Senior Project Engineer - Exterior

Key Objectives & Responsibilities:

The Senior Project Engineer will be familiar with one or more of the Exterior Mechanism’s commodities which include charge flap & port, wash & wipers, locks& latches, mirrors, door regulators, glazing and sealing. 

You will have the following skills-

•    Proven Project Management track record of ownership and delivery of mechanism commodities.
•    Understanding of typical programme milestones (Product Design Specification)
•    Ownership of timing, cost, and resource planning.
•    Creation and ownership of technical documentation, DVP, DFMEA, specifications, etc.
•    Ability to support purchasing throughout the sourcing process.
•    Effectively manage suppliers from nomination to all phases of build and part maturation.
•    Lead cross functional reviews with various function groups as required.
•    Good organisational and communication skills. 
•    Support Design through all phases of surfaces maturation and part feasibility, split lines, tool direction, draft requirement, perceived quality, etc.
•    Problem solving process and framework, 6-sigma, Kaizen, 8D, Pareto, DoE, etc. 
•    Familiarity with launch activities.
•    Part GD&T, fixturing and build process.
•    An appreciation of Perceived Quality.

Experience Requirements:

•    Ability to remain current with inquisitive mind and drive to understand future materials, emerging technologies, and latest trends in the automotive sector.
•    Familiar with component environment and packaging needs within interfacing sub team closures, exteriors, structures, electrical, etc.
•    Overview of any electrical interface and software control needed, variable parameters, EMC, etc.
•    Appreciation of legal requirements, certification & homologation.
•    Catia V5 and TCE experience also preferred but not essential.
•    Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office sweet and familiarity working remotely using Teams/Zoom or other collaboration tools.