Yazaki North America · 1 month ago
Principal Engineer, Ultrasonic Welding
Yazaki North America is looking for a USW Technology Engineer to join their Connection Technology Team in Canton, MI. The USW Technical Specialist will provide technical support for connector/terminal engineering, establish validation methodologies, and mentor less experienced engineers.
Responsibilities
Answer and document component related questions to assist Engineers in wire harness design and manufacturing, and document the responses for support requested through the CoC SharePoint site
Establish technical USW validation methodologies with Yazaki global lab sites for all Yazaki connectors
Define a list of USW best practice and USCAR requirements for current Engineering designs
Establish a strong relationship with Business Unit Engineering, global USW labs, Manufacturing and other functional groups
Conduct technical review of terminal USW issues and provide suggestions & resolutions
Provide technical assistance to all quality and manufacturing groups for component related quality issue investigation and resolution
Train and mentor less experienced engineers
Create and revise work instructions, processes / procedures and presentations
Create and modify specifications and design guidelines
Act as substitute supervisor
Support any USW related issues such as specifications, terminal materials, tool manufacturing, test requirements, etc
Research USW issues, documents and present technical solutions
Analyze and apply the best practice, technologies and processes
Develop/maintain training plan and training materials for developing new engineer
Provide expertise to support other functional group
Support current corporate, customer and industry standards i.e. USCAR 38, USCAR 45, etc
Investigate new USW technologies with YC and other Yazaki affiliates
Qualification
Required
Degree Requirements: BSME or BSEE
Principal Engineer Level Minimum of 15 years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 12 years with a master's degree
Sr. Engineer Level: Minimum experience of 10 years with a bachelor's degree or 8 with a masters
Engineer Level: Minimum experience of 6 years with a bachelor's degree or 5 years with a master's degree
Ability to travel roughly 10% of the year
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Incentive compensation
401K match
Tuition assistance
Generous holiday schedule
Company
Yazaki North America
Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions for automotive applications.
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