Structural Engineer at Panasonic Corporation of North America in Chino, California

Job Description:

Role and Responsibilities:

Use CAD Modeling to design the product to customer specifications, improve current designs, create new products and parts, and make revisions

Improving product using Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Analysis

Improve design using a Design for Ergonomics study

Use value engineering techniques to reduce cost and increase customer value

Conduct 8-Disciplines problem-solving process utilizing Is-Is Not and 5 Whys methodologies

Utilize other root cause analysis techniques (e.g. fishbone diagram, cause and effect matrix, etc.)

Analyze a measurement system using numerical tools like isoplotting and gage Repeatability and Reproducibility.

Develop complex mathematical representation of a physical system, and use numerical methods to predict expected outcomes

Conduct statistical tolerance stack-up analysis using manufacturing capability data

Monitor process capability using Statistical Process Control techniques

Conduct process capability studies

Use value analysis techniques to reduce product and manufacturing costs

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Engineer I Years of Experience 0-2 years
Engineer II Years of Experience 2 - 5 years

EDUCATION: BS in Engineering discipline

Additional Skills:

The perfect candidate will have a basic understanding and proven ability to perform these job-related functions based on their key experiences which include:

Business Acumen: A basic understanding of the financial impact of Engineering on the business.

Engineering Processes: Understanding of some processes.

Project Impact: Assist in multiple projects with limited scope

Team Interaction: Interaction with immediate and cross functional teams

External Customer Interaction: Limited to presentation materials and analysis

Autonomy: Supervised but project ownership being cultivated

Technical Communication: Analysis and presentation skills being shown

Technical Judgment (Problem Solving): Understands the issues and develops proposals to find solutions

Developing Others in shared responsibility and learned product knowledge