Our client is looking for a Systems Product Engineer in Auburn Hills, MI!

This is a contract to direct opportunity with an hourly rate of $52-58/hour based on experience. 

The Systems Product Engineer is responsible for:

• Supporting Systems Engineering and Product Engineering in range from Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, development of system architectures, weight management, interfacing between Product Engineering and System Engineering Groups, RAM Engineering support


• Perform market requirements analysis to define product roadmaps and company product development initiatives


• Perform architecture analysis tracing requirements to derived system elements (e.g., functional definition, subsystems, components, hardware, software, physical attributes, interfaces, etc.)


• Coordinate with all functional product disciplines to meet product architecture requirements


• Develop system product structure to support vehicle architecture design


• Develop vehicle interface specification and attributes to support subsystem design, component hardware and software, and assemblies


• Identify and lead product review cycles, phase gate reviews, approval of technical work products, and delivery of customer products


• Define requirements for life-cycle design reviews mapping contract Statement of Work (SOW), review entrance and exit criteria, create work product checklists, etc.


• Lead trade studies and analysis activities for system architecture and identify support required for product commonality, technology maturity, production readiness, environment, health, safety, human factors, Design for Reliability (DFR), etc.


• Define test criteria for requirements verification and validation


• Work with Systems Requirements Lead in the development of the system requirements, traceability, and allocation to functional elements, physical elements, and system performance specifications


• Work with Systems Test and Evaluation Lead in the development of system test plans and procedures, systems laboratory testing, and support system qualification in field


• Define plans and requirements for activities to support implementation, integration and production readiness


• Coordinate and implement plan(s) to support system and product build activities


• Provide status of system activities, metrics, and issues to support system and product needs


• Assists in establishing design parameters to achieve most cost-effective approach consistent with the end item of specifications, performance, and reliability objectives


• Ensures that products meet Federal, State, and local regulations as well as international homologation requirements for such items as safety and emission standards


• Establishes designs through calculations, analysis, and various design verification techniques.


• Approves releasing engineering designs at prototype, test, development, and production phases of a program


• Determines test requirements


• Oversees or may assist in set-up/monitoring of a testing program


• Analyzes, evaluates and reports test results to determine acceptability or needed modifications in meeting specifications


• Maintains contact with vendors and subcontractors to keep abreast of new materials, products, sources, pricing and lead time requirements


• Solicit vendor knowledge and participation in product standardization and cost reduction


• Provides information and direction for the facilitation of building of prototype vehicles


• Revises design package based on feedback from prototype activities


• Provides engineering analysis of field problems and, as required, makes recommendations for, and implements, corrective action


• Assists the manufacturing group during production startup and resolves engineering changes for effective production runs

• BSME/BSET and 5+ years’ experience, plus 2-5 years’ experience on total vehicle or component design


• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident Alien Status required


• Knowledge of a variety of vehicle sub-systems


• Knowledge of DoD contract requirements and specifications for ground vehicles preferred


• Knowledge of vehicle system architecture (i.e., functional, physical, data, environment, Environmental Safety Occupational Health, preferred


• Experience in Risk Management best practices preferred


• Experience in development of DFMEA preferred


• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills


• Proven attention to detail


• Strong interpersonal skills to drive actions necessary to accomplish assigned tasks


• Customer focused