Job Description:

Position Overview

Astemo Americas Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer Materials & Structural to join the Suspension Core Engineering Team. This role is focused on shock absorber components and technologies and is ideal for a seniorlevel engineer with a strong foundation in mechanical design materials engineering structural durability and manufacturing processes.

The Core Engineering team is the technical backbone and component authority for shock absorber components and technologies translating vehiclelevel requirements into robust manufacturable damper solutions by owning engineering fundamentals design standards and validation methodologies across global programs.

In this role the Senior Engineer will lead and influence material selection structural integrity durability performance and manufacturability of shock absorber components supporting both passive and semiactive systems. This position plays a critical role in development of new technology global standard creation industrialization support and production issue resolution working closely with design simulation manufacturing quality suppliers and OEM customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead materials and structural engineering activities for shock absorber components and subsystems including tubes rods valves weldments brackets and other loadbearing parts
• Apply mechanical design principles to ensure robust structural performance durability and functional integrity of damper components
• Define and execute material selection strategies balancing performance durability cost weight manufacturability and regulatory requirements
• Guide structural strength and fatigue analysis using FEA tools and correlate analysis results with physical testing
• Develop and maintain materials coating and structural design standards for shock absorber components
• Support corrosion durability and material validation testing including interpretation of results and definition of acceptance criteria
• Review and approve 3D models and engineering drawings with detailed GD&T ensuring alignment with functional and manufacturing requirements
• Provide technical leadership in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/DFA) collaborating with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure productionready designs
• Lead and support DFMEA DVP&R and design reviews ensuring material and structural risks are identified and mitigated
• Investigate material structural or durability failures perform root cause analysis and define corrective actions for development or production issues
• Collaborate with Tier2 suppliers global engineering teams and OEM customers on material structural and durability topics
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to earlycareer engineers within Core Engineering
• Stay current with emerging materials manufacturing technologies and structural durability methods relevant to suspension and damping systems

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong fundamentals in:
  • Mechanical design
  • Materials science and metallurgy
  • Structural strength and fatigue
  • Manufacturing processes (forming welding heat treatment surface treatments)
• Proficiency in 3D modeling and 2D drawing creation with GD&T (CATIA or SolidWorks preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications.
• Experience with structural and fatigue analysis (FEA/FEM) and test correlation
• Solid understanding of DFMEA DVP&R and automotive development processes
• Knowledge of corrosion behavior coatings and durability testing methods is a plus
• Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and ride & handling fundamentals including an understanding of how damper characteristics influence ride comfort handling and vehicle performance is a plus.

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities
• Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable collaborating across design CAE manufacturing quality suppliers and OEMs
• Willingness to support global teams and occasional travel

Education: Bachelors degree in Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. Masters degree preferred

Experience: 6 years of applicable experience in automotive or mechanical product development

• Strong background in suspension shock absorbers or highly loaded mechanical components preferred

Working Conditions

• Occasional meetings outside standard business hours to support global teams
• Domestic and international travel may be required on a limited basis
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods and lift up to 25 lbs
• Standard workweek with flexibility based on project needs

Supervisory Responsibilities: None (Technical Mentorship Expected)

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and national origin.

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