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Thermal Development Engineer

Thermal Development Engineer

FPC of Arlington Heights

FPC of Arlington Heights

Thermal Development Engineer

This position leads a team to design, test and develop thermal management products which meet internal and customer requirements.

  1. Responsible for determining the specification, selection and calculation of product components, as well as the matching of various refrigeration components, such as compressors, valves, evaporators, condensers and pipelines.
  2. Responsible for the design of the air-conditioning and refrigeration system and the matching of refrigeration accessories in the customer system.
  3. Works with the customer and the internal engineering group to develop, negotiate and obtain customer approval of the product specification, including DVP&R.
  4. Ensure that the product design meets the product specification through complete execution of DV tests, thorough data and part analysis and accurate reporting.
  5. Develop engineering timing and resource requirements with Program Management for (HIPE) APQP process.
  6. Ensure that the base-level mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and hydraulic physics are understood, modeled, and validated for the product design.
  7. Plan and Execute Design of Experiments (DOE) as necessary to support root-cause analysis.
  8. Ensure that a thorough and accurate DFMEA is prepared and updated per the (HIPE) APQP process.

Lead the design review to insure accurate tolerance stacks are prepared both for dimensional and geometric tolerances, that appropriate modeling has been performed with acceptable results, lessons learned are reviewed and design guidelines are used.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Required is a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, and greater than ten years of experience in Thermal Management.

  • The candidate must have the ability to translate complex customer performance specifications into robust, cost-effective product designs.
  • Must be able to identify problems, design effective tests, analyze data and draw valid conclusions.
  • Must have experience with APQP processes and will be responsible to lead a team to execute and deliver engineering required documents such as specifications, DFMEAs, design reviews and DV plans.
  • Good interpersonal skills to work with the internal team and the customer.
  • Ability to speak German and or Chinese is beneficial.
Please contact Melanie Hildebrandt at melanie@fpcarlington.com

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