I I Stanley Company, Inc., a leading supplier of automotive lighting products, was established in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1985. Founded on the principles of respect, trust, and value, we serve a wide range of customers – domestic and foreign – by supplying them with high-quality automotive headlamps, tail lamps, fog lamps.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of the design of plastic injected molded parts and their associated tooling
• Solid understanding of regulations, optics, electronics, simulations, and manufacturing of automotive lighting products
• Expert in Catia or NX
• Experience with PML and requirements management software
• MS office proficiency required

OPTIONAL/PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Organizational, planning, and prioritizing skills
• Analysis and problem solving skills
• Computer skills – proficiency using standard business software
• Written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Interpersonal skills – to interact effectively with individuals and to maintain composure in sensitive, pressure, and confrontational situations

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Design, or a related discipline, plus eight (8) years of progressive experience in product development in automotive lighting parts manufacturing OR
• Associate’s degree in Engineering, design, or related discipline, plus nine to eleven (9-11) years of progressive experience in product development in automotive lighting parts manufacturing

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In most cases the position will be required to stand for extended periods, use hands and fingers to handle or feel. The position may occasionally need to lift/pull up to 50 pounds and have specific vision abilities related to close and color vision. While performing the job the position is highly exposed to moving vehicles/machinery and factory equipment. The position may be required to work overtime to meet deadlines and requirements.

In addition to a fully air-conditioned work environment, I I Stanley provides a total compensation package to meet the needs of our associates and to be competitive in today’s work environment. We are pleased to offer the following benefits to our full-time Associates effective on the first day of employment:

• Competitive Wages
• Annual Performance Reviews & Merit Increases
• Free Medical Insurance Options for you and your family
• Free Life Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401K & Employer Matching
• Healthcare Opt Out Options
• Free Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• PTO - Paid Time Off
• Free Uniforms & Safety Shoes

• Manage the design and development project of exterior lighting products from initial concept to production
• Define system requirements and necessary system configurations, taking into account functional requirements, physical properties, legal, customer, and internal requirements
• Ensure compliance and regulatory requirements through robust product design
• Creates and maintains a design schedule for the activities of each domain in the project (design, optics, electronics, simulations, software) that align with the overall project schedule
• Ensure compliance with deadlines, cost, and quality targets in your daily work and plan appropriate contingency measures in the event of possible backlogs or risk and implement them as a team
• Lead the project team in identifying, investigating, and resolving design concerns/problems as early as possible in the development process
• Identifies and communicates design issues back to section manager and or department manger
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies in the market and automotive lighting industry trends
• Support development of 2D and 3D data using CAD software for product design output
• Integrate new technologies into product design
• Coordinate all design domains efforts in predevelopment projects, request for quotations (RFQ), and request for information (RFI)
• Support sales by facilitating technical information for accurately estimating cost associated with products
• Facilitate delivery of technical information to the customer, other company depts., and within design
• Negotiate solutions to technical problems with the customer and other company depts., and within design
• Manage, support, and provide leadership to the project ream
• Ensure compliance to quality management system requirements
• Educate and train design engineers in technical and non-technical requirements pertaining to their daily roles
• Conduct feasibility studies and engineering analyses for the new concepts
• Provide design and development expertise for timely support on new projects, implementation of new technologies, and all other assigned projects
• Mentor and coach junior level engineers to raise skill level of the project teamPerforms all other duties as assigned