Product Engineer

Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future.

At Gentherm, we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health, wellness, comfort, and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you, by you.


Be part of our team where a human-centric mindset drives everything we do-from the technologies we build to the careers we support. With decades of expertise, we have pioneered advanced solutions that have become a standard expectation for consumers around the world.


The same thoughtful approach we take in developing our technologies guides how we support your career: purposeful, impactful, and tailored to you. Because when you thrive, innovation thrives.


Product Engineer

Impact and Opportunity

This is a highly impactful design and development role with end-to-end ownership of bringing innovative heated, cooled, and ventilated systems from concept through production. You will lead the development, validation, and successful launch of customer-specific solutions, partnering cross-functionally to ensure products meet performance, quality, cost, and timing requirements. This position offers the opportunity to directly influence customer programs and deliver solutions that move from initial design to production and into the hands of customers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure that product is designed within various industry quality standards according to applicable specification in a safe, cost efficient and timely manner while following the APQP process
• Act as a technical liaison between customer and project management
• Initiate, review, and release design FMEA's, DVP&R, BOM and drawings
• Organize manufacturing and industrial engineering related documentation for new and existing products
• Attend, support, and participate in engineering development meetings, program launches with the customer
• Assist in the establishment of system requirements and specifications using correct engineering and technical disciplines
• Assure that project timing, performance, and cost targets are met
• Develop designs based off customer requirements and specifications
• Establish a design review team, lead design reviews and audit design progress through product life cycle
• Assure product testing is completed, analyzed and that results are documented and communicated
• Support production and quality departments with design related issues through product validation
• Lead product improvement and cost reduction efforts through the product life cycle
• Continuously improve existing product design and internal processes to increase customer satisfaction
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the automotive industry
• Working knowledge of FMEA's, DVP&R
• Strong communication and business relations skills
• Strong Root cause analysis skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience with automotive interiors
• Knowledgeable of the APQP process
• Automotive project management experience
• Pneumatics experience
• Blower Experience
• Thermal Management experience
• Proven record of accomplishment with product development that launched into high volume production
• Working knowledge of test procedures and data analysis
• General knowledge on product manufacturing of similar products
• CAD experience using any of the following packages:

o IDEAS, Catia, Pro-E, UniGraphics
• Working knowledge and ability with Auto-Cad and drawing releases
• Manufacturing process experience

NICE TO KNOW

Travel: Position will require domestic and international travel up to 10%

Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an inclusive culture through Our Network of Engagement (ONE) where we value our differences and work together to positively impact the lives of our employees, customers, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Job Req ID: 10091


Country/Region: US


Published: Aug 26, 2026