Design Industrialization Engineer

Design Industrialization Engineer

The Design Industrialization Engineer is responsible for working between engineering and supply chain teams as well as with external suppliers to ensure alignment on requirements, provide critical feedback on part designs, 2-D drawings, and directly improve specification development procedures for Ford's next generation electric powertrains.

Responsibilities

Own processes, communication, and documentation during transition to high volume production

Develop correct specs for successful RFQ's using reliability goals and FMEA's

Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM & Process DFM tools

Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre-production activities

Conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information

Support design team in generating and checking 2-D drawings and component specifications

Define internal specification development procedures

Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems

Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost

Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead-times

Ensure engineering design work and supplier milestones are met

Directly contribute to hiring and building out of engineering and quality teams

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in automotive or related high volume manufacturing field

Proficiency in CATIA

Experience with PPAP, Lean Six Sigma, and Minitab.

Strong engineering and quality skills to support supplier process and quality negotiations

Previous experience as a design and quality engineer

Ability to provide feedback on supplier processes to ensure manufacturability and cost optimization.

Ability to hire and recruit engineering and supply chain team member.

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing engineering or related field

Leading people, assertiveness and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Experience in supplier quality management and production management

Familiarity with GD&T and DFM

Understanding of QMS and SPC