Resident Engineer

Position Summary
 
Represent YNA at the customer location and provide all the required and needed support to keep the customer protected for any eventuality with the products supplied.
 
Duties and Responsibilities
 
Customer In-plant Issue Management
 

• Monitor product quality at customer plant, including where applicable audits, repair, and on-hold vehicles
• Initially analyze all quality/design/logistics concerns and inform proper USOEM BU project team member for corrective actions
• Initiate root cause analysis process for identified quality issues using Global Quality Reporting System (GQRS)
• Implement containment activity, i.e., rework, sorting, yard audits, Return Material Authorization (RMA)
• Complete and submit Quality Authorized Rework (AR) packages to kick-off rework
• Assist in production trial runs
• Obtain Part Submission Warrant (PSW) functional approval as required
• Maintain supply of repair parts/materials
• Provide assistance with repairs at the customers site as needed
• Reconcile Parts per Million (PPM)’s with customer contacts

 
Customer In-Plant Continuous Improvement Initiatives
 

• Implement initiatives defined by Customer and USOEM BU team members
• Participate in vehicle reviews, line audits, process reviews and provide a summary of the initiatives for the project team
• Attend plant warranty meetings and presentations and arrange for appropriate USOEM BU personnel to report top warranty issues as required

 
Communication Activities
 

• Attend on-site customer meetings and report on USOEM BU issues as required
• Provide affiliate and project team with reject notifications
• Notify US OEM BU Warranty Analyst of customer plant requests to expedite analysis of warranty parts return
• Maintain issues tracking in GQRS for Quality and monitors issues in Business Engineering Application Management System (BEAMS) for Engineering
• Ensure issue closure with all affected parties
• Develop and maintain relationships with key customer personnel
• Arrange for USOEM BU management support of customer meetings (e.g., monthly IQ) if required
• Meet with Customer Engineering and Incoming Quality organization weekly/as required to set/review priorities
• Perform and distribute results of returnable inventory verification from each of the applicable customer facilities twice per year if required by customer
• Participate in program team meetings as appropriate
• Relay engineering issues to the appropriate engineer and follow through resolution

 
Launch Support
 

• Assist the launch team with supporting builds and attend customer launch issues reviews and drive issues to closure
• Assist the launch team with reviewing product readiness

 
Unique to Sr. Resident Engineer
 

• Provide Leadership to the Resident Engineering Group
• Train and mentor less experienced Resident Engineers on responsibilities, processes, procedures
• Assist in the development and monitor the implementation of training plans for Resident Engineers
• Provide guidance and define priorities to the Resident Engineering Group during absence of Supervisor /Manager Resident Engineering
• Provide input to the Supervisor/Manager Resident Engineering to establish Resident Engineering group initiatives & objectives
• Participate in internal or external meetings on behalf of Supervisor/Manager Resident Engineering as needed during his absence
• Ensure metrics according to the Metric Tracking System are accurate and published on time and assist the Supervisor/Manager Resident Engineering in identifying and implementing actions to improve metric performance
• Review and approve quality ARs, GQRS concerns and root cause analysis for other Resident Engineers; communicate and facilitate resolution for inadequate actions from support functions
• Provide input to Supervisor/Manager Resident Engineering for enhancement and improvement of group communications, metrics, and customer deliverables
• Provide feedback to Resident Engineering Supervisor/Manager specific to designated Resident Engineers’ performance and customer focus

 
Minimum Requirements
 

• Degree Requirements: Associates Degree Quality Engineering or related field
• Unique to Sr. Resident Engineer
• Bachelor’s Degree Quality Engineering or equivalent
• Certification Requirements:   N/A
• Previous Experience:  W/H manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience in automotive launch of electrical distribution systems preferred
• Experience in assessment of quality issues, implementation of containment activities and root cause analysis problem solving techniques

 
What V2Soft Offer:
 
V2Soft’s compensation program offers market-competitive base pay with lot of benefits.
 
V2Soft offers a variety of benefits to protect your health and well-being, provide financial security and balance your work/life needs including: 
 

• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Health benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• Flexible spending plan
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Paid Holidays and Vacations

 
V2Soft is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
 
For further information please contact Anand Srinivasan (248-904-1718)