Company Overview: LinHR‘ Client is a leading global tier 1 auto parts supplier, celebrated for its innovation and excellence in the automotive industry. With two major Engineering sites in the USA—located in Moraine, OH, and Brighton, MI—and a combined team of approximately 150 employees, we are committed to driving technological progress and nurturing a vibrant, collaborative work environment.
Position Summary: We are seeking seeking a Product Engineer to join our Suspension Division in Dayton, Ohio. The Product Engineer will play a key role in developing innovative suspension solutions that meet demanding customer performance, quality, and cost requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in the design, development, and validation of components for automotive suspension products, from concept through launch.
- Provide product engineering support for quality analysis, supplier development, and plant continuous improvement activities.
- Lead prototype builds, including coordination of parts, documentation, and build issue resolution.
- Conduct and champion design related cost reduction activities, including organizing and leading meetings, planning and executing verification testing, communicating changes with product groups, and following established change procedures.
- Apply structured problemsolving strategies to address product and process issues; facilitate resolution of quality concerns and present status and results in cross functional meetings.
- Prepare, issue, and track required engineering documentation for design changes, engineering permits, verification testing, product change methodology sheets, and product/material specification changes.
- Design, validate, and release engineering drawings that meet customer requirements, internal standards, and applicable specifications.
REQUIREMENT QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field.
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering prints and technical drawings.
- Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross functional teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel in a professional setting.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Understanding of common manufacturing processes and their impact on design and quality.
- Moderate level of handson mechanical skill for troubleshooting, testing, and prototype support.
- Familiarity with Unigraphics (NX) or similar CAD tools, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and basic statistical analysis methods.
- General knowledge of suspension system operation and functionality in automotive applications.
TRAVEL REQUIRED (%):
>50% travel to meet customers and suppliers with day travel to the various manufacturing facilities as required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Ability to use and understand Windows Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint, Microsoft (email). This is additional to the computer skill requirements as stated in the requirement qualifications.
REASONING ABILITY:
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Ability to read and understand engineering prints/drawings. Good level of analytical skills and interpersonal skills. Ability to work on a team.
- Ability to guide the efforts of support personnel.
- Good team building skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and to sit; use hands to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and to talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary 90K to 110K and performance-based incentives.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including vacation, medical, dental, vision, Pcard, Travel card, 401(k) with company match.
- A dynamic, inclusive work environment where your ability to unite people and execute solutions will directly impact business success.
LinHR is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under LinHR's Employment Accommodation Policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
LinHR is an equal opportunity employer seeking to live its values in all we do. We are committed to taking proactive steps to provide and create opportunities for historically marginalized groups. We seek applicants who will strengthen our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strongly encourage qualified candidates from Indigenous, Black and other racialized persons, 2SLGBTQI+ people, individuals with disabilities, and other members of marginalized communities to consider working with and for LinHR. We recognize that structural barriers shape experiences and job qualifications, and therefore we seek to use employment equity to differentiate between candidates who meet the required qualifications. We encourage people to apply even if they feel that the position would be a stretch.
LinHR uses AI-assisted tools only to support screening and efficiency, never to make final decisions. All hiring decisions are made by human professionals, and candidates may request human review at any time.
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