Associate Rotational Engineer

Job Summary

Dorman Products’ Rotational Engineering Program offers the opportunity to develop both technical and soft skills while exploring areas of interest and developing your career. The program consists of four 6-month rotations through four areas of the engineering department to learn the various roles and gain an understanding of the skills, knowledge, and responsibilities required for each. Through daily collaboration with mentors and leaders, you will fully understand and appreciate each area. At the end of each 6-month rotation, there will be a mini-review to provide feedback and guidance. At the end of the program, a full evaluation will take place to identify a role within the company that best matches your skills, aspirations, and interests. 

Modular rotations will be developed for based on career interests selected from the following areas:  
•    Metrology
•    Lab Testing 
•    Product Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) 
•    Mechanical Design and Additive Manufacturing 
•    Electronics & Software Design Engineering 
•    Test Development Engineering 
•    Manufacturing  
 

Primary Duties

Specific Duties will vary based on the modular rotation, but general responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

•    Perform product testing for new product development and quality investigations, including but is not limited to: hydrostatic, thermal, tensile, and electronics tests.

•    Record data from testing in standard formats and provide results to product and engineering teams.
•    Perform Dimensional Analysis using hand measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, height gauges).
•    Utilize lab best practices to prepare sample parts for evaluation.
•    Identify and use the appropriate equipment (laser scanners, CMMs, optical measurement systems, calipers, micrometers, etc.) to obtain required measurements.
•    Document results in standard report formats and record observations made during testing.
•    Effectively communicate results to Engineers, Metrologist and Lab Manager.
•    Maintain and calibrate a variety of dimensional inspection equipment.
•    Analyze & benchmark vehicle systems. 
•    Review product specifications and evaluate data for product feasibility.
•    Use SolidWorks engineering and design software to complete engineering and design tasks.
•    Produce product documentation that sufficiently identifies product dimensional and performance requirements.
•    Work with product line managers and purchasing to aid in the development of product utilizing reverse engineering best practices.
•    Analyze test data and reports to determine if design meets functional, reliability and quality requirements.
•    Create and maintain the requirements for incoming inspection processes.
•    Create 3D models of various automotive products. 
•    Create 2D Drawings applying Dorman standard design principles. 
•    Perform datalogging of the vehicle communication bus to decode or benchmark messages.
•    Use electrical engineering tools such as a multimeter, oscilloscope, function generator, logic analyzer to benchmark electronic module performance and test production samples.
•    Work with Product Engineers to determine test requirements, methods of testing, test hardware, and test architectures to use to validate operation of a specific product.
•    Use appropriate test software to create validation tests that will perform to the desired specifications of the product and support the test on the production floor.
•    Improve existing legacy tests and upgrade test hardware and test framework allowing for more efficient testing, while also troubleshooting the existing test for accuracy.
•    Troubleshoot existing tests to ensure that the test meets validation requirements which includes troubleshooting test code, tester hardware and test processes.
•    Create failure analysis reports of test to allow for proper yellow tagging and failure reporting.
•    Develop efficient, repeatable and robust manufacturing processes (including fixtures) for disassembly, assembly and repair of complex electronic/electro-mechanical modules.

Qualifications

•    Knowledge of SolidWorks or other CAD software 
•    Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Access 
•    Understanding of manufacturing methods; i.e. machining, stamping, casting, injection molding, electronics assembly 
•    Knowledge of automotive mechanical and electrical systems is a plus 
•    May require up to 25% travel  

Education / Experience

•    Bachelors’ degree (BS) in engineering or Associates degree in engineering plus two years of related work experience. 

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