Applications Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with customers to agree on feasible product designs that meet customer specifications, utilising standard components wherever possible.
• Develop new fluid systems, including cooling, fuel, brake, and breather pipe solutions, as well as cooling pump and valve technology.
• Analyse customer design data and drawings with internal CAD, CAE Engineering, SMEs, Plant Process Engineering, and Sales teams. Confirm and define BOMs, conduct design reviews, feasibility studies, and coordinate DV & PV testing.
• Lead Program Engineering project deliverables for program gate tasks, ensuring new product launches meet internal and external time and technical expectations.
• Ensure timely and appropriate Customer System Design Specifications, understanding market requirements and validating them as per IAFT 16949 requirements.
• Utilise the prototype facility to validate designs and support the coordination of prototype part manufacture to ensure customer vehicle builds are on time.
• Work with manufacturing divisions to design products for optimal manufacturing capability, providing technical support to plants.
• Partner with internal and external tooling designers to ensure efficient tooling designs.
• Collaborate with CAD Engineers to produce and approve internal manufacturing drawings, ensuring PLM releases are fully approved and completed on time.
• Identify and communicate technical market trends in the automotive business, initiating new Product developments with the Advanced Engineering group.
• Propose cost reductions through VA/VE analysis.
• Support sales at customer presentations with technical expertise.
• Support CS Plant Quality Engineering with any customer quality concerns.