Magna
automotive
TrimProductEngineer(seatcover)
“Trim Product Engineer (seat cover) at Magna. Skills: designing automotive soft trim covers, pattern making, industrial cutting and sewing processes, automotive seat design, foam pad design, automotive textiles. Design, develop, and improve new and existing cut and sew automotive seating soft trim covers fabricated from textiles that are attached to seat foam pads as part of the seating system. designing, releasing and industrializing automotive soft trim covers”
Industry & Context.
Identify Root Cause & Corrective Actions to address issues; independent problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree (or bachelor’s equivalency) in Engineering or related or equivalent combination of education and experience, Experience working with manufacturing team, suppliers and OEM customer, Evidence of the ability to manage components, systems, and projects through program lifecycle with evidence of increasing autonomy, Evidence of the ability to make good decisions in a timely manner, Must be able to read, create, and comprehend engineering drawings and specifications, Basic competency in CAD and the ability to provide engineering direction to the design personnel, communication skills: able to communicate (written and verbal) clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles, organizational skills and the ability to successfully complete multiple tasks within established and changing deadlines, Evidence of successful performance with independent problem solving and presentations, Proficient knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, and database applications, understanding the pattern making process to develop automotive soft trim cover assemblies both manually and electronically, knowledge of industrial cutting and sewing processes, knowledge of automotive seat complete design and seat assembly process, understanding of foam pad design and how to develop the foam pad and trim covers to achieve the OEM appearance standards, basic understanding of automotive textiles (Cloth, Leather, Vinyl, etc)
Nice to Have
3+ Years of diversified Engineering experience in automotive soft trim preferred, ability to sew on industrial equipment and experience with production sewing facilities
What You'll Do.
and improve new and existing cut and sew automotive seating soft trim covers fabricated from textiles that are attached to seat foam pads as part of the seating system
releasing and industrializing automotive soft trim covers
Co-develop 2D flat patterns and soft trim cover designs with the Trim Development team
Bill of Materials and Drawings in Engineering release system
Identify Root Cause & Corrective Actions to address issues
Industrialize trim cover production with the Sew and JIT Seat Complete plants
Interface with OEM customer and Suppliers
Maintain Good Housekeeping of the area
Ensure adherence to company
departmental and health and safety systems and policies to meet legislative requirements
Supports Internal / External Audit efforts regarding ISO 9001: 2015
IATF 16949 Certification for remote site location (Group Office)
Supports the requirements as detailed in Standard Operating Procedure 8000 (Quality Management System)
Ensure employees work in the manner consistent with the organizations established objectives and targets utilizing protective equipment
and procedures as promulgated by state and federal regulations
Establish clear goals for workplace health and safety
Complete safety talks
and required training occur
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Co-develop 2D flat patterns and soft trim cover designs with the Trim Development team; Industrialize trim cover production with the Sew and JIT Seat Complete plants; Interface with OEM customer and Suppliers; provide engineering direction to the design personnel
Communication Scope
able to communicate (written and verbal) clearly and succinctly in a variety of settings and styles
Process & Methodology
manage components, systems, and projects through program lifecycle
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