Lead Engineer - Product Design (Complete Seats)

Overall responsibilities and duties:

• Responsible for more than one zone or complete product
• Mandatory Design Kick-off at the beginnning of the program (align with Scope, org chart, timing, Milestones etc)
• For his product, define technical solutions and CAD data (2D & 3D) using proper Faurecia standard templates and CAD methodology
• Program delivery planning and executionConcept design, Master sections
• Serial design specification
• Functional drawings
• RPS
• Tolerance stack book
• GD&T (including KC for internal and customer needs)
• Conduct weekly design reviews with team and management
• Mandatory Top 5 with team to define work and feedback from previous day
• Maintain team level SLI and discuss with SPDE for open points
• Customer constraints and specifications.
• Applicable regulations and legislation.
• Assign detailed work to Project Design team through appropriated method Resource loading as per Kanban
• Ensure Project Design team are aware of Faurecia Product Standards and Guidelines, and customer constraints and specifications.
• Ensure process feasibility of the product design and A-Surfaces (with GTS team if needed).
• Ensure overall product “Design for Performance” (including implementation into CAD of inputs with regard to results of simulation, tests and validation to meet performance criteria) with development engineering team, if needed.
• Support the KPC identification, Support DFMEA.
• At the end of a program, make appropriate capitalization documents (Lessons learned, Technical Reports) to feed/improve Design and Development standards and guidelines.
• Identify training needs for the team members based on their skill matrix
• To uphold & abide by code of ethics & Management
• Awarness of QMS policy & Processes.
• Ensuring all work process & procedures are in aline with QMS objectives & reporting any incident of deviation from QMS.

AUTHORITY:

• To validate the work results of the Design team & Work Status on daily basis
• Performance tracking of Design Engineers with feedback to D&D Deputy Manager/ Manager on improvement plan.
• Negotiation with counter part on matters pertaining to delivery date, delieverables and billable hours.

The main missions of the role are:

• Responsible for detail product design according to standards and guidelines.
• Translate defined product design performance criteria in CAD data & specifications.
• Masters specific areas of complete Seat, Frame, Plastic,Foam and Accessories of a given technology

Qualifications:

Minimum education level: Engineering degree

The ideal candidate will have/be:

Experience:

• Engineering degree, or significant professional experience
• Total 7 years experience of which at least 4 years of relevant experience in design as a product design engineer in automotive Seating design.
• English required, and customer’s language strongly encouraged
• Able to work in a multicultural environment
• Advanced knowledge of CAD software including CATIA, NX
• Significant experience on design of compltet Seat products.

Skills and competencies:

• Thorough knowledge in program specific CAD software.
• Thorough experience in designing in required domain , i.e. Seatings, interiors, exteriors, acoustics etc.
• Good knowledge of CAD Methodology and best practices. and tooling knowledge
• Knowledge of assigned program timing and deliverables at each milestone
• Knowledge of program standards, tools and methods. like Tolerance stack, DFMEA, CAE
• Problem solving techniques. Exposure to 8D and QRCI
• Strategic and analytical capabilities.
• IATF16949, ISO9001 Standard knowledge & support for its compliance