Technical Product Engineer

​Main purpose of the job:

• Define, Develop & Deploy Engineering processes and documents.

• Lead Failure Mode Avoidance Lifecycle to drive continuous improvement in Engineering.

• Moderate Program FMEA’s to ensure Quality of event, maturation & output.

Main objectives and results:

• Lead FMA lifecycle, ensuring Engineering LL reviews are completed, items captured, and output documents are generated.

• Support with foundation F-DFMEA development & continuous improvement.

• Lead rollout of DFMEA software (APIS) AIAG/VDA, ensure the team is equipped with the tools and training to operate inside APIS and deliver DFMEA’s to the new standard.

• Provides internal audit to IATF 16949 for Engineering Systems/Processes.

• Empowered to review and make recommendations to Engineering Manager(s) on deviation re-quests from Design Rules and Best Practice.

• Participate in customer reviews, when appropriate, to provide technical governance and consultation on origin of lessons learned, best practice, etc.

• Ensure effective networking of subject matter experts to support application teams.

• Develops and maintains Technical Quality Systems & procedures.

• Devises internal audit plan to check integrity of Engineering documentation.

• Participate in and signatory for Design Reviews, Product Reviews, Gateway Reviews.

• Evaluates deviations from the standard, assesses risk, promotes corrective actions, keeps documented evidence for review with Engineering Management.

• Provide guidance on technical delivery of APQP/PPAP.

• Actively participate in reviews of new Engineering processes / tools that impact quality of technical delivery; including, but not limited to, development of customised detection methods where conventional design controls is insufficient.

• Support the identification of the most appropriate and cost-effective technical solutions.

• Support Current Model team when appropriate.

• Support/consults on new program RFQ’s.

 Preferred skills and experience:

Proven substantial experience in automotive product engineering department.

• Bachelor and/or Diploma degree in automotive, plastics engineering, mechanical engineering or experience in automotive engineering department

• Knowledge of customer requirements and Interiors product and manufacturing/assembly processes.

• FMEA training (preferably VDA/AIAG combined), 5+ years active use.

• IQ-RM Software Knowledge

• Six Sigma Green Belt, preferred.

• Audits - ISO19011 training or 1 years in automotive production sector (IATF16949, VDA6.1)

• Cradle-to-grave project experience including design development, process and tool maturation, validation, and program launch.

• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Driven, conscientious, inquisitive, and practical.

• Managerial, technical & administrative skills required

• Should be fully conversant with automotive quality tools and systems; these should include TS16949, QS9000, ISO14001, supported by excellent organisational and communicational skills.