Job Description
For a leading OEM automotive client, we are searching for a BIW Lead Engineer, this is a 6-12 Month contract position working out of Gaydon.
· supporting all engineering activities related to the design & Release of BIW commodities, from concept to launch and working closely with interfacing component owners, Purchasing, STA, Manufacturing and suppliers
· Evaluating and implementing cost reduction (VAVE) proposals
Your responsibilities: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition)
· Delivering engineering solutions for both prototype and production parts
· Optimized design solutions for weight, cost, manufacturing feasibility, quality and functional attributes
· Ensure adherence to OEM specific processes and procedures to deliver robust, fully validated geometric compatible commodities
· Ensure adherence to OEM specific PLM standards
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clearly communicate design status to key stakeholders such as manufacturing, suppliers, component owners and management
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition)
· Good hands-on experience in automotive BIW (Core body, vehicle structure, upper & under body, closures, front hood, tail gate, under body cover)
· Good Knowledge and experience in NPD (New product development) with respect to complete automotive body system
· Proficient in sheet metal design
· Proficient in tooling, Jigs & fixture - concepts, assembly and manufacturing
· Good experience in concept design, layout making, benchmarking, master sections, A/B/C class of surface, packaging study and fixing concepts
· Good understanding of vehicle program milestones
· Experience in managing supplier teams for the delivery of program milestones
· Experience in ensuring design solutions meeting program level targets for cost & weight, legal regulations & DV requirements, optical quality and Product Audit requirements
· Experience in maintaining commodity documentation up to date including meeting minutes, foundation & program DFMEAs, DFM/DFA, quality history & bill of design
· Experience in creating and maintaining of BOM, 3D models, 2D drawing and GD&T using CATIA V5/V6 and tolerance stack up
· Capable of handling project independently and working closely with CAE team for achieving the desired targets (Functional and NVH).
· Supporting in creating and updating supplier RFI/RFQ
· Experience in complying with the commodity / System and vehicle level test requirement with detail planning of test & development
· Knowledge of issue management and build support
· Experience in automotive BIW (core body, vehicle structure, upper & under body, closures, front hood, tail gate, under body cover), 3DX, Catia V5/V6
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: (As applicable)
· Creating and proposing alternative solutions considering VAVE ideas.
· Working knowledge of problem resolution techniques & Root cause analysis techniques (e.g. Six Sigma, 5 Whys, Fishbone, 8D, Ishikawa)