Senior Production Liaison Engineer (10 years +) - Detroit Engineered Products (DEP)

This role is for a production / design Engineer with a focus on supporting design for manufacturing (DFM) across an array of one of our signature platform vehicles and other products that Client produces. The job is located at the Lima Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio (JSMC Joint Systems Manufacture Center) but will report up through the Client Design & Development Engineering (DDE) organization in Sterling Heights, Michigan as part of the broader Division activities. This role will design and release components and subsystems for military ground vehicles. This includes the application of engineering principles to generate designs to solve complex problems and provide support for the build, test and production of the designs.

The Production Liaison Engineer will reside at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, OH for a period of 3 or more years and report to the Engineering Manager at the facility. They will serve as a product representative for various combat vehicle programs and be a technical liaison to government representatives, JSMC leadership, and Sterling Heights engineering functions.

After 3 or more years at JSMC, there will be the option to continue working at JSMC (Lima, OH) or there may be the possibility to relocate to Client in Sterling Heights, MI and as a product design engineer. The lessons learned at JSMC will be leveraged to aid the design community to develop new products.
Company Information
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
Hybrid or onsite -
Due to the nature of the work, this role may require on-site presence of 100%

Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect:

• Serve as a product representative for various combat vehicle programs and be a technical liaison to government representatives, outside engineering functions.
• Responsible for working with a broader concurrent engineering and manufacturing team to successfully design, integrate, and validate complex engineering designs.
• Principal support role to address manufacturing problem report and design for manufacturing improvements of mechanical and/or electrical systems and installations.
• Lima product representative interfacing with Client plant and division programs, division staff and customer program staff at all levels
• Perform problem analysis, drawing/model corrective actions, and new design functions for US Operations Engineering in support of JSMC production efforts.
• Lead design for manufacturing reviews and improvements to drive faster production readiness and efficiency.
• Conduct failure analysis and corrective action along with responsible for technical writing and presentations.
• Technical Data Package interpretation and clarification responsibilities
• Leads and assists in the design functions with other dedicated design departments within the organization.
• Develops and integrates components into vehicle platforms to meet vehicle performance requirements including human factors, safety, environmental, ballistic and mine blast requirements.
• Conducts design, integration and analysis of components and subsystems.
• Applies engineering analytical skill sets for design.
• Leads various projects by doing analysis & design, drawing mark-ups, and generating source data for engineering changes.
• Responsible for writing material requests and shop work requests, track delivery and stock of parts, participate in integration reviews, fit checks, and write reports.
• Provides leadership and support to prototype and production vehicle build and follow-up, technical corrective action formulation, troubleshooting and redesign activities.

Minimum Qualifications / What you must have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Systems or related discipline)
• 10 plus years of experience in a related role desired
• Experience in a lead engineering role with expertise on Combat Vehicle platforms, heavy equipment or industrial design desired.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering principals in chosen expertise (i.e. structures, powertrain, etc...)
• Experience supporting prototype and/or production build activities
• Experience with root cause and corrective activities
• Solid modeling experience with NX and Creo
• This role will require the candidate to work well in a team environment as well as individual contributor.
• Be able to multi-task on simultaneous development projects, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and mission scope
• Good time management skills required
• Have a proactive attitude and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation, and people skills required. This role will interact with customer representatives (DoD) as well as other cross functional areas/levels of Clinet representatives.
• Proficiency in MS Office Products required.

Additional Information

• This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
• This role/employee will reside in Lima, Ohio at JMSC
• Limited travel maybe required including foreign travel if needed, up to 10%
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.