WD29122 Your contribution You will create designs to meet customers' needs, lead product development to meet timelines, support product launches in the plant, and maintain engineering changes of production products. Demonstrate leadership and the ability resolve issues quickly and effectively. Drive the team for results, by working closely with the cross functional launch team, using efficient communication with systems, manufacturing, procurement, and quality. The role will be based in Hannover, Germany. Responsibilities: What you will do - Lead the mechanical system design of lithium-ion batteries and direct other engineers in sub-system design with little to no oversight. - Define a mechanical system that meets structural and thermal requirements and can be manufactured efficiently using our core processes. - Review and propose updates to product requirements. - Specify and approve multiple complex mechanical components and sub-assemblies created by other engineers - including formed metal parts, injection molded rubber/plastic components, bus bars, flex-circuits, connectors, labels, machined/cast metal parts, structural items, fans, fasteners, gaskets, clips, and other hardware. - Create, check, and approve 3D CAD and 2D technical drawings of components and assemblies. - Support battery system and sub-system design and development working with a team of engineers from different disciplines including electrical, systems, thermal, software, manufacturing and validation. - Review and approve complete packaging studies for new product development including customer vehicle integration that are created by other team members. - Provide input and review other engineers FEA and CFD analysis, validation testing, and result interpretation in the areas of vibration durability, mechanical shock, crashworthiness, and general structural engineering. - Lead other engineers with Design For Manufacturability (DFM) to ensure that the design of components optimizes the manufacturing and assembly process. Ensure that the design of components facilitate handling throughout the product life cycle from shipping through disassembly and recycling. - Prioritize and perform complete dimensional tolerance stack-ups utilizing GD&T for components and assemblies. - Own mechanical engineering documentation including DFMEA's, Evaluations, Test Requests, and Test Reports. - Provide mechanical team input for the creation of test plans (DVP&R) and testing. - Lead component and system cost reduction road map activities. - Work with suppliers to drive product procurement and open engineering issues. - Lead and participate in team meetings to support program development. - Provide input for product quality through APQP. - Lead and provide directions in prototype and pre-production assembly builds. - Provide mechanical engineering representation with customers. - Ownership of entire program includes taking on various roles, at times as needed, to meet program timing. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: What we look for - Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering with solid years of experience. - Experience in plastic part design and knowledge of injection molding process. - Solidworks 3D Modeling & FEA (CAD) and 2D drawing creation experience. - Versatile with suite of MS Office Products such as Excel, Power Point, Project, and Word. - Experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, and automotive development tools. - Understanding of phase gate product development processes. - Fluency in English, and German is required Preferred Qualifications - Demonstrated Project Leadership - Manufacturing process knowledge and plant environment experience. - Understanding of electrical and thermal engineering. - Experience with vehicle level Battery Systems integration. - Experience reviewing and working with requirements in JAMA. - Experience with the SAP document management system related to engineering change, material masters, engineering bill of materials and manufacturing bill of materials. Benefits: What we offer As a technology leader with strong brand (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us: - Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement and sustainability. - Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our mobile work policy and company kindergarten. - A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension scheme. - Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs. - Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike and use public transportation subsidized by Clarios (Job Ticket). - Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally. - Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if appliable and depending on individual factors. \#LI-OG1
Lead Mechanical Engineer (m/f/d) (Ingenieur/in - Maschinenbau)