Mechanical Design Engineer

Who Are We?

Arkal Automotive, founded in 1997, is a leading developer of lightweight thermoplastic parts for the global automotive industry, and is seeking talented, ambitious individuals to become a driving force in shaping the company’s success.

Job Description

• Design plastic parts and products for the automotive industry base on customer requirements and standards.
• Lead Design review meetings during the development stages of the project.
• Create detailed drawings, technical presentations for internal use and for the customer.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Design plastic parts and products for the automotive industry using injection molding technology.
• Responsible for several projects at the same time, and works closely with the project team interfaces internally and globally.
• Review customer requirements and suggest concepts and solutions.
• Obtain solutions to design issues/bottle necks together with relevant engineering teams.
• Cost and weight reduction solutions for automotive parts by converting them from metal to plastic.
• Prepare and present technical presentations with concepts and solutions.
• Manage Design review meetings during the development stages of the project.
• CAD design documentation in Arkal PLM system.

Main interfaces

• All engineering teams, PM, QE, Marketing, FFC – ongoing
• Working with external suppliers and global customers
• Arkal sites PM, mold engineers
• External engineering companies

Education and Experience

Education and certifications, previous job experience

• Mechanical Engineer – required
• 3+ years of experience in design of plastic products in injection molding technology – required

Language Skills

High-level English (reading, speaking, writing)

Job Skills

Skills required –

• Reading and comprehension capabilities of technical drawing
• Preparation and presentation of technical presentations in English

Required knowledge –

• Experience in design of plastic products in injection molding technology – required
• Experience in designing complex parts using surfaces – required
• Experience in designing metal parts, sheet metals, etc – a significant advantage
• Knowledge of the requirements of the automotive industry – an advantage

Computer skills –

• Office software: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• NX – required
• CATIA – advantage
• PLM – advantage

Personal Skills

Personal qualities and interpersonal skills

• High motivation.
• Self-learning, ability to work independently
• Teamwork
• Work under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Multi-tasking
• Highly developed technical sense
• Getting into detail
• Organization and consistency
• Ability to Prioritize tasks