Lead Engineer Development

About us

The Webasto Group is one of the 100 largest suppliers to the automotive industry. With our innovative sliding and panoramic sunroofs, convertible roofs, and groundbreaking heating, cooling, and battery systems, we constantly create added value for the mobility sector. Our customers can always count on a pleasant atmosphere and driving experience. When you come and work with Webasto, you can expect to find an environment shaped by a remarkable sense of team spirit. We offer our colleagues the freedom to be creative in global development work – because the “We” in Webasto is your special plus.

Are you a dedicated team player with a passion for innovation and looking for new challenges in an agile technology company? More than 15,000 people are employed at Webasto worldwide. Webasto offers a creative working environment built on trust, with flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths and excellent career development opportunities.

Webasto is seeking highly motivated candidates that have experience ensuring excellent technical performance and optimum availability of production equipment to join our team as a Lead Engineer Development (full-time) at our facility in Auburn Hills, MI. 10% domestic travel required to Webasto assembly plants and supplier reviews; Less than 5% international travel required; Telecommuting permissible; Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days remote.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical direction to customer focused teams of designers and engineers relative to new products and customer programs.
• Develop robust technical solutions from concept through production.
• Perform engineering analysis and data management for different properties related to industry manufacturing processes, for example Castings, injection molding etc.
• Work with designers to develop high quality drawings.
• Perform tolerance stack-ups on new design and product changes.
• Set direction with suppliers and tool-room to build prototypes and establish production feasibility of designs working with suppliers, engineers, and plant colleagues.
• Maintain open issues list during development.
• Communicate with other engineers to help develop product strategy for standardization.
• Prepare engineering documentation including but not limited to DFEMA, DVP&R, drawings and design assumptions and formally release all product requirements into the Webasto systems.
• Ensure that all product requirements are accurately released on time into change management system in order to support all program objectives and customer requirements.
• Act as liaison with customers, suppliers and engineers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or Industrial Engineering
• Three (3) years’ of experience as a Product Engineer, Design Engineer or in a closely related position in the automotive industry performing product engineering on mechanical products. 
• Three (3) years of experience with all of the following:
  • Understanding and applying customer specifications, standards and competitive technical solutions utilizing 8D(Eight Disciplines problem solving process), CAD(Computer Aided Design), DOE(Design of Experiments), GD&T(Geometric dimensioning and Tolerancing), DFMEA (Design Failure mode effective analysis), ECM(Engineering change management), and Robust Design;
  • Working with test lab and proto shops for concept prototype building and concept validation; and
  • Performing engineering analysis and data management for different properties related to industry manufacturing processes such as castings and plastics. 

How we work together

Our Culture – Our Values

We deliberately associate the first two words of our vision with our culture. Here, the word “Our ...” stands for all of us, for us as a team – across all departments, plants, regions and business units. The term “… Inspiration” embodies both the passion for our business and our intrinsic motivation. Because what it takes for a vision to become reality is a team of people who are highly motivated as they strive for the same goal together.

• Responsibility with a Long-Term View
• Passion for Quality and Innovation
• Hearts and Minds for our Customers
• Embracing Cooperation and Improvement
• Courageously Optimistic

What you will get

When you join the Webasto team, you will enjoy the following benefits: 

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage for you and your family
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Paid wellness days
• 401k with company match
• Professional development opportunities
• A work environment where we are One Webasto Family & live by our values! 

 Come join the Webasto family and be part of the WE in Webasto!

Intrigued? We would love to hear from you. Please click “apply” to be considered for this role, or email resume to AHHQ.HumanResources@webasto.com Reference " 33755" or mail to: A. Rechtzigel Webasto Roof Systems, Inc. 2500 Executive Hills Blvd.  Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Webasto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against  race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.