Exterior Architecture Underbody Systems Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of 4 or more Underbody Structure Architecture Product Development Engineers
• Lead & ensure successful alignment of Underbody Structure KPIs including Quality, Cost, Weight & Functional Performance for major programs prior to the Strategic Confirmation milestone.
• Responsible for leading a team of engineers to derive the most efficient underbody structure system design solutions aligned to program scope definition, technology readiness & capability, and affordable program targets for cost and TFLE.
• Lead overall underbody structure systems fundamental design definitions aligned to attribute performance targets and manufacturing feasibility through a systemic analysis of interactions between interfacing components and systems.
• Utilize customer-based data, Quality History, prior issues Prevent recurrence, and reliability & robustness methods to define FMEA action items tied to fundamental underbody architecture execution affiliated with each program.
• Mature underbody structure design from surrogate or concept designs to align with applicable architecture with continuous focus on failure mode avoidance.
• Lead and mentor teams to successfully deliver robust architecture design, with defined fixed and variable parameters, with on-time program milestones with quality.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with Flexible Vehicle Architecture, DTO, Manufacturing, and Supplier partners.
• Interface with all levels of management & outside activities on underbody structure architectural issues.
• Construct & develop relevant business cases for system selection alignment that offer proper support of program and corporate EBIT.
• Act as the business owner with end-to-end responsibility for underbody structure architecture.
• Ability to share & present work with cross-functional teams, Exterior Applications engineering teammates, and executive leadership with professionalism tied to technical data and facts.
• Collaborate with structures core engineering for recent lessons learned via tech club and other forums.
• Responsible for defining architecture design executions that meet/exceed quality targets, such as Safety, NVH, stiffness, and supply-base controls.
• Integrate Structural Systems TVM actions into forward models designs, to avoid post Job 1 design churn for cost reduction.
• Support Team-of-Four forums for design system selection, target derivation and alignment, and supplier sourcing plans that meet quality delivery and timing requirements.

• BS in Engineering
• 7+ years of experience in Structures Product Development
• Thorough knowledge of early GPDS and proven skill of deciphering deliverables for Structures commodities
• Program experience from concept generation through launch
• Demonstrated problem solving skills with emphasis on business plan comparisons for different solutions.
• Demonstrated cross functional team collaboration and leadership skills
• Master’s degree in engineering preferred (even better if you have this).