JOB ADVERTISEMENT

DATE: 4/4/2016
DEPARTMENT: Product Development

Kwangjin was established in 1973, with 18 factories located in Asia, Europe, North and South America. One thousand five hundred employees over the world manufacture and supply door modules, window regulators and other body hardware parts for Hyundai/Kia Motors, General Motors, Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and other OEMs.

Kwangjin America, a subsidiary of Kwang Jin Korea and is a Tier 1 supplier to General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Kwangjin America is located in the City of Warren, Michigan and is housed under one roof with over 56,000 square feet for engineering, sales, a test lab, production and warehouse.

There are production (assembly) lines of window regulators for Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Corvette, Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, Cadillac CT6 and XT5. More assembly lines will be installed.

Please visit http://www.kwangjin-kr.com for more information about Kwangjin.

Currently we are looking to fill the following position:

DESIGN ENGINEER – Experienced

You will develop window regulator and other automotive component design. You will report to Design Assistance Manager. Close coordination is required with the departments in Korean headquarter for tool development, process development and supplier part development. You will be supported by collocated Project management, Quality, Sales, Test lab in the Warren facility.

You are should understand the engineering requirements of customers to make the design goal of KJ. You will write DFMEA and make design layout in CAD. Design engineers will share the work of detail prints for each project.

The requirement for travel outside metro Detroit area is less than 15%. You must not have restriction to travel to Korea and other countries when KJ provides visa support.

1. SUMMARY
• Conduct engineering study to develop design and lay out the math model in NX CAD system.
• Cooperate with the group R&D, prototype shop and purchasing in Korea.
• Host and document design review.
• Understand customer requirements, KJ common parts library, KJ design standard, manufacturing limitation to develop successful product.
• Adhere to AIAG APQP process

Your skills and abilities also include:
• New program acquisition
o Analyze customer engineering requirements
o Develop quotation design concept and quotation BOM
o Prepare and present technical presentation to customer
• Design and release new product
o Layout and 3D model products.
o Make detail prints for customer submission and for KJ internal release
o Manage and release design to customer’s PDM
o Participate in customer PDT(Project Development Team) meeting
• Design management
o Host KJ design reviews at project schedule
o Participate in KJ PDT meeting
o Manage design issues
o Manage design responsible APQP documents
o Receive Quality Information Report and develop action plan for the issues which design engineer is responsible.
• Engineering change
o Prepare engineering change request for internal design changes and customer requested changes.
o Process engineering change order
• Research and development
o Conduct design study for potential customers
o Participate to the R&D projects of KJ R&D center in Korea to promote to customers in America.
• Support Test Lab Supervisor for test set-up data, including test fixture plate design.

2. REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Written and spoken English communication
• Written and spoken Korean communication
• Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint document creation
• Structured document authoring
• No limitation to travel to South Korea

3. EXPERIENCE
• At least 2 years of product design experience in automotive industry

Salary: $xxx.xxx per annum plus a comprehensive benefits package

If you meet the above qualifications and are interested in an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that embraces mutual respect and support then we would like to hear from you.
Please apply in writing, preferably via e-mail, by 6/10/2016, to:
E-mail: mjordan@kwangjin-usa.com

All applications are treated as confidential. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.