Job Description

Assistant Manager - System Engineering (Electric Coolant Pumps)

Location:

KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TA India

Job Category:

Engineering

DRIVEN BY POSSIBILITY

Gates Corporation is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. At Gates, we are driven to push the boundaries of materials science to engineer products that continually exceed expectations.

We don't rest on our rich heritage of innovation. We leverage it to inspire solutions that will power the next hundred years. We invest continually in R&D and technology, so our products not only outperform industry standards; they exceed our customers' demanding expectations. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow. And we are constantly expanding our product catalog and value-added service offerings to support every facet of our customers' operations. In the most extreme environments and those more familiar, Gates is there with the right product, in the right place at the right time. Whether building original equipment or maintaining products in the aftermarket, we enable companies in every industry to be more efficient, productive, and profitable. We are Gates.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide product application engineering services to assigned strategic OEM customers for electric coolant pumps (EWP) and electric motor products. Work with customer and development team to bring EWP from concept to production. Manage customer contact and Gates product development process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned beyond the core functions listed below.

He/she will be responsible for:

• Manage customer open issues with a weekly meeting
• Define and manage product validation, DVP & R and test reporting
• Create and maintain product DFMEA with updates as needed
• Communicate customer requirements to development team and ensure that the product meets these requirements
• Guide designers to create component and assembly drawings with GD&T
• Create bill of materials (BOM)
• Design stack up analysis
• Manage BOM with Gates Change Request system so all revision levels of the drawings, models and BOM are correct
• Support manufacturing in creation of PFMEA and any engineering related manufacturing issues
• Apply problem solving techniques (8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa diagrams, etc.) to resolve engineering issues
• Support Clarizen project development process
• Respect project timing
• Develop strong engineering relationships with customer engineers within assigned project(s)
• Supplier coordination for testing and prototypes
• Support RFQ activities
• Quality Related Functions and Responsibilities: Adhere to IATF 16949, ISO 14001, HSE policy, VDA 6, GBLP/s, GPS, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma and any other industry standards in all activities

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reports to the Engineering Manager Electric Water Pumps North America. Participates in weekly department meetings and reports on project status and issues. Highlight key project issues such as development activities or manufacturing issues to the Product Engineering Manager for appropriate action. Works closely together with Sales and Business development to define and to meet the relevant customer needs. Establish product validation requirements that satisfy customer and / or internal specifications. Works with the Test Development Engineer to create the DVP & R and ensure that the testing is completed according to project timing.
• External: Makes face-to-face contact with assigned existing and prospective customer OEM engineers on a regular basis. Must be in tune to conditions and changes within the OEM market that requires development of information sources among customers, distributors, industrial consumers, original equipment manufacturers (and their suppliers), and component manufacturers. Utilizes all necessary internal support groups, Product marketing and field sales groups. Product Development, Advertising, Quality Management, Information Systems, Customer Quality Service, Sales coordination and manufacturing plants.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Requires a Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 10 years of automotive industry experience in product design, development, testing and industrialization.
• Familiarity with pump architecture, fluid flow, electric motors, electrical devices and control board firmware development and application. Experience with CFD analysis, impeller and volute design, electromagnetic analysis, electric motors, thermal analysis, control board heat resistance analysis, control board design, communication with ECU, program for motor control, circuit design.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Must be capable of planning and organizing technical projects and design work against deadlines.
• Mechanical aptitude, solid understanding of dynamics, power transmission components and applications.
• Comprehensive experience in product design and GD&T.
• Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Microsoft Project
• Solid interpersonal, oral, written, and presentation skills
• Solid planning, organization, and data management skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Travel is dictated by business conditions but usually will be calling on OEM engineers, prospects, or working with customer personnel approximately 30% of the time. Must be able to perform physical elements associated with the job, including inspecting our product in difficult locations, such as OEM labs, model shops or test sites as required to properly understand and service our OEM customers.