Experience

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  Faurecia

  Aug 2006 - May 2023

  - Engineering Lead for Development Programs- Owner: Define & Execute Engineering Deliverables Schedule with detailed Work Breakdown, tasks definition, assignment & contingency plans.- Owner: Change Management planning, execution with budget ownership.- Owner: Engineering Budget & Expenses - Engineering teams (D&D, Tooling), experts, external support hours, Tool modifications, Change Management- Lead diverse teams from different disciplines: Design Leader, Design Engineers, Industrial Designers, Product Development Engineers, Tooling Engineers, Product & Process Experts, Validation Engineers during the different phases of the program to ensure definition, execution 7 integration of product solutions to meet the customer needs & demands.- Own, Lead and execute the entirety of Engineering activities of New Product Development:- Leadership Tasks as mentioned above- Customer Specifications analysis, reviews & negotiations, Supplier & Tooling Specifications reviews, FMEAs, Styling convergence, Product Reviews and approvals, DFAs & DFMs chair, Tools development, Product development (geometry & performance convergence),- CAD & Product delivery management, Change Management execution, Validation timing & performance execution & problem solving- Process capabilities prove-out, Customer Approvals + Signoffs for Product Design, appearance, performance etc.- Fulfil customer expectations during the various stages of product development as per APQP requirements.- Management reporting on Engineering activities, budget status & progress. Show less Acting innovation Leader for Innovation Project- Lead Development activities of product innovation projects- Execute brainstorming sessions, encourage ideation with cross functional teams of Marketing, Product Experts, Industrial Designers, Design Engineers.- Develop sorted concepts to levels for competitive comparisons.- Lead & present concept analyses for phased Management funding grant for further development- Lead & supervise the quality of outputs from all innovation stakeholders, - Develop selected concepts with design, CAE, Prototyping, domain experts, testing, digital mockups, industrialization, and costing evaluations.- Continual re-evaluation of concepts for market competitiveness alongside Marketing to converge towards further development or fast failures.- Look for opportunities IPR protection through patents, design protections and/or publications Show less Product Development Engineer for Ford Transit Facelift Interiors (Glove Box & Console)Main responsibilities:- Lead the Product Design definitions to meet the customer specifications for performance, appearance, Fit-finish and manufacturing requirements at component & assembly level during the Design phase.- Mentoring Design Engineers to ensure knowledge transfer and delivery & quality management of the CAD.- Product validation through prototyping & tooled parts- Customer requirements analysis & Technical Specifications definition- Change Management ownership (definition & execution)- Customer, Supplier, CFT coordination & information flow management for all engineering aspects of product.- Problem Solving through prototyping & through analytical methods like 8D Show less Serial Engineer for Ford Series Life (Ford Fiesta Cockpit &Instrument Panel)Engineering activities responsible for the program. Main Responsibilities :- Problem solving on product & process (system & component level) in production.- Product Definition & Improvement Investigations through change management- Engineering Change Management Process Owner- Coordination with Customer, Plant, Program, Purchase, Sales & Quality teams for investigations & Engineering Changes- Product Safety Production Process Data & Tests Data Monitoring & Analysis- Supplier & OEM coordination for specifications & deliverables for deliveries, quality & definitions- Product Design with CATIA V5- Innovations validation activities planning & execution on running programs Show less - Technical Owner of the Product Definitions- Analyse Customer Requirements, Convert the VoC into Technical Specifications- Execution +/ leading the Engineering Disciplines like functional analysis, DFMEA, DFA etc.- Define joining strategies and Architecture to meet customer requirements, - Product Design with CatiaV5- Guide & mentor Team of Design Engineers to ensure quality of CAD & geometry definitions- Product Validation planning, execution & problem-solving leading Validation Engineers.- Control the engineering activities workflow, Engineering Change Management.- Problem solving on production through 8D & similar analytical tools,- Experiment Design & data analysis with Minitab- Coordination with Customer, Faurecia Cross Functional Teams (CFT), Suppliers & Toolmakers coordination for product convergence & change management. Show less Lead and guide offshore Team of Design Engineers to Design an Assembly of Automotive Interior Trim in accordance with the OEM SpecsGenerate Multiple concepts to meet OEM requirementAnalyse Customer RequirementsConvert the VoC into Technical SpecificationsDevelop Location and Fixation strategiesProduct structure and Architecture DefinitionsDesign Responsibilities of the product.CAD with CATIA V5Control the engineering design workflow.Engineering Budget monitoring & ControlDelivery Management Show less

  • Program (Product) Development Leader

    Mar 2018 - May 2023

  • Senior Product Development Engineer - Innovations

    Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Senior Product Development Engineer

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Development Engineer - Series Life

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Senior Development Engineer

    Dec 2011 - Feb 2014

  • Product Design Engineer (PDE) + Design Team Leader

    Dec 2007 - Dec 2011

  • Design Engineer

    Aug 2006 - Dec 2007
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  Varroc polymers

  May 2023 - now

  Lead product development