Product Development Engineer Jobs

At ARaymond, we create cutting-edge fastening and assembly systems for the machines and products that keep the world moving.

Founded in Grenoble in 1865, and still headquartered in the city to this day, we’re a family-run business with a proud history of innovation – including the invention of the press stud.

Human values have driven our success for over 157 years, embodied by our servant-leadership model of management that empowers employees and puts their wellbeing first.

Today we employ more than 8,000 people in 25 countries worldwide. And we’re committed to leading in sustainability for the global fastening and assembly market.

Connect Your Ambitions To a Company That Cares

Working in a close-knit, global team that’s always behind you. You’ll feel valued and respected for your role in the company’s success, at every stage of your journey with us.

This position is responsible to manage the Engineering Acquisition phase and provide customer support during the Serial Life, for customers located in California and the west coast region. This position will require a candidate that can remotely collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team as well as be able to work autonomously in support of project goals. The candidate should also possess an advanced understanding of the specificities of the mobility environment, as well as a strong technical leadership to maximize the Return on Engineering Investment and the content per vehicle.

Role And Responsibilities

• PCP Management, supporting SE-Team(V2) generate/update timeline (I-Planet) in MS Project
• Provide a first technical proposal that meet the customer’s requirements (see above) in less than 48Hr.
• Comply with the ARaymond Automotive North America, LLC. teamwork philosophy, as well as all company policies and procedures.
• Coordinate all the technical aspect for global opportunities between California decision center and remote Engineering or production (Michigan / China / Europe).
• Generate and maintain all required engineering documentation (DFM, DFMEA, DVP&R, ECR’s etc.) for all assigned projects.
• Maintain relationships with engineering organizations of our customers, suppliers and OEM’s
• Translate the customers’ requirement into solutions, by either identifying the best catalog match, new catalog product, re-engineering the customer design, creating a new design, or a proof of concept.
• Develop and grow concepts to functional proof of concepts with viable manufacturing, test & validation strategy and preliminary costing.
• Provide technical support to Business Development Manager, Product Line Managers (PLM), Key Account Managers (KAM).
• Interface with the customers in the Bay area and southern California to fully understand their needs and requirements.
• Lend technical support for customer presentations.
• Develop and grow the identified opportunities in the California Business Development plan, with support from the Business Development Manager.
• Manage other Engineering activities that are assigned by Management.

Education And Experience

• Creativity, ability to think “out of the box”. Velocity, result and customer orientation is mandatory.
• Solid CAD experience, CATIA V5/V6.
• Experienced in multi-components designs and added value processes: High-speed assembly, sub-assembly, over molding and 2-shot, additive manufacturing.
• Prior successful experience recommending AR product to customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build and maintain relationship with customers.
• BS in Engineering (Mechanical preferred).
• Fluent in English.
• Must have a valid passport or ability to obtain passport
• Occasional travel required – weekly Southern California, Quarterly Michigan. International travel, as required.
• Experienced with metal stamping design and knowledge of stamping production (Stamping, Multi-slides, heat-treating…). Knowledge of different steel grades and properties.
• Ability to work without clear specifications and ability to interpret assumed performance targets
• Experienced with plastic design and knowledge of injection molding principles. Knowledge of different plastic material grades and properties.
• Ability to work CAE/FEA team and be able to understand how to utilize FEA reports to improve product design.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new and fast-changing environment.
• 5 years’ experience with a strong knowledge of engineering concepts and principals related to plastic and/or metal and /or assembly components used in the automotive industry.

Skills

• Team Oriented
• Highly Or ganized
• Strong Work Ethic
• Self-Motivated
• Good Listening and Communication Skills
• Mentoring/Coaching
• Trustworthy
• Results Driven
• Effective Leader
• Strong Presentation Skills

We offer

You’ll join a team at the beating heart of our company’s daily operations. And you’ll feel valued for what you bring both as a person and professional, thanks to our servant-leadership model that puts your voice and wellbeing first.

Working for ARaymond means being part of a close-knit, international team that’s always behind you. Our family-run company is home to over 7,000 employees in 25 countries worldwide. It’s been led by human values for over 155 years – and you’ll feel our spirit of respect, collaboration, and innovation in everything you do.

No matter your job title, you’ll feel inspired in our culture of innovation and creativity, which generates over 1,000 new fastening solutions every year. And which enables us to create industry-leading assembly systems for everything from electric vehicles and solar panels horticulture tools and medical devices.

You’ll have the support to take your career wherever you want it to go, with on-the-job training, mentorship, and skills development to help you towards your goals. And you can take pride in being part of a company that’s committed to minimizing its environmental impact, and to preserving the ecosystems we all depend on.