North American Lighting, Inc.

CAE Engineer Structural - Sr

North American Lighting, Inc.  •  $104k - $142k/yr  •  Farmington Hills, MI (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Who We Are

North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.

Our Opportunity

North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Senior CAE Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide engineering, design, and development support for new product launches and development projects pertaining to the structural performance of exterior automotive lighting products.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Your Priorities

  • Estimates resources and establishes schedules for testing and analysis required for lighting projects.
  • Provides guidance and technical advice to project engineers and designers regarding thermal, venting, and structural design and analysis needs for new lighting projects.
  • Performs finite element analysis (FEA) for structural design of automotive lighting, and prepares reports that outline the analysis and conclusions.
  • Provides theoretical calculations for physical experiments, and substantiates them test data.
  • Compares test data to theoretical models, and presents the results of the physical aspects of automotive lamps that were tested.
  • Develops and/or leads in the development of structural design work instructions, as needed, to document structural design techniques.

The salary range for this position is $103,700 - $141,900 per year. Final compensation will be determined by location, skills, experience, qualifications, and the career level at which the position is filled.

Requirements

Your Background

Education:

  • Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Field, plus 6 years of working experience, graduate experience, or research experience, or other relevant experience OR
  • Bachelor’s Degree in M.E. or related field, plus 8 years of a combination of working experience, graduate experience, research experience, or other relevant experience.

Experience:

4 - 6 years of experience obtained through professional, graduate, or research experience in a combination of:

  • CAE analysis
  • Physical science testing experience
  • Structural testing experience
  • Computer simulation and modeling.

PHD in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus extensive working experience in CAE preferred.

At North American Lighting

Team Member Benefits

World class health insurance plans

Award winning 401k plan

Relocation assistance

Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)

Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)

Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement

Diversity at NAL:

The mission of NAL’s Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.

You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Requisition ID: 22064

Location: Farmington Hills

North American Lighting, Inc.

About North American Lighting, Inc.

North American Lighting, Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest Tier-1 automotive exterior lighting supplier in North America. As the market share leader for both headlamps and signal lamps, NAL provides lamp assemblies to virtually all automotive manufacturers, some of the largest customers being Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Ford, Subaru and General Motors, just to name a few.

NAL was founded in 1983 by our parent company, Koito Manufacturing Co., a joint venture with two other automotive lighting suppliers. By 2001, Koito had purchased 100% ownership of NAL, which now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Koito group.

NAL’s nine facilities in North America combined with the global network of Koito Group Companies, uniquely positions the company to offer world-class advanced lighting technologies to its North American customers.

We operate according to kaizen management principles, which means we manage, measure and improve everything we do. NAL engineers work with the vehicle manufacturers from concept to product launch in tailoring lighting products to new model specifications. We offer world class benefits including health, life, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability. Help us transform the future in automotive lighting systems joining our team today at nal.com!

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Paris, IL
Year Founded
1983
Website
nal.com
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