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Application Engineer - Seats
Designs, develops, and tests commercial vehicle and off-highway seating products, collaborating with OEMs and internal teams to meet customer requirements and improve quality and cost.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Vonore, Tennessee, USA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
- 3+ years in a product application or design engineering role; 2+ years of experience in vehicle manufacturing (OE or supplier).
- APQP standards knowledge for engineering and design; competency in CAD/3D modeling platforms such as CATIA V5, SolidWorks, or Siemens NX; proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Effective communication skills enabling work with cross-functional teams, departments, and customers; ability to work under tight timelines while managing multiple concurrent tasks; ability to travel
Full description
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Application Engineer – Seating designs, develops, and tests new seat and seating products for commercial vehicle and off-highway applications. This role serves as the technical interface between CVG and its customers, working closely with OEMs and cross-functional internal teams to adapt CVG’s seating products to specific customer requirements while driving continuous quality and cost improvement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIESProduct Design & Development
- Lead the design, development, testing, and documentation of new seats and seating products using inputs from the cross-functional team; develop CAD solid models and engineering drawings (CATIA V5 preferred); perform or support FEA, mold flow evaluations, and proof-of-principle models to verify design concepts for mechanisms, plastics, stampings, and foam.
- Develop and maintain DFMEA and DVPR for programs and changes; coordinate testing of existing and new products to validate FMVSS and customer requirements; manage program refreshes and new program launches through design, testing, and sample stages to support smooth customer launch.
Customer Engagement & Technical Support
- Provide technical assistance to customer engineering personnel on existing and potential new products; communicate and manage all changes, deviations, and VA/VE for product with the customer; work with OEM engineers to understand their needs and adapt CVG products to specific applications.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve product issues arising from customer complaints and operational situations; search for and recommend new concepts, features, and suppliers to enhance products, improve quality, and reduce costs; apply value-added practices to current products and processes to identify cost and quality improvement opportunities.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
- 3+ years in a product application or design engineering role; 2+ years of experience in vehicle manufacturing (OE or supplier).
- APQP standards knowledge for engineering and design; competency in CAD/3D modeling platforms such as CATIA V5, SolidWorks, or Siemens NX; proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Effective communication skills enabling work with cross-functional teams, departments, and customers; ability to work under tight timelines while managing multiple concurrent tasks; ability to travel as needed to CVG facilities, suppliers, and customer locations.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS
- Design experience with mechanisms, plastic, foam, and/or upholstery; proven track record in design for manufacturing; experience with BOM management within an AS400 or similar ERP system.