Advanced Engineer Job in Venray, Netherlands

Inalfa Roof Systems is one of the world's biggest providers of vehicle roof systems. Inalfa designs, develops and manufactures sunroofs and open-roof systems for the automotive industry, such as BMW Group, Daimler, Chrysler Group, Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Citroen, Chery, Geely, Hyundai Kia, Land Rover, Renault, Nissan and many others.

Inalfa Roof Systems Group is headquartered in Venray (Limburg), the Netherlands, and has a global footprint with facilities in Europe, Asia and the America's. Global headcount consists of ca. 3300 staff. On July 29th, 2011, Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts Co. (BHAP) acquired 100% of the shares of Inalfa Roof Systems Group.

Advanced Engineer Job Description

As Advanced Engineer, you are responsible for the complete roof system development on a system level. Innovation, technical performance, marketability, cost effectiveness and minimizing technical risks are key words in this process. In this position, you are located in the Global Advanced Technology Department. The Global Advanced Technology Department is the source of all future technology developments for our global product portfolio. They are the engineering partner that supports our company on global scale and continuously think ahead to ensure our position as an Innovative Leader!

• Develop progressive technical concepts of complete roof systems that will result in market advantage;
• Guard the technical feasibility, manufacturability and marketability during the process using formal design engineering tools (DFMEA, DFA, GD&T, CAD, CAE);
• Create a development strategy for new competitive Inalfa products;
• Responsible for the design on component or system level;
• Design based on design specification in accordance with the functional requirements and specifications;
• Optimize design for required performance and quality against most efficient costs;
• Finalizes the design specifications and / or codes together with all necessary documentation;
• Test designed modules or components on reliability, efficiency, maintenance and user friendliness;
• Combine existing and/or purchased modules into components, which can be integrated into the roof systems;
• Delegate, control and verify the input from others.

Advanced Engineer Job Requirements

• You have a finished degree in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering on a BsC or MsC.
• At least 5 years of work experience, preferably in the automotive industry.
• We do expect you to have (project) expertise with mechanical engineering and you have knowledge of different design methods and commodity engineering processes.
• Experience with modern engineering methods, tools, and processes (CAE, CAD, DFMEA, DFA, QFD, tolerance stacks etc.). Experience with CATIA V5 is a strong plus.
• As a professional you focus on quality and long term perspective. You have strong analytical skills and a creative mindset. In your work you are able to provide consultancy, coaching and transfer knowledge to other engineers.
• The job requires a good command of the English and German language. Dutch and/or French are a plus.

Advanced Engineer Application Information

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For more information, please contact Sanne Smits Corporate Recruiter at +31 (0)478 555227.

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