Sr. Design Quality Engineer

The Chief Engineering Organization is looking for a highly motivated individual to work within the Craftsmanship team supporting and driving Design Quality activities related to appearance approval which is part of the PPAP process.

Role

• Have a good understanding of the Lucid Air for all customer facing parts for the Interior and Exterior

• Review molded parts pre-grain to ensure that the quality of the mold is acceptable to KO grain

• Provide visual documentation of issues related to mold prior to grain approval and work with supplier / engineer to address issues found

• Review and validate the Pre Grain Approval Sheet from supplier and sign off document to start graining of tool

• Co-ordinate with SQE for shipment of pre-grain and AAR parts to Lucid for review

• Assess all AAR parts (wrapped, painted, chrome, MIC) to ensure that parts are meeting visual targets and are dimensionally stable to support sign off for PPAP

• Maintain a record of all parts that have been submitted for grain approval and AAR

• Provide visual documentation of issues related to AAR parts and work with supplier / engineer to address issues found

• Support on site at supplier to help route cause issues as needed working with SQE and supplier quality teams

• Work with the Craftsmanship Lab Technician to arrange for cataloged storage of AAR parts for future reference

• Support the CMF team to validate colour matching of masters and parts

• Immediate need will be to complete AAR on Lucid Air but will require ongoing support on future programs.

• Manage and or mentor more junior colleagues

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 1 year experience

• 3 years minimum of automotive experience

• Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve results

• Experience with report writing and time management

• Experience with MS Office

Advantageous

• Fluent in Spanish

• Experience managing a team a plus

• Strong technical understanding of automotive processes related to job

• Proven numeracy and literacy skills, good logical reasoning, and ability to translate business plan into individual objectives for staff

• Demonstrated capability of supporting complex projects

• Must be self-motivated

• Understanding of roles and needs of different client groups

Education

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or Design Engineering or similar qualification minimum.