in automotive parts manufacturing and design and currently supplies Interior and Exterior components to General Motors, Toyota Motor Manufacturing and Honda Motor Manufacturing. Located in Woodstock, Ontario, we are proud to supply quality products and services to our customers for the past 37 years. We are a diverse team of skilled professionals, and pride ourselves in maintaining a culture that is inclusive, supportive and provides opportunities for growth.

Overview These are new open positions for a Design Engineer to join our team!

Job Description The Design Engineer is responsible for designing and/or modifying automotive parts in collaboration with Vuteq’s OEM customers to ensure the design meets Vuteq production requirements and OEM design intention. The Design Engineer needs to be capable of communicating with OEM and suppliers directly to confirm design and solve design issues. The team member is also responsible for supporting development projects through the creation of CAD designs, finite element analysis, 3D printing, testing of products such as a full DFMEA process.

Salary Salary Range : $60,000 - $96,000/yr

What we offer

Yearly provided uniforms

Safety shoe allowance of $160

Prescription safety glasses

Employer paid family benefit plan

RRSP/DPSP Incentives

Extensive hands-on training

Paid sick and personal time

Paid earned day– 1/year up to 11 max.

Paid vacation time– 2 weeks/year

Paid company floaters at Christmas

Community involvement opportunities

Company events– Holiday parties, summer picnic, BBQ’s

Stability - 37 years in Woodstock

Paid OT for 40+ hours a week or 8+ hours a day

Opportunities for team member growth and development

If you are looking to join a company with a friendly atmosphere, and a passionate team with limitless potential, Vuteq is the place for you!

Apply today to join the Vuteq team!

Position Description

Support Senior Design Engineer and other engineering team members with design tasks

Capable of creating 3D models and basic 2D drawings for OEM study data and supplier drawing purposes

Capable of communicating with OEM designers directly for confirming designs and solving design issues

Capable of training Co-op students or Jr. Design Engineer team members in design softwares (Catia, NX Unigraphics) in preparation of customer awarding design responsible business to the company

Liaison to Vuteq manufacturing facilities and customer Design/Engineering departments

Provide insight into manufacturability of products based on drawing or design

Lead and/or participate in the creation of the DFMEA and incorporate necessary actions into design

Attend or lead design review meetings

Provide design support to both internal and customer open issues list for product design issues (DSR, ECI, EWO), support issue resolution to the customer timeline

Support development projects through creation of CAD designs, finite element analysis, 3D printing, testing of products, creation of slideshows, and presenting the findings to senior managers

Aide in activity relating to prototyping which includes understanding and running equipment in a safe and efficient manner

Create and maintain documentation such as engineering drawings and bill of materials for customer projects

Provide suggestions to benchmarking activity through reverse engineering by purchase, disassembly, and analysis of competitor products

Create VA/VE items and support customer and internal VA/VE activities

Note:

This role may involve being relocated to one of the overseas Vuteq locations or a Customer Engineering Centre. Countries may include USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina or Japan

Qualifications Education

Successful completion of a minimum 2-4 year post secondary program; both Mechanical Engineering and Design Engineering considered relevant

Successful completion of a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and/or Design Engineering is considered an asset

Experience

2-3 years of experience using CAD design software (Catia V5, Siemens NX 11)

Knowledge of the automotive industry is considered an asset

Skills and Abilities

Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail when producing CAD drawings

High level of attentiveness to analytical details and abilities when creating a drawing

Sense of creativity when working on cost/mass reducing development projects

Actively listening to team members when developing designs, and while going through training exercises with the Senior Design Engineer

Time management skills to complete tasks by the required deadlines

Organizational skills; ability to manage tasks efficiently while working on several different projects

Ability to show versatility and resourcefulness when problem solving

Other

Must have valid driver’s license

Must have or be able to obtain a valid passport

While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

Vuteq Technical Center Americas and Vuteq Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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