Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have an opportunity for an Applications Engineer that will be focusing on core pedal and sensors. This role is in Matamoras Mexico.

Who we are:
For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges.
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What you will be doing:
The Engineer in this position will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides core product technical support, and ensures the cost, timing and performance objectives are met for support of current production core products. The engineer will analyze warranty returns, assist with capacity tooling and develop and carry out CIP and WAVE cost save projects for core products. This position will lead and manage timing for projects and will work with production and testing groups at several global sites. The position may work with test systems and programming of computers and PLCs if needed.
The job will be located in Matamoros, Mexico, and requires in-office work, with some flexibility to work from home, including some early/late conference calls with other sites.

• Lead Engineering team activities to support core pedal and sensor products for WAVE and CIP cost savings projects, including some supplier changes.
• Mechanical design using Solid Edge software may be required, including tolerance stack-up analyses, mathematical modeling of product function and performance, etc.
• Lead team to ensure product design and performance compliance with, regulatory and customer specification for any WAVE and CIP cost initiatives.
• Lead Engineering activities to test and analyze warranty returns.
• Ensure adequate project and technical communications (e.g. meetings, oral reports, technical reports) with personnel, management, suppliers and customers.
• Determine lessons learned and aid with feedback to design and product development groups
• Work with test systems for improvements that can aid manufacture costs

What you will need to be successful

• Must be fluent in both English and Spanish
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of automotive industry procedures/systems, e.g., IATF-16949, APQP, FMEA, change control processes, etc.
• Thorough understanding of cause and effect relationships to provide the skill to identify and solve problems using tools such as FTA, 8D, 5-why analysis, fishbone analysis, DOE etc.
• Experience with DFMEA and/or DRBFM
• Self-motivated and results orientated, proactive with outstanding planning and follow up skills.
• Capable of managing and prioritizing multiple projects/tasks, including projects involving global teams, and urgent production requests.
• Able to communicate and write effectively resulting in a clear understanding of the issues, both English and Spanish.
• Ability to lead effective communication internally as well as with CTS customers and suppliers.
• External customer management experience required.
• Ability to use Microsoft office required.
• Automotive Quality Standards experience required.
• Technical Bachelor's Degree required.

These are the preferred skill set

• Experience with Solid Edge or similar CAD program preferred
• Familiarity with high volume production products and production lines preferred.
• Familiarity with test and validation of products preferred.
• Familiarity with test systems, computer programming and PLC programming preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of Automotive experience highly preferred, 3 years required.

What you'll get:

• Healthcare (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• 401(k) Program w/ company match
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation Time

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