GES D&R - Exterior Trims Requirement- ZR_1913_JOB

Job Title:

• GES D&R - Exterior Trims Requirement

• Experience:

• • 7 - 12 Years

  • Qualification:

  • • B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech (Automotive & Mechanical)

  • Job Location:

  • • Chennai

  • Job Description:

  • • Provide specialist engineering services for UP/UN Body Functional Trims and Heat Shields —covering design, development, supplier industrialization, validation, PPAP, and launch support through MP-2 and J1+90.

  • Core Responsibilities:

  • • Milestone and Governance
    • Own FEDE deliverables, gateway readiness, and timing adherence; maintain full DVP traceability and status.
    • Align DVPs with Core Technical Specialists; keep FEDE up to date with proof of completion.
    • Supplier and Change Management
    • Partner with suppliers to forecast milestones, confirm part supportability, and track tool readiness.
    • Lead Concern Release: author changes with detailed scope, timing, and cost; drive approvals and disciplined implementation.
    • Coordinate with interfacing D&R owners to manage impacts and maintain package/attribute integrity.
    • Engineering and Validation Execution
    • Define and execute DV (CAE and physical) and PV plans; commission proto builds/tests when indicated by CAE.
    • Close DV/PV issues with appropriate design/process fixes; verify via re-test/correlation as needed.
    • Maintain and update DFMEA, P-Diagram, and SCCAF based on latest learnings.
    • Industrialization, PPAP, and Launch
    • Lead PPAP through PSW; plan and execute line trials and build events with plants.
    • Resolve design, supplier quality, and manufacturing issues during change implementation up to J1+90.
    • Ensure Launch builds adhere to Global LQOS standards and roles & responsibilities.
    • Reporting and Ways of Working
    • Produce rigorous validation and issue investigation reports (including 8D) to IMG PD standards with complete backup data.
    • Maintain a collaborative, hands-on presence with daily engagement across CFTs, suppliers, and plants.
    • Success Measures (KPIs)
    • Robust, risk-managed program plan; lessons learned applied from prior launches.
    • On-time FEDE/gateway deliverables; zero meeting delays; timely signoffs.
    • CAD proposals delivered to meet design-phase milestones.
    • Zero in-plant defects that should have been caught at supplier signoff.
    • Pre-production build issues: root cause and ICA within 24 hours.
    • Clean launch and field performance with proactive risk mitigation.

  • Skill set:

  • • CAD/PLM: 3DX/CATIA V6/V5; Teamcenter, Vis Mockup, DMU. Program control: GPDS; FEDE milestones; DVP; Concern Release; 50:50 D&R/CAD. Validation: DV/PV plans; CAE-to-proto; rapid 8D RCA; ICA/PCA closure. Manufacturing/launch: DFM/tooling; PPAP/PSW; line trials; plant support to J1+90. Suppliers/CFTs: Drive suppliers; align D&R/CAE/STA/VOME/Attributes; LQOS; DFMEA, P‑Diagram, SCCAF; proactive risk/Plan‑B.

  • Domain Knowledge:

  • • Systems and Components
    • UP/UN Body Functional Trims and Heat Shields: package constraints, interfaces, mounting strategies, durability, NVH, and thermal protection near exhaust/powertrain and underbody zones.
    • Materials and construction methods for heat shields (aluminized steel, stainless, multi-layer insulation, embossed/beaded forms) and functional trims (stamped metal, molded plastics, clips/fasteners, adhesives/tapes).
    • Manufacturing and Tooling
    • Stamping/forming/embossing, piercing, clinching/riveting, spot welding, adhesive bonding, and tape applications; design for assembly and service access.
    • Tooling feasibility, draw/bead strategies, flange and hole pattern optimization, tolerance stack-ups, and GD&T appropriate for body-in-white and underbody environments.
    • Validation Methods
    • CAE: thermal mapping, conduction/convection/radiation assessments, modal/vibration for rattle robustness, durability.
    • Physical testing: thermal soak, hot-spot verification, rattle/buzz, corrosion/stone-chipping exposure, vibration/durability, fit-and-finish checks.
    • DVP&R planning, correlation strategies, acceptance criteria, and re-test closure protocols.
    • Quality, Launch, and Compliance
    • APQP/PPAP/PSW, control plans, process capability considerations, and run-at-rate expectations.
    • Ford processes and standards: GPDS, FEDE, LQOS, DFMEA, P-Diagram, SCCAF, Concern Release, and AIMS.
    • Build phases and events: DCV builds, pre-production/line trials, MP-2, and support through J1+90.
    • Attribute alignment: thermal, NVH, durability, corrosion, and serviceability requirements at vehicle level.
    • Cross-Functional Ecosystem
    • Collaboration with D&R, CAE, STA, VOME, Attribute Teams, and Global/Regional engineering; effective supplier development and escalation paths for timing, quality, and cost Purpose.