Job Description

Job Summary

The Lead Product Engineer owns product design, development and launch support to effectively and efficiently launch products, as well as growing the technical capabilities of the Yanfeng organization.

Main Responsibilities:

• Works with YFAI & OEM customer Engineering, Styling and Business groups to support Requests for Information, Requests for Quote, new designs and manufacturing feasibility.
• Interprets customer material & product requirements and specifications.
• Creates Bills of Materials (BOM's) Drawings.
• Develops DFMEA's and DRBFM's as required per design.
• Leads and supports cross-functional product reviews.
• Create & document design assumptions.
• Align to assembly process and technique, and support assembly aid & fixture design.
• Confirms design concepts and fundamental technologies used for new products or improvement of existing product.
• Deliver design within engineering budget and BOM cost targets
• Develop tactical plans to meet deliverables
• Support pre-production readiness events, product launches, and post-launch plant support.
• Support analysis of product concerns during launch, production and warranty.
• Support product design cost optimization through the use of design analysis, Bill of Material (BOM) reviews and competitive benchmarking and attending VA/VE activities.
• Creates and submits proposals for consideration and allocation of resources for key development projects.
• Initiate, lead and manage continuous improvement activities, for the development of the group, the products created, and the processes used.
• Any and all other duties as assigned by Manager.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• Four+ (4) years of experience in automotive interiors.
• Design and development expertise.
• Knowledge of plastic part design for injection molding.
• Knowledge of Injection Mold Tooling (gates, parting lines, action, etc.) as it relates to part design.
• Plastic resin and materials selection knowledge as related to interior components.
• Dimensional management and tolerancing experience. Ability to develop component and sub-assembly GD&T tolerancing and tolerance stack-up studies in support of manufacturing & craftsmanship goals.