Job Description

Job Title:

GES D&R - Exterior Trims Requirement

7 - 12 Years

Job Location:

Chennai

Job Description:

Provide specialist engineering services for UP/UN Body Functional Trims and Heat Shields -covering design, development, supplier industrialization, validation, PPAP, and launch support through MP-2 and J1+90.

Core Responsibilities:

Milestone and Governance
Own FEDE deliverables, gateway readiness, and timing adherence maintain full DVP traceability and status.
Align DVPs with Core Technical Specialists keep FEDE up to date with proof of completion.
Supplier and Change Management
Partner with suppliers to forecast milestones, confirm part supportability, and track tool readiness.
Lead Concern Release: author changes with detailed scope, timing, and cost drive approvals and disciplined implementation.
Coordinate with interfacing D&R owners to manage impacts and maintain package/attribute integrity.
Engineering and Validation Execution
Define and execute DV (CAE and physical) and PV plans commission proto builds/tests when indicated by CAE.
Close DV/PV issues with appropriate design/process fixes verify via re-test/correlation as needed.
Maintain and update DFMEA, P-Diagram, and SCCAF based on latest learnings.
Industrialization, PPAP, and Launch
Lead PPAP through PSW plan and execute line trials and build events with plants.
Resolve design, supplier quality, and manufacturing issues during change implementation up to J1+90.
Ensure Launch builds adhere to Global LQOS standards and roles & responsibilities.
Reporting and Ways of Working
Produce rigorous validation and issue investigation reports (including 8D) to IMG PD standards with complete backup data.
Maintain a collaborative, hands-on presence with daily engagement across CFTs, suppliers, and plants.
Success Measures (KPIs)
Robust, risk-managed program plan lessons learned applied from prior launches.
On-time FEDE/gateway deliverables zero meeting delays timely signoffs.
CAD proposals delivered to meet design-phase milestones.
Zero in-plant defects that should have been caught at supplier signoff.
Pre-production build issues: root cause and ICA within 24 hours.
Clean launch and field performance with proactive risk mitigation.

Skill set:

CAD/PLM: 3DX/CATIA V6/V5 Teamcenter, Vis Mockup, DMU. Program control: GPDS FEDE milestones DVP Concern Release 50:50 D&R/CAD. Validation: DV/PV plans CAE-to-proto rapid 8D RCA ICA/PCA closure. Manufacturing/launch: DFM/tooling PPAP/PSW line trials plant support to J1+90. Suppliers/CFTs: Drive suppliers align D&R/CAE/STA/VOME/Attributes LQOS DFMEA, P‑Diagram, SCCAF proactive risk/Plan‑B.

Domain Knowledge:

Systems and Components
UP/UN Body Functional Trims and Heat Shields: package constraints, interfaces, mounting strategies, durability, NVH, and thermal protection near exhaust/powertrain and underbody zones.
Materials and construction methods for heat shields (aluminized steel, stainless, multi-layer insulation, embossed/beaded forms) and functional trims (stamped metal, molded plastics, clips/fasteners, adhesives/tapes).
Manufacturing and Tooling
Stamping/forming/embossing, piercing, clinching/riveting, spot welding, adhesive bonding, and tape applications design for assembly and service access.
Tooling feasibility, draw/bead strategies, flange and hole pattern optimization, tolerance stack-ups, and GD&T appropriate for body-in-white and underbody environments.
Validation Methods
CAE: thermal mapping, conduction/convection/radiation assessments, modal/vibration for rattle robustness, durability.
Physical testing: thermal soak, hot-spot verification, rattle/buzz, corrosion/stone-chipping exposure, vibration/durability, fit-and-finish checks.
DVP&R planning, correlation strategies, acceptance criteria, and re-test closure protocols.
Quality, Launch, and Compliance
APQP/PPAP/PSW, control plans, process capability considerations, and run-at-rate expectations.
Ford processes and standards: GPDS, FEDE, LQOS, DFMEA, P-Diagram, SCCAF, Concern Release, and AIMS.
Build phases and events: DCV builds, pre-production/line trials, MP-2, and support through J1+90.
Attribute alignment: thermal, NVH, durability, corrosion, and serviceability requirements at vehicle level.
Cross-Functional Ecosystem
Collaboration with D&R, CAE, STA, VOME, Attribute Teams, and Global/Regional engineering effective supplier development and escalation paths for timing, quality, and cost Purpose.