Senior Engineer - Fasteners
Magna International - Troy, MI
Hiring: Senior Engineer - Fasteners Company: Magna International Location: Troy, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:01:30 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, AutoCAD, CAD, CATIA, Microsoft Office, Product Lifecycle Management, Six Sigma, Systems Design About the job Experience: •10+ years of automotive, transportation, aerospace, electronics, or industrial product-development experience, including substantial responsibility for fasteners, mechanical joints, structural connections, and joining systems. Required Skills: •This position serves as a cross-functional technical lead and specialist, working with OEM customers, design and release engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, contract manufacturers, suppliers, validation teams, and global engineering locations to deliver robust, cost-effective, manufacturable, and reliable solutions. •System Design, Development & Release •Lead development of fasteners, structural connections, and joining applications against performance, cost, weight, quality, and timing targets. •Develop and review design proposals using set-based engineering, Design for Manufacturing, tolerance stack-up, GD&T, and structured design-quality principles. •Create, review, and release CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, CAE studies, and configuration-controlled product data through approved PLM processes. •Develop new fastening solutions when commercially available components do not meet technical, packaging, durability, corrosion, or manufacturing requirements. •Select and specify threaded fasteners, rivets, inserts, clips, retainers, adhesives, welded joints, and other joining technologies appropriate to vehicle structures and assemblies. •Perform or coordinate joint strength, clamp load, torque-tension, material compatibility, durability, corrosion, and reliability assessments. Qualifications: •Exposure to supplier quality, PPAP, Six Sigma, and design-quality methodologies. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!