Senior Mechanical Product Development Engineer-ATV - Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
Newnan, GA
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NOTE: This position is for Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation in Newnan, GA.
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation, has an opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Product Development Engineer-ATV to join the organization in Newnan, GA.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this job, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, the above is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
NOTE: This position is for Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation in Newnan, GA.
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation, has an opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Product Development Engineer-ATV to join the organization in Newnan, GA.
- The Senior Design Engineer E3, TVPD Design Department, functions with limited oversight in the creation and/or improvement of parts and/or systems to achieve certain targets for off-road recreation vehicles regarding function, performance, durability, weight reduction, cost targets both investment and piece part, ease of manufacturing and so on.
- Thorough proposals are made from self-guided engineering studies based on experience of previous project work creating 3D CAD models, 2D CAD drawings, and BOM under limited direction of design managers.
- In TVPD, senior design engineers also may function as project managers overseeing the development of vehicles while leading a team of design engineers in their own detail component development and acting as liaison to all supporting departments with focus on seamless collaboration with the TVPD testing project manager.
- Typical parts/components that the Design Engineer E3 at YMMC TVPD develops
- Chassis welded and/or bolt-on connected with many steel tubes, forgings and stampings
- All components of suspension and steering systems
- Driver controls such as steering wheels, pedals, levers and switchesPlastic body work
- Seats and ergonomics
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the design and development parts for the recreational vehicle consumer product market from concept to production.
- Lead development of the new vehicle project according to schedule and budget.
- Assist and direct support engineers in their work.
- Design & Engineer parts, assemblies and vehicles on 3D CAD to pass required testing and meet cost targets.
- Create 2D drawings for quotation and fabrication.
- Conduct design engineering research and organize information to support the best design concept.
- Brainstorm ideas to problem solve development issues, or to create the best new designs.
- Work cross functionally with other groups, departments or companies while championing your projects.
- Meet testing requirements and testing maturity timeline.
- Periodically give project status presentations to executives according to stage gate process.
- See summary.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Strong project management skills required.
- Strong Design problem solving skills related to testing difficulties strongly preferred.
- Hands on vehicle building & testing preferred.
- Experience using Siemens NX CAD software preferred
- See summary.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Ideal candidate should have minimum 5-7 years of experience in the development of parts and systems for a complex consumer product, such as recreational vehicles or Automotive.
- Experience with consumer plastic part design and or metal parts required.
- Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from accredited university.
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this job, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, the above is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Source : Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.