Job Summary

Drives product design, development, and plant support to launch products effectively and efficiently, as well as grow technical capabilities. 

Responsibilities 

Understand internal and external customer design requirements. 

Communicate design. 

Validate design. 

Launch product. 

Utilize PRP to guide Launch Process. 

Capture lessons learned. 

Develop tactical plans to meet deliverables. 

Deliver design within engineering budget and BOM cost targets. 

Communicate effectively both internally and externally. 

Applystructured problem-solving methods for issue resolution. 

Manage program risk. 

Qualifications 

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent degree in a technical field (manufacturing, mechanical, chemical, materials science, industrial & operations, etc.) 

4+ years of experience in automotive interiors.  

Experience in seating components like structure, headrest and armrest preferred.

Global program experience preferred.

Position requires travel, including overnight travel. 

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees: 

•    International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
•    Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
•    Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
•    Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
•    Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
•    Must comply with all company policies and procedures.  
•    Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
•    Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
•    Ability tomaintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).