Plant Vehicle Team Engineer The Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Engineer is a member of Client Motor Company's Product Development Team that is co-located at Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) along with the operations team. EE&S (Electrical, Electronics, and Systems) PVT Engineers are the 1st line of defense with regards to Quality for the Explorer and Aviator vehicle lines. The EE&S PVT is responsible for the complete electrical system of the vehicle including both module software & the electrical distribution system. Experience or background in all functional engineering areas listed is not required but willingness to learn/adapt for new assignments is ideal. Will lead resolution of design and quality issues by properly defining the issues and determining initial root cause of concern (design/supplier/manufacturing). Will then lead resolution with the proper skill team after root cause is identified to ensure containment activity is taken to protect our customers.
Responsibilities:- Support daily warranty claim binning, triaging incoming claims, and prioritizing containment actions based on claim count & priority ranking
- Support manage the change process for Engineering Issues: Coordinating plant trials, leading manage the change sign off process, ensuring the manufacturing plant is ready to incorporate design changes
- Support error proofing systems identifying resolution for both internal & external issues
- Attend VRT sub-system meetings, working with supporting skill teams to resolve quality & design issuesReview internal end of line electrical issues, triaging DTC's, developing workplans to resolve
- Leverage quality systems to identify customer issues based on DTC information
- Lead design resolution of low voltage EDS issuesReview pre-production vehicles for potential campaign items and assess warranty impact
- Participate in vehicle builds and led resolution of issues (AIMS/JIRA)
- Develop roadmap to eliminate high hurt internal/external issues.
- Develop business cases for engineering changes using facts and applicable data
- Lead engineering changes from initial concept through production launch
Skills Required:
Electrical Wiring - should be familiar with developing and releasing wiring harness designs for a vehicle electrical distribution system (EDS).Resolving DFMEA/design-for-manufacturing issues with harness suppliers, having hands-on experience with OEM wiring design tools (e.g., CATIA/Capital, or equivalent schematic-capture and harness-design software), knowledge of SAE/USCAR wiring standards, and ability to read and markup 2D/3D wiring diagrams and geometry Skills Preferred: Team Center - Familiarity with Teamcenter/CAD tools for managing engineering change (EC) processes, checking in/out CAD and wiring data, navigating BOM structures, and tracking release status of harness/EDS components.
Experience Required:- System engineering, root cause analysis, quality improvement, low voltage wiring
- Experience Preferred:
- Functional knowledge of vehicle electrical system or functional knowledge of vehicle wiring system
Education Required: Bachelor's Degree
Additional Information:
Fully OnsiteWe offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, short-term disability, AD&D, tuition reimbursement, and more. If you take pride in your work and are committed to personal and professional success, let's talk. Please visit www.zobility.com to learn more. Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.
