Key Roles and Responsibilities
•Lead both the Design and Project Management components of rear closure systems across multiple vehicle programs to ensure quality, on-time and on-cost delivery to GPDS requirements.
•Ensure robust delivery of rear closure systems design through to the physical build.
•Own the PD elements of the APQP process and ensure proper communication with special characteristics, not only to lead launch suppliers and plants but to all sites and manufacturing locations.
•Deliver design compatibility between all interfacing systems.
•Manage the failure mode avoidance plan from quality history through to mass production and high time in service.
•Ensure lessons learned are captured and prevent recurrences are included into the corporate knowledge base.
•Connect with the global core teams for knowledge sharing and best practice development.
•Adhere and uphold the corporate standards and codes of conduct.
•Ensure that yourself and everyone around you works in a safe and inclusive manner.
Selection Criteria
•Bachelor’s degree at engineering or vehicle engineering
•Min. 5 years’ experience of closure system
•Knowledge of rear closure system and their applications. Closure experience is must.
•Possess clear presentation and communication skills
•Be motivated, professional, proactive, and willing to join a close and collaborative team
•Able to be flexible with their engineering knowledge, work on a variety of components and systems, and transfer their skills across applications
•Able to plan and manage complex projects and delivery
•Strong understanding of the Failure Mode Avoidance Principles and Processes
•Detailed knowledge of the Ford Change Management processes
•Able to lead the Team of 4 to align on estimates, costs, timing, and deliverables
•Confident to raise issues, ideas, and innovations to improve our business and our products
•High level of integrity in issue resolution, documentation, and communication
•Able to hold oneself and others accountable for delivering the best solution for our customers and our business.
•CATIA experience is preferable.
•Knowledge of Ford standard systems (Tce, AIM, WERS, FSMS, FEDE etc)
