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Henderson, Nv, Us

Boden, Sweden

Boden, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden

Making the workplace safer and better by improving human performance. Developing mechanically integrated smart AR/VR training platforms to reduce fatalities and injuries in target industry sectors. Special focus on overseeing technology.

San Francisco, California

Developing the world’s first, scalable, digital and decentralized proof of wallet to clear global transactions in real time on a neural network.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Innovation and strategy at Xinja. Xinja is building an Australian, independent 100% digital bank - or 'neobank' - designed entirely for mobile. It will allow customers to make intuitive, optimised, rapid & better money decisions without the angst. Quick and easy to use (you will be able to access a new account in seconds, get instant balance updates on payments and start saving with a simple swipe) it is being built around customers' needs, with their input, and in their interests. Unencumbered by the expense of branches or older legacy systems, it will offer low or no fees, and highly competitive rates.

Palo Alto, Ca

Palo Alto, Ca

Palo Alto, Ca

* Develop 21st century Auto Body, Closures and Exterior Solutions for Noble International and the OEM worldwide.* Assess, Evaluate and Develop new technology and applications.* Incorporate procedures and definition for Noble Analytical Services worldwide to support all Noble Product Development and Manufacturing simulation needs.* Transfer of Advanced Auto Body, closures and Exterior Product know-how to Noble staff and departments.* Support Business Units, Plants and Executive Staff with Advanced Automotive Product Expertise.* Present Technical Papers at OEM and Conferences.

* Provide technical, supervision and consultation services for Design and Engineering to ensure products developed utilize current and new technologies.* Manage/Coordinate product development planning which incorporates engineering processes including sheet metal hot forming, die quenching, press-hardening, water quenching, stamping and roll-forming.* Consult/lead development of new technology, advanced engineering, product engineering, program delivery and manufacturing.* Evaluate product design intent, program objectives and customer quotation requirements.* Manage research and product development projects from request for quote to post launch to pursue $120+ million worth of new business.* Manage engineers and prioritize design and product development of trim, chassis, exterior, closures and BIW.* Manage engineering budgets.* Lead the development and improvement of utilized and new Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)- and Computer Aided Design (CAD) methods and computer models to improve computer simulation accuracy and efficiency.* Core business account key team member.* Leads all customer and supplier engineering related issues.* Develop and maintain engineering strategies at OEM’s to create new and maintain current business opportunities.* Write and lead the creation of technical presentations and papers.* Train and educate engineers and staff from cross functional teams in product development, sheet metal hot forming, crashworthiness systems and general engineering methods and theories.* Responsible for approval of engineering changes pre-, during and post launch.

* Lead the development, design verification and release of bumper crash management systems to meet federal and Ford low speed impact performance requirements.* Lead root cause analysis, re-design, design verification and release of a product to resolve a major railcar/haul away incident.* Lead root cause analysis, re-design, design verification and release of exterior mirrors to resolve wind noise and vibration issues to ensure sucessful launch of production.* Lead re-design of a bumper crash management systems to optimize costs resulting in a $6million cost save anually.* Assist with CAE expertise and failure mechanics analysis to exterior lamps team to ensure sucessful launch of production.* Ensure the product integrity of the bumper fascias at the suppliers of the Ford Motor Company by implementing new injection molded material to prevent material separation during low speed impact testing.* Present technical reports to the Management of the Ford Motor Company.* Perform conceptual studies utilizing the IDEAS CAD software.

* Single point contact for all engineering related issues between North American OEM’s and the Research and Development team in Lulea, Sweden from pre-quotation until post launch.* Provide on-site engineering support to Safety and Product Engineering teams at Ford, GM and Chrysler from pre quote to post launch securing revenue growth from $50 million to $150 million in 2 years.* Manage and support all post-release design revisions throughout life of program.* Compose and present technical presentations to OEM Product, Material and Safety Engineering teams. * Ensure the CAE model and product integrity at OEM’s and HardTech.* Manage interpretation and communicate results of CAE and design directions to OEM and HardTech engineering.* Evaluate results of design verification during and post impact testing performed by OEM and HardTech.* Perform design and analysis when extra resources are required.* Assist and support the project management team with vendor issues and the APQP process.* Support HardTech’s President, Sales-, Production-, Tooling- and Quality department with technical expertise.* Provide internal training of SSAB HardTech’s technology and applications.* Manage the data flow between HardTech and OEM’s as well as all external mathdata- and GD&T releases.

* Developed and optimized Side Impact Beams and Bumper Systems in UHSS (Boron 02) for all OEM’s in Europe and North America using CAE software such as LS-DYNA in component-, subsystem and platform level CAE analysis.* Designed products utilizing CAD systems such as I-DEAS, UNIGRAPHICS and CATIA.* Performed Press-Hardening forming analysis and feasibility studies using CAE.* Prepared and presented CAE results, product remarks and designs at the OEM’s in Europe and North America.* Responsible for DFMEA, design review, verification and release.* Core project team member at HardTech and OEM’s* Managed manufacturing and design verification during prototype builds.* Engineered Beltline reinforcements, Pillar Reinforcements, Roof Rail Reinforcements, Underbody Crossmembers, Side Impact Beams and Bumper Systems for GMC, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, SAAB, Dodge, Chrysler, Ford, Volvo, BMW, VW, Opel.