Development Engineer (NPD- Sheetmetal)

Feasibility review of parts.

Stagewise process design for stamping process.

Prepare Quality plan of the product to be developed.

Approve the Tool design

Back up calculations to meet the product dimensions, Tool construction

Manufacturing of tool / Fixture / Gauges concept.

Track the projects for progress of tooling development.

Conduct stage wise PPAP at component manufacturer.
Review process costing & give inputs to costing team.

Continual improvements in processes to improve upon Quality , cost , delivery

Tool assembly.

Tool inspection and approval.

Project Management

Review the tool /Part progress with supplier (Active task management)

Tool inspection review along with suppliers.

Tool tryout and trouble shooting.

IATF 1649 System knowledge

Quality Documents - APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA

Process understanding

Draw, forming processes

Machining processes

Coating processes

Fabrication

Problem solving techniques

7 step problem solving

8 D

6 Sigma

Identification of failure mode / design errors.

Use of process understanding to develop parts of expected quality with min cost & min time to develop the part

Use of product and process knowledge to build the P FMEA for Tool & Process.

Use of knowledge to make tooling to produce expected quality product with inbuilt pokayoke, rapid detection systems

Use of process understanding to make product defect free.

To ensure project completion happens within customer due date time.

Stage wise PPAP, Implementation of IATF 16949,

Identify patterns (pattern recognition), Maintain a database.

To facilitate cost negotiations with suppliers.

Understand

-Data Collection

-Observations

-Patterns through observations.