Design & Release Engineer- Lighting System
Ford Motor Company
Date: 1 week ago
City: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
- To establish lighting performance targets for various programs
- Understands cost targets /estimates and develops delivery plans including tough choices and recovery plan (if required) in line with program cost & budgets
- Understands and actively supports program sourcing strategies in line with purchasing, finance and program timing needs
- To work very closely with supplier product development teams during proposal development
- To work closely with design studio teams to review the feasibility of surfaces released and providing feedback and issue resolution
- Overall project management for lighting system
- Tracks AIMS & Concern status and supports timely close-out of issues
- Providing analyses and resolutions on faults and/or errors
- Communicate issues with key stakeholders in a professional manner. Flexibility to work in different time zones to support business
- Supports and enforces program specific milestone approvals
- Supporting CAD-based (DPA) and Physical Design Verification (DV) testing to support Engineering Sign-Off
- Support launch (both onsite & offsite) whenever it’s required
- Support homologation / regulatory testing at test locations like ARAI, NATRIP etc.
- Design & Release of lighting system commodities for new and mid cycle action programs which includes design & release actions in CAD / PDM tools like 3DX, CATIA etc.
- Lead interface between Engineering, Studio, Purchasing, Supplier, Manufacturing, Craftsmanship & Quality Teams to ensure quality, on-time & on-cost delivery of these systems & components.
- Ensure compatibility with all other interfacing systems.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mech / Prod / Auto) or above with 4-7 years of experience in lighting system in OEM / tier 1 lighting supplier
- Hands on Design and Release Experience in lighting system (Head lamp, DRL, rear tail lamp, fog lamp etc) either in a OEM or Tier 1 lighting supplier.
- Abreast of emerging technologies in lighting system
- Expertise in Design & PDM tools like 3DX, CATIA…
- Knowledge in auto electronics system and lighting modules pertaining Experience in cost estimation for lighting system
- Knowledge in lighting optics
- Experience in WCCA, SPEOS, regulatory requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead the issue resolution process. A broad understanding of all major vehicle systems and a customer focused mindset is required to facilitate this process.
- Excellent project management skills & expertise in MS project
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