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The Opportunity:
Driving better future mobility
VS (Vehicle component Solutions) Company (https://www.lg.com/global/mobility) of LG Electronics focuses on commercializing environmentally responsible automotive components and core solutions based on LG's proprietary technologies. A leading provider of core components for global car manufacturers, VS Company is supporting the emerging trend of the vehicle industry.
Sr. Development Engineer
This role requires technical experiences related to building cutting-edge product and Development experiences. This role needs to be comfortable working with the manufacturing industry as well as high technology-driven products with LG and customers. This role is focused on developing a project and being deeply involved in technical requirements in the development as well as resolving issues. Communication with Customer & Tier companies and development management to ensure strength and innovation in the LG automotive business. This role will directly influence the integration project development across all LG and automotive manufactures and requires confidence with identifying problems, communicating the concerns and driving for closure in order to deliver the best development quality within the time frame to build trust while demonstrating excellent features implementation and problem resolving skills. This role must have a humble service mindset and be a results-driven self-motivator.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and manage all project development quality during and after development
- Resolve Software & Hardware issues and communication with the customer to handle the issues
- Coach and mentor engineer's, one-stop-shop for OEM customers and internal people
- Manage OEM customer design request, develop APQP and manage 3rd party solution
- Develop a feature (if necessary, multiple functions)
- Development planning and managing multiple feature development milestones
- Support:
- Resolving business, manufacturing, and technical issues
- Identifying and managing all feature issues and publish a weekly report
- Cross-functional teams Validation, Manufacturing, procurement/Purchasing, Sales and Quality, customers
- Communicate with LGE HQ cross-functional teams
- Release weekly development progress report and communicate with customer's engineers
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 5+ years or equivalent experience in automotive component development or testing
- Prior experience or knowledge of:
- Managing multiple technical projects simultaneously and delivering to agreed-upon cost, quality, and timing expectations
- Automotive development process or service new technologies to industry players
- Vehicle Infotainment features & Telematics and Vehicle interface technology products
- Hardware development skill (EE design process including schematic design, board layout, circuit analysis, Wi-Fi/Modem/BLE/Bluetooth/UWB/Cellular)
- Working across multiple disciplines (SiriusXM, Carplay, Android Auto, Bluetooth, WiFi, Audio sound control, RF, OTA, VIF, CPU&Micom, Network, Hardware, testing)
- Leading and manage engagements with customers (mostly internal), collaborators, and 3rd party developers
- MS office software applications
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with transparency
- Strong commitment to quality and attention to detail
- Desire to learn constantly and dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies
- Passion for technology and problem solving
Travel/Physical Requirements:
- Up to 40% travel, including out-of-state and international travel as required
- Use of X-ray equipment and environmental chambers
- Ability to:
- Sit/Drive and/or test in a vehicle for up to 8 hours a day, up to 4 hours at a time
- Ability to lift/carry up to 30lb samples, benches, box and tools
- Interact with display/center controller/steering wheel while driving or while stationary testing
Preferred:
- Prior experience with:
- Vehicle Infotainment & Telematics feature and Vehicle interface technology products
- Complex systems
- IATF 16949 certification
- APQP&FMEA certification
- Bilingual - Korean / English
Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees:
- No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
- Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
- Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
- Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
- Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
- Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
- Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.
Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors:
- Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.
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