Hsap Pvt Vhm Engineer

Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Engineers are part of Ford Motor Company’s North American Engineering organization and are co-located in the Vehicle Assembly Plant with the vehicle production team. The PVT Engineer is the 'first line of defense' regarding Functional system quality for the products produced at the assembly plant. The PVT Engineer has several responsibilities associated with analyzing and fixing quality issues on components shipped into the assembly plant, and processes within the Vehicle Assembly Plant and integrated remote build centers. PVT R&R are embedded in the following Ford processes and procedures; FAP03-005 Current Model Concern Prioritization & Resolution, FAP07-004 Corrective and Preventive Actions, FAP02-053 Variability Reduction Team Procedure, FAP03-109 Concern Reporting, Part Modification, and Product Changes (pertaining to SREAs), FAP03-134 Vehicle Stop Ship or Vehicle Stop Build for Quality Reasons, and GQIP Global Quality Improvement Process.

1. Bachelor in engineering.

2. Experience in PD/Quality/Program/Manufacturing desirable

3. Six Sigma Black Belt trained desirable

4. Excellent teamwork, leadership, and presentation skills.

5. Proficient in English
- Minor launch - May **lead **some selected small-scale programs/added starters upon agreement with OPD/PVT Leadership (None)
- AIMS/DEMS - **lead **for minor launches, support for major launches and take lead after OKTB (FAP02-053 7.3.4 and 7.3.5)
- TVM **support **(ECN, trials, issue clean up, PPAP completion) PPAP completion is Site STA. TVM D&R owns the design and must sign off on PPAP with STA. (FAP03-005 7.1)
- Plant issues - **support/ **provide IQ direction (what/where to measure, etc.), process walk support and advise QOSC/QPIP, ICA implementation until PCA available. PCA lead will be D&R for Design, STA for Supplier Quality and VRT for plant-related issues (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Lead **GSAR Warranty binning and analysis (contact dealers, interface w FCSD), part return reviews (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Assist **QNPS/GQRS and JDP binning when requested. Design Assurance VFG Leaders led binning since 20MY (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Lead **BSAQ Glidepaths for QNPS- Design Assurance VFG Leaders communication and coordination with Plant/Others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, manage TGW glide path forecast. (FAP02-053 7.1.5, FAP03-005 and FAP07-004)
- Supplier **support**:

- timing plans, PPAP review, robustness actions both for Ford and to help reduce QRs. Lead is STA Resident or STA Central Quality (None)
- Supplier QOS **support **- includes regular supplier site visits for key / problem suppliers. Lead is STA Central Quality along with Site STA. (None)
- BSAQ **lead **and Problem Resolution for GSAR Warranty (except Supplier Quality)
- communication and coordination with VFG/Plant/Others, author projects, manage implementation, calculate impact, manage warranty glide path forecast (FAP02-053 7.1.5, FAP03-005 and FAP07-004)
- STA **support **- help review 8Ds on select high impact issues, help author BSAQ projects and close them out, advise and monitor supplier robustness changes. Lead is STA Central Quality (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Support **cascaded Functional Warranty quality objectives for the base organization (R/1000 and CPU)
- respond to plant/supplier issues before they leave assembly plants, evaluate chronic and new warranty issues to push for cut off and resolution ASAP (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Support **VFG Quality robustness actions for High-time-in-service New PVT requirement that must be understood. High mileage issues are almost exclusively design related. Lead is Design Assurance (None)
- **Support **Plant FTT improvements. Lead is Production/IE and VOME (None)
- **Chair and support **Variability Reduction Team (VRT) meetings at the Plant. (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Lead **VRT review and sign-off on supplier requests for component changes (SREA), run trials as required. (FAP03-109)
- **Support **6 Sigma project development and coordinate Plant input on all issues requiring deep dive analysis for resolution (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Support **in weekly Vehicle Function Group (VFG) subsystem Quality Meetings to maintain clear line of communication to the Functional Managers on all vehicle quality issues and request help as needed. (FAP02-053 7.1.9.2)
- **Support **in weekly Functional Quality Reviews (FQR) with the Functional Chief Engineer to maintain clear line of communication to the Functional Chief Engineer on all high impact vehicle quality issues and request help as needed. (FAP02-053 7.1.9.2)
- **Support **daily plant white board meetings to update Plant Leadership on all Functional quality initiatives (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)
- **Support **Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR) and Program Quality Reviews (PQR) when Functional topics (including 6 Sigma Projects) are on the agenda. (FAP02-053 7.1.7.2)