Project 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.

Project Engineer Job Description

As a Project Engineer you are responsible for developing components, sub assemblies and top level roof systems from a technical perspective to meet customer and internal design specifications, that allow assembly in a LEAN manufacturing environment. It’s your challenge to perform your tasks within the budget, against the agreed quality level and within the given time plan with a strong customer focus. In this position you operate in multidisciplinary project teams and work closely together with the Product Engineers and Lead engineer. You report directly to the Manager Project Engineering.

• Perform technical risk analysis using formal design engineering tools (DFMEA / GD&T / DFA / CAD / CAE / Design Reviews);
• Ensure all technical responsible deliverables are met in compliance with customer and internal company product & project gateways;
• Technical liaison for CAD Design Engineers and component suppliers;
• Perform feasibility studies based on technical specifications resulting into design concepts;
• Perform basic technical calculations and design reviews to verify the proposed design;
• Specify the engineering activities to be able to build prototypes based on initial design concepts;
• Review and evaluate product designs concerning costs and manufacturability;
• Plan and prepare activities within a product development lifecycle;
• Manage quality and accessibility of technical project related product documentation;
• Evaluate and analyse component and roof system quality information;
• Make recommendations based on reviewing the robust design engineering tools to determine risks.

Project Engineer Job Requirements

• You have a finished degree in Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engineering on a BsC or MSC level.
• Automotive experience is highly preferred.
• We do expect you to have knowledge of different manufacturing techniques and that you are familiar with CAD / CAE systems (CATIA / UG/ Abaqus).
• As a professional you have a service/customer oriented approach with good analytical and organizational skills. In your work you focus on results and you are able to manage your planning and set priorities.
• As the automotive industry is focused on Quality you are as well. Therefore you bring good problem solving skills with a pragmatic and pro-active approach.
• It is important to have good communication skills in English. German, Dutch and French are a plus.

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