We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Product Engineer - Motors within our Engineering team to help support our Automotive business. Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Wireless Charging, Motors and Actuators, and Mechanical Cables. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.
As a Product Engineer - Motors, you will provide Engineering leadership in the design, application and validation of systems to meet or exceed customer specific requirements.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AS A PRODUCT ENGINEER - MOTORS

• Work with the China Motor Engineering Team to develop motor product solutions to meet customer needs by creative use of core part designs and technologies.
• Lead the various engineering efforts to design, prototype and validate product design solutions in support of customer and internal core team timing requirements.
• Maintain regular contact with customers on technical issues, and lead efforts to ensure understanding of their needs and resulting delivery of commitments from LPA.
• Active participation on program core teams with proactive presentation of defined engineering deliverables defined in the APD portion of the C2P process.
• Apply suitable engineering tools for the design analysis of assigned projects.
• Establish and maintain adequate records of technical information, process methods/standards, design and program details, and records to support/procure reliable patent actions.
• Ensure products are reviewed for best practice from a Design for assembly (DFA) and Design for Ergonomics (DFE) perspective to ensure design delivery to product cost targets.
• Ensure all needed compliance and audit deliverables are met.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL NEED

• University level Bachelor of Engineering degree or validated equivalent
• Preferred 3 years of experience in an automotive product design role
• Related experience Bill of Material creation and part design execution
• Team coaching, presentation skills, problem solving skills
• Engineering calculations and analysis
• Knowledge of Automotive APQP terms