Description

Job Description

Design & Release Steering Engineer is responsible to design, develop, validate and release parts under his/her responsibility for the assigned programs. The D&R is also responsible to look for design improvements to increase quality and cost, weight optimization. The Steering D&R must design parts to comply with Corporate and Local Requirements for parts validation, considering the WCR (Worldwide Customer Requirements), ES (Engineering Specification) and SDS (System Desing Specification) as well as Manufacturing and Assembly requirements. The engineer is also responsible of parts incorporation at the Assembly Plant. Steering D&R is responsible to evaluate the engineering changes requested by supplier base and ensure they do not affect Manufacturing and Assembly process. He is also responsible to identify DTC's and define the solution to solve them and prevent its recurrence.

Responsibilities

1. Understand and apply Ford's steering development process.
2. Develop, test, and release new steering components, I-shaft, Hydraulic RV gear, Hydraulic lines, Mechanical steering gear, Steering column, hydraulic cooler, hydraulic reservoir, steering linkages for car and/or truck vehicle programs.
3. Comply with Program cost, weight, quality, performance and timing targets.
4. Understand and apply GPDS process.
5. Follow Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Failure Mode Avoidance).
6. Knowledge and application of Six Sigma and 8D.
7. Develop ESOW (Engineering Statement of Work) and participate in the Sourcing Process (SA, ED&T review, piece and tooling cost review and CPA).
8. Follow the TDR process (Technical Design Review).
9. Release parts in FEDEBOM and WERS through the product life cycle.
10. Support the Change Control Process.
11. Audit and update BOM (Bill of Material) with correct part levels and usage, for prototype builds and maintain it post Job 1.
12. Be aware of Worldwide Engineering changes and proceed accordingly.
13. Identify validation, durability and functional test required as per SDS, WCR & ES (DVP / FEDE).
14. AIMS and VVT resolution (Launch issues resolution).
15. Define and verify engineering prototypes requirements at part level.
16. Parts implementation/Sign-off in assembly plant & assistance with quality issues in all milestones.
17. PDL's revisions and proceed accordingly if affected.
18. Support VQR's, VRT's and PVT, as required.
19. Jointly with purchasing, identify potential suppliers to develop identified parts to be localized.
20. Jointly with STA give technical assistance to supplier through the Supplier Engagement Process.
21. Monitor production quality and manage quality improvement actions for warranty findings in steering components.
22. Warranty analysis, root cause identification, containment and prevent actions, supplier tracking.
23. Support steering team around the globe with suppliers located in Mexico, tracking actions, manufacturing facility visit, GPDS's phases support.
24. Cost Reduction actions, identify, develop, validate and implement cost reduction actions.

Qualifications

• High level English proficiency.
• FEDEBOM / SAP / APICS or similar (Product development tool).
• AIMS (Web based issue tracking)
• WERS (UNIX mainframe terminal change management) / SAP or similar.
• TeamCenter (Functional/experienced working knowledge)
• CATIA (Basic working knowledge)
• MatLab (Basic programing).
• Quality tools APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA (basic knowledge).
• Minitiab (data mining).
• Knowledge on materials properties
• Knowledge on production processes, foundry, die cast, stamping, machining, forming, assembly.
• GPDS/APQP understanding.
• Robustness Engineering Disciplines.
• Proficient analysis capabilities
• Vision and knowledge about automotive industry environment
• Basic 3D CAD knowledge, CATIA desire.
• Change control process.
• Problem solving discipline (8D, 5D, root cause).
• 6 sigma methodology (basic).