Export Technical Project Leader

About The Role The Application Engineer takes the lead and is responsible for the coordination of the technical side of the project: monitors progress and evaluates the results of projects. Assured that work performed follows generally stated objectives and is completed on time and within budget. To collaborate with internal CFT team & customers assigned to meet the deliverables. The role demands communication and collaboration with multiple Internal teams, global teams, supplier partners and may require travelling to other locations based on initiative needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering activities execution within Ten PLUS programs.
• High Level Customer SOR gathering and review - Check for new requirements and/or new product for customer, specifications, characteristics.
• Review available customer lessons learnt and benchmarking reports.
• Request additional benchmarks.
• Design proposal creation for Screening.
• Organize Application DFMEA Reviews.
• Design creation kick off ECR (Engineering Change Request) creation and assignment.
• Design approvals, including GPDM approvals.
• Lead the DMR (Design Manufacturing Review) to come to a timely DMSO (Design Manufacturing Sign Off) sign off.
• Prepare and present Technical Presentations towards Customer.
• Attend technical customer meetings.
• Technical Escalation towards Project team and within the Regional Engineering organization.
• Gather Customer sign off for design, drawings, special characteristics and validation.
• Lead calibration session preparation and debriefing.
• Participate in the most important events of the project, like design validation parts build, off tool off process build, customer visits and audits.
• Keeps a matrix of designs through the project to ensure that general knowledge can be kept up to date (General)
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure own safety and safety of others.

QUALIFICATIONS (Education/ Experience/ Key Competencies)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and other technical disciplines preferred, or equivalent work experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of technical delivery experience with the demonstrated track record of growing responsibility
• Must know the APQP procedures & should have experience in Problem solving / DFMEA / TVM activities.