Senior Application Engineer - Technical Project Leader

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*Job Overview/ Purpose of the Role

Technical Project Leader – Application Engineer Engineering

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. Assures 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 team, global teams, supplier partners and may require travelling to other locations based on initiative needs.

*Key Responsibilities

• Engineering activities execution within TenPLUS 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 the 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 discipline 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.