Legal Entity: Woodbridge Sales & Engineering Inc. Requisition ID: 4137Position SummaryExecuting on new product development projects, from conceptualization to full market launch.Reporting on various projects accordingly and supporting the Product Engineering Manager.
Job Responsibilities- Lead all design review activities by coordinating, reviewing and summarizing DFAM reports withAPQP team and document feasibility judgments in team feasibility commitment form for eachdevelopment gate.
- Review and document validation requirements based on technical packages received fromcustomers, coordinate CAE and physical testing and ensure proper set-ups prior to validation,review results against requirements and get customer agreement on DV/PV documents.
- Create, review and update DFMEAs, as required, to document failure modes
- Document engineering change management of assigned programs by creating, maintaining andfreezing accurate engineering bill of materials from engineering drawing, 3D CAD and/orstatement of work (SOW) to track changes for the life of the program.
- Ability to view and perform simple manipulation of 3D data to capture dimensions/measurementsto review and verify designs
- Coordinate and direct the creation and release of component and assembly drawings ensuringproper dimensioning and tolerancing to meet manufacturing capabilities and customer integration requirements.
- Document engineering costs and report, as required, engineering spending for assignedprograms to support financial reviews.
- Lead all engineering activities from award to launch including directing the design teams asneeded to meet deliverables.
- Review internal and external eSOWs to identify and understand the program scope, performancerequirements/specifications, DV/PV testing requirements, and support the development of ED&D quotes
- Support trim engineering team, as required, to develop, troubleshoot, release soft trimcomponents for customer build events throughout the design and launch phases of assignedprograms.
- Help troubleshoot design issues at customer or Woodbridge facilities
- Support program managers with tactical timing plans for engineering deliverables
- Perform tolerance stack analysis of assemblies and systems to confirm assembly feasibility andrepeatability
- Effectively communicate engineering requirements/ judgements/solutions, program risks, etc. to WFC teammates and leadership as well as selected supplier and customer stakeholders.
- Review designs for VA/VE opportunities
- Coordinating prototypes on the awarded programs
Education- Bachelor's degree in engineering field (mechanical, aerospace, chemical, electrical) from accredited program
- Microsoft Office 365 experience
- Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to interpret automotive specifications & drawings.
- Experience coordinating with CAD designers and CAD environment.
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, including global teammates.
- Travel as required, domestically and internationally
Preferred- Knowledge of polyurethane design parameters, tool design & manufacturing
- Siemens Teamcenter VisMockup experience
- Automotive interior product expertise
- Catia experience
- 3 years experience in product development
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, 5S and Kaizen
