Job Description

IMMI is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to join its Westfield Indiana office. The Senior Product Engineer operates as a subject matter expert for team inquiries and cross-departmental trainings. Oversees the design and develop new products or improve current products using engineering disciplines and tools such as Stage Gate, CAD, Validation, Product Release, etc. The goal is to produce products that meet IMMI targets for performance specifications, cost, and timing.

IMMI® is the trusted, global leader of safety solutions, helping to protect millions of lives every day. For almost sixty years, IMMI has led the way in developing, designing, testing and manufacturing innovative safety restraints and systems. IMMI’s safety products are found worldwide on car seats, heavy trucks, school buses, recreational/off road, military, fire/EMS, motor coach, and construction vehicles. Privately owned, headquartered in Westfield, Indiana and operating eight additional global facilities, IMMI is also home to IMMI VIP steering wheels and CAPE®, the world’s leading state-of-the-art testing facility.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and cultivate a departmental work culture of growth, efficiency, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Pursue new product development using Stage-Gate process. Complete all engineering activities within Stage-Gate process. 
• Design and lead projects and work collaboratively to execute said projects with various internal competencies such as CAPE, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance.
• Support Customers with technical information and initiatives. This can include developing and/or creating design concepts, CAD models, prototypes, and technical reports/presentations.
• Outreach and work with suppliers and outside contractors to maintain efficient working relations and accomplish key outsourcing activities like part sourcing or contract design.
• Develop and execute validation testing to qualify designs through the product development process.
• Gain peer and management product insight through informal and formal design reviews.
• Utilize design tools available to maximize development time while ensuring optimal product design. 

Qualifications:

• Appropriate associate’s or bachelor’s degree, certifications, and 7 years of experience in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with team leadership experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Displays effective utilization of appropriate software, systems, and manual tools, and other core specific necessary tools
• Understands and adheres by all appropriate IMMI and governmental standards of safety and training 
• Delivers effective work through competency from appropriate certifications, education, and training
• Must comply with legal and corporate responsibilities

Benefits:

• Team Member Ownership/ESOP
• Healthcare, vision, dental options
• Company paid Short and Long Term Disability
• Ten (10) paid holidays
• Up to four (4) IMMI Serves volunteer days per year.
• Onsite Health and Wellness Center
• Onsite Gym
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Bonus Opportunities
• 401k
• Tuition Assistance