Seat Plastics D&R Engineer

Ford, Inc; Naucalpan de Juárez; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company Mexico in Naucalpan is seeking a D&R Engineer to design, develop, validate, release and implement interior trim parts for assigned vehicle programs. This role focuses on meeting cost, weight, quality and timing targets, applying GPDS, Six Sigma and DFMEA methods, and collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing to ensure parts meet ESOW, DVP/FEDEWB, and signing off at key milestones.

The position requires strong communication, program management, CAD skills (Catia/3DX) and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering is required.
• Strong English proficiency.
• Ability to communicate and interact with others.
• 3+ years of experience working on interior trim components.
• Good program management skills and ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Good understanding of Injection Molded parts and secondary processes.
• Good GD&T understanding.
• CAD Capable (Catia and/or 3DX).
• Proficiency in Teamcenter, FEDEBOM and/or similar software.
• Basic understanding of GPDS milestones.
• Significant problem-solving skills demonstrated.
• Six Sigma training.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, validate, release, and implement interior trim parts for vehicle programs.
• Pursue design improvements to increase quality and optimize cost and weight.
• Ensure parts comply with corporate and legal requirements, ESOW and DVP/FEDEWB.
• Sign off compliance to engineering requirements and design rules and support manufacturing, assembly and service requirements.
• Audit and update BOM with correct part levels for prototype builds and post Job 1.
• Identify validation, durability, and functional tests as per ES and GPDS milestones.
• Collaborate with purchasing and suppliers to localize parts and support PPAP.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication

Program management

GD&T understanding

Six Sigma training

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Catia

3DX

Teamcenter

FEDEBOM

Job description

The D&R (Design & Release) Engineer is responsible to design, develop, validate, release, and implement parts under their responsibility for the assigned vehicle programs. The D&R is also responsible to pursue design improvements to increase quality and optimize cost & weight. The D&R engineer is responsible to design parts that comply with Corporate and Legal Requirements. The D&R signoffs compliance to Engineering Requirements, ES (Engineering Specifications) and DR (Design Rules) as well as the Manufacturing, Assembly and Service requirements. The engineer is also responsible of parts incorporation at the Assembly Plant.

• Comply with Program cost, weight, quality, performance, and timing targets.
• Understand and apply GPDS (Global Product Development System) process.
• Comply with Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Quality History, P–Diagram, DFMEA, SCCAF, etc)
• Knowledge and application of Six Sigma and 8D issue resolution methodologies.
• Develop ESOW (Engineering Statement of Work) and participate in the Sourcing Process (Lead To4 and To5 discussions, ED&T review, piece price and tooling cost review and CPA).
• Follow the TDR process (Technical Design Review).
• Release parts in FEDEBOM and WERS through the product life cycle. Support the Change Control Meeting.
• Audit and update BOM (Bill of Material) with correct part levels and usages for prototype builds and maintain it post Job 1.
• Identify validation, durability and functional test required as per Engineering Requirements & ES (DVP / FEDEWB).
• DPA1 through 5, AIMS and DURIS resolution.
• Parts implementation/Sign-off in assembly plant & assistance with quality issues in all milestones.
• PDL's revisions and proceed accordingly if affected.
• Support VQR, VRTs and PVT as required.
• Jointly with purchasing, identify potential suppliers to develop parts to be localized.
• Jointly with STA give technical assistance to supplier through the Supplier Engagement Process and PPAP completion.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• English proficiency
• Ability to communicate and interact with others.
• 3+ years of experience working on interior trim components.
• Good program management skills with the ability to managea number ofassignments simultaneously andprioritize appropriately.
• Good understanding of Injection Molded parts and its secondary processes
• Good GD&T understanding
• CAD Capable (Catia and/or 3DX)
• Proficiency in Teamcenter, FEDEBOM and/or similar software
• Basic understanding of GPDS milestones
• Significantproblem-solvingskills previously demonstrated.
• Six Sigma training

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