- Job Overview/ Purpose of the Role
Technical Project Leader - Application Engineer Engineering
The Application Engineer takes the lead and is responsible for the coordination of the technical side of the project: monitors progress, and evaluates the results of projects. Assures that work performed follows generally stated objectives and is completed on time and within budget
To collaborate with internal CFT team & customers assigned to meet the deliverables.The role demands communication and collaboration with multiple Internal team, global teams, supplier partners and may require travelling to other locations based on initiative needs.
- Key Responsibilities
- Engineering activities execution within TenPLUS programs.
- High Level Customer SOR gathering and review - Check for new requirements and/or new product for customer, specifications, characteristics.
- Review available customer lessons learnt and benchmarking reports.
- Request additional benchmarks.
- Design proposal creation for the Screening.
- Organize Application DFMEA Reviews.
- Design creation kick off - ECR (Engineering Change Request) creation and assignment.
- Design approvals, including GPDM approvals.
- Lead the DMR (Design Manufacturing Review) to come to a timely DMSO (Design Manufacturing Sign Off) sign off.
- Prepare and present Technical Presentations towards Customer.
- Attend technical customer meetings.
- Technical Escalation towards Project team and within the Regional Engineering organization.
- Gather Customer sign off for design, drawings, special characteristics and validation.
- Lead calibration session preparation and debriefing.
- Participate in the most important events of the project, like: design validation parts build, off tool off process build, customer visits and audits.
- Keeps a matrix of designs through the project to ensure that general knowledge can be kept up to date (General)
- Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure own safety and safety of others.
- Qualifications (Education/ Experience/ Key Competencies)
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and other technical discipline preferred, or equivalent work experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of technical delivery experience with the demonstrated track record of growing responsibility
- Must know the APQP procedures & should have experience in Problem solving / DFMEA / TVM activities.