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This position requires strong technical expertise in cylinder head design, manufacturing processes, engineering analysis, and OEM product development requirements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Cylinder Head Design & Development
- Lead cylinder head design from concept through production release.
- Develop aluminum and cast-iron cylinder head designs.
- Optimize combustion chambers, intake and exhaust ports, cooling jackets, and oil passages.
- Design and integrate valve guides, valve seats, camshaft supports, and related components.
- Ensure cylinder head compatibility with engine block, valvetrain, intake, exhaust, and cooling systems.
- Own cylinder head engineering design and release activities.
- Develop and maintain 3D CAD models and 2D engineering drawings.
- Manage engineering changes, revisions, and production releases.
- Maintain engineering BOMs and component specifications.
- Evaluate cylinder head durability, thermal expansion, and sealing performance.
- Review CAE results and implement design improvements.
- Work with casting suppliers, machining operations, and assembly facilities.
- Evaluate casting feasibility, machining processes, and manufacturing tolerances.
- Support Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).
- Resolve casting defects, porosity, machining concerns, and dimensional issues.
- Support prototype builds, production launches, and supplier technical reviews.
- Lead root cause investigations involving cylinder head failures.
- Evaluate cracking, coolant leaks, oil leaks, valve seat movement, and gasket sealing concerns.
- Support all PPAP Requirement DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, and corrective action activities.
- Review inspection results, dimensional reports, and quality documentation.
- Manage design milestones, engineering deliverables, and release timing.
- Participate in design reviews and technical program meetings.
- Support prototype, preproduction, and production development phases.
- Communicate engineering risks, corrective actions, and program status.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of automotive engine component design or development experience.
- Direct experience with cylinder head design and engineering release preferred.
- Proficiency with Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, or equivalent CAD software.
- Understanding of cylinder head casting, machining, and assembly processes.
- Experience with GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and engineering drawings.
- Knowledge of OEM engineering release and change management processes.
- Experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, and root cause analysis.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
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