Senior Engineer--Vehicle Weight Architect

Senior Engineer - Vehicle Weight Architect
Greensboro, NC, USA Full-time Contract/country: Fixed Term Company Description
RAKHERE TECHNOLOGIES is looking for a Virtual Manufacturing Development in the automotive or heavy commercial vehicle domain to join our growing team in Greensboro, NC, to support a heavy commercial vehicle client (Volvo Trucks).
We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan, and great opportunities for career growth!
RAKHERE TECHNOLOGIES is an engineering and Design Services company with a proven ability to boost innovation and competitiveness within the major industrial sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Rail, Naval, Pharmaceutical, and Oil and Gas.
Position Description: The Weight Architect serves as a specialist within the Geometrical Architect area, requiring limited direction and supervision. This role will act as a global resource supporting the projects / programs with weight input and analysis for current and proposed products. They will also collaborate with local and global cross-functional teams to develop forward thinking and innovative ideas related to weight architecture.
Responsibilities: Proactively investigate the weight of components/systems/deliverables throughout the maturity of projects.
Verify that weight targets are met to satisfy applicable project gate fulfillments.
Estimate weight for future products.
Calculate axle loads and weight distribution to comply with legal restrictions.
Analyze the outcome/answers to confirm the accuracy.
Provide project updates to the weight architect team at specified gates/intervals to track and forecast vehicle weights.
Qualifications Critical Competencies:
Bachelors degree in a related Engineering field.
5 - 8+ years of experience in product development projects within automotive and/or in commercial vehicles.
CAD system experience is essential and preferred in ProE/Creo.
Knowledge of battery/hybrid vehicles is beneficial.
Ability to communicate both in written and spoken English.
Strong attention to detail.
Proficient in the Microsoft Office products (excel sheet data analysis, formulas, pivot tables, graphs and .ppt presentations).
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