Product Failure Engineer NVH (M/F/D)

Product Change Management:

Specific for Mechanical PFE:

• Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOM) in SAP for all components and assemblies, including appropriate documentation and software versions.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of BOMs to support manufacturing and procurement processes.
• Update BOMs based on change requests and improvements in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

General:

• Provide technical support to the factory for any necessary changes to the product (correction, update, cost reduction, implementation, and risk assessment) within the scope of series products, working with cross-functional teams.

• Participate in PFMEA/DFMEA and in the definition of special product characteristics.
• Coordinate the planning and production of prototypes during pre-series in conjunction with product changes and support alternative product solutions.
• Act as the connection with the Technical Centers.

Cost Reduction:

• Identify opportunities for cost reduction in product design.

Failure Analysis:

• Set up frames for root cause analysis on product failures and support the implementation of corrective actions alongside a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and elaborate test plans to identify potential or current failure modes and provide guidance to the laboratory team to execute plans.
• Apply statistical problem-solving tools.

Claims and Field Analysis:

• Support the investigation and analysis of mechanical product claims and field issues to determine root causes.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to address identified issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product reliability based on field data.
• Establish tear-down procedures for failure analysis.

Production Support:

• Provide support for new product and process launches and serial production in change management-related topics.
• Apply continuous improvement and lessons learned between projects.
• Evaluate product risk assessments and rework procedures.

Requirements & Competencies

• Academic Background
• Bachelor’s or master’s in mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or Materials Engineering

• Professional Experience (Years and area)
• Minimum of years of experience in product engineering, applications engineering, testing, production engineering preferred
• Proven experience in product development and failure analysis in the automotive industry is a plus
• Experience with automotive industry standards and regulations.

• Hard Skills (ex: Excel,…)
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office Tools
• Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP
• Knowledge in problem solving methodologies such as 8D, PDCA, 5Whys, Failure Tree Analysis and Fishbone Analysis
• Ability schematics – electrical and mechanical
• Proficiency in relevant software tools such as CAD software (Inventor, AutoCad, Solidworks)
• Knowledge in Statistical Tools Minitab user or Excel
• Programming languages – C, C#, Python and others is preferred

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