COMPANY JTEKT Bearings NA DEPARTMENT Product Engineering
LOCATION Greenville SC CLASSIFICATION Salaried Exempt
REPORTS TO Engineering Manager – Single Components GRADE Level 5 or 4 based on exp

Summary/Purpose

• Design new or apply existing bearing designs to meet customer application and product requirements.
• Support development, validation testing and launch of new bearing designs.
• Identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve engineering design standards, engineering efficiency and product performance.
• Identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve manufacturability and profitability of existing and new designs.
• Provide engineering support to manufacturing, sales & customers for maintenance of existing production designs.
• Generate and develop new product design features or methods to extend or advance the product line.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated ability and success in the following areas:
• Mechanical aptitude
• Written and verbal communication skills; internally and with customers
• Computer and 3D CAD skills
• Project planning and execution
• Problem solving techniques
• Team skills
• Motivated, self starter

OTHER DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

• Automotive or bearings industry
• DFMEA/PFMEA process
• PTC Creo and/or Pro Engineer experience
• Pro Mechanica/ANSYS FEA
• Solid Works
• Failure analysis
• Product testing
• Familiarity/training in formalized problem solving methodologies (Red X, 8D, DOE etc)
• Project Management

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 0 to 5+ years of related work experience

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Independent evaluation, selection and application of appropriate Koyo engineering standards to create bearing designs that meet customer application and product requirements.
• Analyze customer’s application requirements to define product requirements.
• Produce drawings and specifications for manufacturing and customer agreement.
• Perform engineering analysis and testing required to validate designs.
• Interface with manufacturing to ensure design for manufacturability and continuously improve alignment between product design and process capabilities.
• Lead/execute engineering continuous improvement and product development projects in support of product line and/or corporate objectives.
• Provide failure analysis, root cause analysis and problem solving of internal testing or customer application field issues.
• Provide engineering support for root cause analysis and problem solving of manufacturing quality issues.
• Create or modify design and engineering standards based on lessons learned or product advancements.
• Develop computer competency to successfully complete design tasks utilizing standard calculations, automated design programs, 3D modeling (CAD), FEA and other analysis tools.
• Recommend and develop new technology or new uses of technology (Intellectual Property).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Summary/Purpose

• Design new or apply existing bearing designs to meet customer application and product requirements.
• Support development, validation testing and launch of new bearing designs.
• Identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve engineering design standards, engineering efficiency and product performance.
• Identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve manufacturability and profitability of existing and new designs.
• Provide engineering support to manufacturing, sales & customers for maintenance of existing production designs.
• Generate and develop new product design features or methods to extend or advance the product line