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MAT Holdings, Inc Product Engineer - Aftermarket Automotive Brake Products in Long Grove, Illinois

Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40-year history. We're proud to provide employment opportunities for more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space.

You will find our products in home improvement centers, big box retailers, hardware stores and automotive chains. They're in the cars you drive, the trailers you tow, and the heavy-duty machinery you operate.

MAT can maintain consistent expertise and solutions across the entire supply chain. We’re experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, logistics and distribution, marketing, design, and customer service — we don't just make it happen, we ensure it happens with excellence.

We’re more than manufacturing, we’re MAT.

Benefits

  • MAT Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries offer a complete benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment

  • Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid vacation, sick days, and paid holidays

  • 401k Retirement Plan + Company Match

  • Career Advancement Program, training and development

  • Wellness Programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

  • Voluntary Life / AD&D , Employer Provided Life/AD&D

  • and More

The purpose of this position is to design and release of aftermarket automotive products.  The engineer will be responsible for all tactical aspects of design and engineering of the product, including technical specifications, design standards and product testing.  In addition, providing engineering and technical support to customers and internal departments, application engineering activities and documentation to support all activities.

Principle Responsibilities

  • Design and create 3D models and engineering drawings of Auto brake products.

  • Update and revise existing drawings per new specification or customer requirements.

  • Measure product samples in CMM and other measuring instruments.

  • Receive and handle new samples from Dealers or suppliers.

  • Ship new samples to over-sea facilities as needed.

  • Collect product information and pictures from samples and establish proper data files.

  • Review and finalize product drawings created by factory team.

  • Enter product information into database and relative data files.

  • Maintain all control drawings and versions, as well as hardcopies in accordance with updates.

  • Maintain and archive support documents.

  • Coordinate and monitor progress of reverse engineering of samples to enhance NTR implementation.

  • Communicate with customers or vendors for product design issues if needed.

  • Participate in identifying product cross references.

  • Support both externally to customers and internally to working team.

  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Competencies

  • Problem solving and analyses, careful and systematic evaluation of information, possible alternatives and consequences

  • Presentation skills, the ability to communicate to an audience in a formal setting

  • Strong commitment to providing world-class customer service, anticipating customer needs and designing, promoting or supporting the delivery of products and services that exceed their expectations

  • Thinks conceptually and intuitively, linking problems and symptoms to identify underlying issues and root causes

  • Makes sound decisions in a timely and confident manner

  • A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to take initiative, to work independently of day-to-day supervision, and to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization

Education/Experience

  • Proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Excel.

  • Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields, or design certificate at least.

  • 0-3 year working experience in mechanical engineering, or manufacturing etc.

  • Self-motivated sense of urgency and priority, ability to work on multi-tasks, well organized.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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