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Design Engineer - VTCA
Vuteq Technical Center Americas is a Sales and Engineering service provider representing Vuteq and Diversity Vuteq manufacturing groups throughout North America. The Vuteq group of companies is actively engaged in automotive parts manufacturing and design and currently supplies Interior and Exterior components to General Motors, Toyota Motor Manufacturing and Honda Motor Manufacturing. Located in Woodstock, Ontario, we are proud to supply quality products and services to our customers for the past 38 years. We are a diverse team of skilled professionals, and pride ourselves in maintaining a culture that is inclusive, supportive and provides opportunities for growth.
These are new open positions for Design Engineers to join our team!
Job Description
The Design Engineer is responsible for designing and/or modifying automotive parts in collaboration with Vuteq’s OEM customers to ensure the design meets Vuteq production requirements and OEM design intention. The Design Engineer needs to be capable of communicating with OEM and suppliers directly to confirm design and solve design issues. The team member is also responsible for supporting development projects through the creation of CAD designs, finite element analysis, 3D printing, testing of products such as a full DFMEA process.
What we offer:
- Yearly provided uniforms
- Safety shoe allowance of $160
- Prescription safety glasses
- Employer paid family benefit plan
- RRSP/DPSP Incentives
- Referral bonuses
- Extensive hands-on training
- Team appreciation lunches
- Kaizen incentive program
- Paid sick and personal time
- Paid earned day – 1/year up to 11 max.
- Paid vacation time – 2 weeks/year
- Paid company floaters at Christmas
- Community involvement opportunities
- Company events – Holiday parties, summer picnic, BBQ’s
- Stability - 38 years in Woodstock
- Paid OT for 40+ hours a week or 8+ hours a day
- Opportunities for team member growth and development
If you are looking to join a company with a friendly atmosphere, and a passionate team with limitless potential, Vuteq is the place for you!
Apply today to join the Vuteq team!
Position Description
- Support Senior Design Engineer and other engineering team members with design tasks
- Capable of creating 3D models and basic 2D drawings for OEM study data and supplier drawing purposes
- Capable of communicating with OEM designers directly for confirming designs and solving design issues
- Capable of training Co-op students or Jr. Design Engineer team members in design softwares (Catia, NX Unigraphics) in preparation of customer awarding design responsible business to the company
- Liaison to Vuteq manufacturing facilities and customer Design/Engineering departments
- Provide insight into manufacturability of products based on drawing or design
- Lead and/or participate in the creation of the DFMEA and incorporate necessary actions into design
- Attend or lead design review meetings
- Provide design support to both internal and customer open issues list for product design issues (DSR, ECI, EWO), support issue resolution to the customer timeline
- Support development projects through creation of CAD designs, finite element analysis, 3D printing, testing of products, creation of slideshows, and presenting the findings to senior managers
- Aide in activity relating to prototyping which includes understanding and running equipment in a safe and efficient manner
- Create and maintain documentation such as engineering drawings and bill of materials for customer projects
- Provide suggestions to benchmarking activity through reverse engineering by purchase, disassembly, and analysis of competitor products
- Create VA/VE items and support customer and internal VA/VE activities
This role may involve being relocated to one of the overseas Vuteq locations or a Customer Engineering Centre. Countries may include USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina or Japan
Qualifications
Education
- Successful completion of a minimum 2-4 year post secondary program; both Mechanical Engineering and Design Engineering considered relevant
- Successful completion of a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and/or Design Engineering is considered an asset
Experience
- 2-3 years of experience using CAD design software (Catia V5, Siemens NX 11)
- Knowledge of the automotive industry is considered an asset
Skills and Abilities
- Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail when producing CAD drawings
- High level of attentiveness to analytical details and abilities when creating a drawing
- Sense of creativity when working on cost/mass reducing development projects
- Actively listening to team members when developing designs, and while going through training exercises with the Senior Design Engineer
- Time management skills to complete tasks by the required deadlines
- Organizational skills; ability to manage tasks efficiently while working on several different projects
- Ability to show versatility and resourcefulness when problem solving
Other
- Must have valid driver’s license
- Must have or be able to obtain a valid passport
While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.
Vuteq Technical Center Americas and Vuteq Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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About Vuteq Canada Inc.
Vuteq Canada is a part of an international corporation, established in Japan in 1965. Today, our global footprint reaches from Asia, to North and South America, with approximately 12,000 team members worldwide. Overseas, our operations began with roots in the transportation industry, and have burgeoned to glass manufacturing, the production of food, and of course, automotive assembly.
After recognizing a tremendous opportunity to further develop our automotive manufacturing business, Vuteq Corporation expanded into Canada, breaking ground in 1988. With our customers, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company located in Cambridge, Ontario, and General Motors Canada in Ingersoll, Ontario, Vuteq Canada seized the chance to develop new operations in Woodstock, Ontario – directly in the middle of both customers, right on highway 401.
Driven by our kaizen process, we consistently challenge ourselves to evolve with the world around us, with the mindset that change is good, supporting continuous improvement. This is demonstrated through our Technical Centre, which leads our North and South American branches in technological advancements.
Vuteq Canada operates on the belief that our people are our greatest asset and strives to cultivate a culture of engagement and positivity amongst all levels of team members. In applying this same mentality to our community involvement, we commit ourselves to strengthening our contributions to the local public, giving back to those who have supported us for so many years.
Since 1988, Vuteq Canada has grown immensely from the four team members who started our facility; we now function with over 1,100 individuals – from our on-line team members, to our skilled tradespersons, to our middle management and executive staff – all working together to support Vuteq's mission: developing the future with passion and sincerity.