Sergio Angel Aguirre Contreras

Experience

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  Visteon Corporation

  Jul 2009 - Feb 2016

  • Feasibility Analysis for new concepts, styling proposal from customer.• Program Timing coordination, Launch, Design Validation, Product Validation and PPAP submit for end item and individual components.• Review / discuss with customer development schedule, mechanical specifications, countermeasures, tolerances and mechanical requirements.• Support Mechanical Product Design Engineers activities (internal and external). • Lead and coordinate with sub-supplier(design/schedule/quality/cost).• Coordinate with internal/external designers.• Participate in the Light-mechanical design for illumination components.• Illumination Subsystem, direct interaction with HW team to get electrical and styling requirements.• Continuous communication with purchasing and suppliers (quotation drawings and requirements).• Organize material for production trials, assembly sequence.• Participate in mechanical design reviews. Show less Mechanical Lead Engineer• Design Development Lead - Coordinate and boost the cross functional teams (internal and external) combining suppliers and Visteon practices to meet the customer requirements for components and final product approval (PSW, PPAP, DV/PV).Mechanical Applications Engineer• Design Development - Understand and apply the Visteon practices to meet the customer requirements.• Design Changes - Review the Cross product (Cluster, Audio, Human-Machine Interface, Climate Controls) design changes for current production, service and forward models.• New Business Pursuit - Study the technical implications of new designs based on the customer requirements for new products.• Troubleshoot.- Root cause analysis to avoid product rejections and improve quality standards.Illumination Engineer; Design & Testing• Design and revision of illumination circuits and it´s iteraction with the mechanical assembly elements.• Bench testing in prototypes, current production and forward models (circuitry and mechanical interaction).• Cost reduction - Evaluation of the cost reduction concepts from the technical stand point also provide alternatives solutions to meet the savings goal.• Illumination Engineering Analysis Services for Visteon internal and external customers.Mechanical Benchmarking• Compare the internal design practices and performance with other industries.• Explore alternatives to achieve the challenges of the designs innovation using new technology.New Concepts & Demo Properties Design• Implementation of new design concepts for potential customers, employing new and challenging technologies. Show less

  • Senior Product Design Engineer

    Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Product Design Engineer

    Apr 2010 - Oct 2015

  • Lighting Intern

    Jul 2009 - Mar 2010
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  Valeo

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2021

  •Responsible for the functional design of Systems, subsystem and components•Responsible for functional and safety analysis of systems, sub-systems and interfaces (harness and connectivity, communication bus)•Write the functional requirements of systems, sub-systems and components•Respond to the RFQ (Request For Quotation) with competitive solutions•Manage the system deliverables on time required by the project leaders•Guarantee the system consistencies during the design development and validation phases•Identify and analyze the corrective solutions to eliminate the risks•Participate in project meetings, design reviews and engineering reviews•Design validation and integration of electrical subsystems Show less •3D Modeling and 2D creation CAD Catia V5.•Design and revision of PCB interaction with the mechanical assembly elements and Optical Features.•BDF/IDF design in CATIA V5 (CBD) for PCB Gerber Creation.•PCBA Drawing design and Validation.•Feasibility Analysis for new concepts, styling proposal from customer.•Product Integration: Coordinate cross functional teams (Mechanical and Electrical). •Harness routing design and validation - Considering DFM and EMC/EMI (Wire section, mounting points and material selection).•Harness development with suppliers.•New Technologies Integration, feasibility studies for new technologies for lighting.•Global collaboration with multidisciplinary teams from China, France, Mexico, Spain and US. Show less

  • Electronic Systems Engineer

    Apr 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Mechatronics Engineer

    Feb 2016 - Apr 2019
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  Zoox

  Aug 2021 - now

  • Senior Lighting Engineer

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Lighting Engineer

    Aug 2021 - Oct 2023