Sr. Design Engineer - Plastics

faurecia S.A.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia is seeking an experienced Design Engineering lead to drive program delivery, manage design reviews, and ensure conformance to Faurecia Product Standards and QMS. You will coordinate with system architects, specialists, and customer constraints while guiding a design team to deliver on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes GTD/DFMEA, tolerance analysis, and continuous skill development within the team, with regular status updates and escalation of open points to management.

Responsibilities

• Lead program delivery planning and execution with the design team.
• Ensure DFMEA and design validation activities are performed.
• Coordinate with KA/DMs and System Architect on requirements.
• Maintain Kanban-based resource loading and schedule adherence.
• Prepare and review tolerance stack-ups and GD&T for critical interfaces.
• Conduct weekly design reviews and close open points with management.

Job description

• Mandatory Design Kick-off at the beginning of the program / Task (align with Scope, org chart, timing, Milestones, MoM , to follow SLI for open point, etc)
• Understanding of Faurecia PMS ( WorkPackages, Deliverables as per Gate )
• For his perimeter, define technical solutions and CAD data (3D & 2D) using proper Faurecia standard templates and CAD methodology and using Right first time approach Tools (RFT , KADiT, FasTrack)
• Program delivery planning and execution, Concept design, Master sections, Customer alignment for Due date, forecast and resource planning .
• Responsible for budget, Ensure Tracking of IOM hours & and request ~~addon~~ additional approved hours whenever necessary.
• Data integration and management in Magellan.
• Serial design specification to follow.
• Functional drawings - To be able to create and validate engineering drawings and identify critical gaps by using stack up analysis.
• Define RPS. Align the same internally (DMs, Specialists).
• Prepare Tolerance stack book, use of Tolsys, co-ordination and follow-up with other metiers for any required inputs.
• GD&T (including preparation and coordination of KCs for internal and customer needs)
• Able to provide trainings to Design Engineers.
• Conduct weekly design reviews with team and management & ensure closure of points identified
• Mandatory Top 5 with team to define work and feedback from previous day
• Maintain team level SLI and discuss with Couter part / System architect for open points and share regularly
• Faurecia Product Standards and Guidelines to adhere and provide Support to update them timely.
• Customer constraints and specifications to follow and cascade with Team.
• Applicable regulations and legislation to adhere and highlight any deviation to program team whenever necessary
• Assign detailed work to Project Design team through appropriate method and follow Resource loading as per Kanban.
• Responsible for Quality, Cost & Delivery for the program / task via Kanban
• TQW errors to be captured regularly in Defect Tracking Sheet
• Ensure Project Design team are aware of Faurecia Product Standards, Guidelines, customer specifications and rules / requirements.
• Ensure process feasibility of the product design and A-Surfaces (with Expert team if needed).
• For design proposals, initiate with benchmarking (digital and Physical) and validate with 3D Printing as per need
• Ensure overall product "Design for Performance" (including implementationof inputs with regard to results of simulation, tests and validation in CAD to meet performance criteria) with development engineering team.
• ~~Support the KPC identification,~~ Support DFMEA.
• To work on development plan to continulently improve the Skill sets for self and Team
• Follow the systems and procedures of Faurecia. (Kanban, Checklist, Magellan, IOM etc.)
• 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
• Awareness of QMS policy & Processes.
• Ensuring all work process & procedures are in line with QMS objectives & reporting any incident of deviation from QMS.
• Team planning for leaves, project deliverables, forecast & shift planning for team of 5 or more & reporting it to N+1 in advance.
• Yearly performance assessment of Team members as a functional N+1
• Maintain and support for Benchmark, Lesson learnt, data base to team
• Responsible for Cross metier communication