SL Tennessee Careers is looking for Development Engineer in Clinton, TN. This local job opportunity with ID 3864315965 is live since 2026-10-02 20:24:50.

development engineer General Description

• Manage the program specific activities required for the introduction of new projects in the plant from quote to SORP

• Lead internal coordination of development activities between regions by facilitating

Responsibilities

• Manage the scope, cost, and timing of new projects by acting as subject matter expert for lighting commodity

• Manage technical direction of activities to meet customer and internal targets

• Develop and review tooling and sourcing assumptions to support new customer RFQs

• Lead product development activities to meet internal Gate Review targets

• Support engineering and costing teams in the development and improvement of cost models technical assumptions, capital equipment planning, and supplier capacity planning.

• Support the implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen events and VA/VE activities

• Support the industrialization of tools into the plant operation

• Support the design and development of the PFMEA, Control Plan and Flow Chart

• Manage APQP activities with cross functional team and provide frequent updates

• Support customer requirements and requests as needed through team local PM roles

Job Requirements

Work Experience

• 3 years minimum experience launching automotive products; Mirror and exterior product experience is preferred

• 5 years minimum working experience in an automotive supplier manufacturing facility

Education

• Completed college degree or equivalent work experience

• Current PMP certification preferred

• Prefer 6 sigma green belt

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Management

• Quality and environmental systems

• Customer Service and relationship management

• Problem solving techniques; green belt six sigma or higher preferred

• Communication techniques

• Knowledge of computer packages (MS OFFICE, CAD, SAP, WEB BASED DB SYSTEMS)

• Fluent English (written and spoken)

• Korean 50% (written and spoken)

• Development and structuring of PPAP’s, PFMEA’s, Control Plans, Flow Charts

• Negotiation and cost management

• Validation testing including customer specific requirements

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