Development Engineer in Clinton, Tennessee at SL Tennessee

• Manage the program specific activities required for the introduction of new projects in the plant from quote to SORP
• Lead internal coordination of development activities between regions by facilitating

• Manage the scope, cost, and timing of new projects by acting as subject matter expert for lighting commodity
• Manage technical direction of activities to meet customer and internal targets
• Develop and review tooling and sourcing assumptions to support new customer RFQs
• Lead product development activities to meet internal Gate Review targets
• Support engineering and costing teams in the development and improvement of cost models technical assumptions, capital equipment planning, and supplier capacity planning.
• Support the implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen events and VA/VE activities
• Support the industrialization of tools into the plant operation
• Support the design and development of the PFMEA, Control Plan and Flow Chart
• Manage APQP activities with cross functional team and provide frequent updates
• Support customer requirements and requests as needed through team local PM roles

Work Experience

• 3 years minimum experience launching automotive products; Mirror and exterior product experience is preferred
• 5 years minimum working experience in an automotive supplier manufacturing facility

Education

• Completed college degree or equivalent work experience
• Current PMP certification preferred
• Prefer 6 sigma green belt

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Management
• Quality and environmental systems
• Customer Service and relationship management
• Problem solving techniques; green belt six sigma or higher preferred
• Communication techniques
• Knowledge of computer packages (MS OFFICE, CAD, SAP, WEB BASED DB SYSTEMS)
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Korean 50% (written and spoken)
• Development and structuring of PPAP’s, PFMEA’s, Control Plans, Flow Charts
• Negotiation and cost management
• Validation testing including customer specific requirements