Senior Application Engineer

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SENIOR APPLICATION ENGINEER
SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN – LEAR WORLD HEADQUARTERS

As a member of the Connection Systems team, the Senior Application Engineer is responsible to lead customer interaction with onsite customer support. They will support new business developments, product changes, and quality issues. They will lead the engineering activity for assigned programs to ensure that products meet customer and company specifications and that program milestones are achieved. 

The Role:

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Actively seek out new project opportunities for Lear in customer applications
• Increase existing product usage through new customer applications and vertical integration
• Collect customer intelligence and share VOC (Voice of the Customer) within the Lear organization to support the product roadmap
• Responsible for coordinating and monitoring the engineering process for new products and product changes both internally and at the customer
• Provide onsite technical support to customer engineering & commercial teams to ensure the proper application of Lear products is communicated (technical, timing, validation, etc.)
• Review and present component validation plans and reports with the customer
• Support issue resolution related to validation, release, part delivery, commercial and program topics
• Support RFQ activities by driving the technical deliverables to completion
• Will typically be responsible for directing a group of support engineers
• Support internal CTO (Cost Technology Optimization) activities for continuous improvement
• Ability to travel globally (est. 1 or 2 times per year)

The Hour-by-Hour Task Breakdown with percentages:

• 25% Customer interaction (On site at customer at least 1 day per week)
• 35% Information management - gathering / sharing.  (Excel, Power Point)
• 15% System interaction/processing (Both Lear and Customer)
• 25% internal meetings and reporting

Your Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in Automotive connectors & Electrical Distribution Systems
• Must be able to represent Lear to the customer
• Must be able to perform or support customer and internal drawing releases
• Must possess strong verbal/written communication skills
• Must be able to work within a global team environment accepting feedback with an open mind
• Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to foster a team environment
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently
• Must be proficient with MS Office software. Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Bonus If You Have:

• Experience in component manufacturing and DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
• Experience with the design and manufacturing of injection molded plastics and stamped metal
• Knowledge of APQP processes for project documentation development and approval
• Experience working with all management levels within a large organization
• Knowledge in iSpeed
• Knowledge of Caresoft/benchmarking tools
• Ability to use CAD as a design review tool

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.