Resident Engineer

Job Description Key Responsibilities Interfaces: Plant & Programs Support

• Act as the on ‑ site technical representative for all engineering topics related to the assigned products or systems.
• Support engineering teams during development, design reviews, validation, and launch activities.
• Based on a need participate in meetings with engineering, quality, purchasing, program management and provide timely feedback to your deliverables.
• Ensure technical requirements, specifications, and changes are clearly understood and communicated within the plant organization.

Issue Resolution & Quality Support

• Support troubleshooting of technical and quality issues at the plant site.
• Support root cause analysis (RCA), containment, and corrective action coordination in alignment with internal quality teams.

Product Engineering & Change Management

• Provide engineering support for design changes, deviations, and engineering deliverables for PPAP documentation.
• Validate product performance at the plant site (fit & function, interface checks).
• Support the plant with drawings, CAD data, specifications, and engineering documentation as needed.

Launch & Production Support

• Support sample parts & pre ‑ production builds and line trials activities.
• Monitor product performance during builds and escalate any deviations.
• Review and support build issues, logistics issues, or packaging issues that affect product function or customer satisfaction.

Communication

• Provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and escalation of critical topics to internal leadership.

Qualifications Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 3–7+ years of experience in automotive engineering, preferably with a Tier ‑ 1 supplier.
• Hands ‑ on experience with launch processes, validation cycles, and PPAP.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of automotive interior product development, validation, and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with engineering tools: CAD (CATIA, NX, or similar), DFMEA, DVP&R.
• Knowledge of internal & OEM specific processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills; able to collaborate effectively cross functional and cross location`s teams.
• Problem-solving mindset with ability to work autonomously at plant site.
• High sense of urgency, ownership, and customer orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple topics under tight timelines.

Work Environment

• Based at the plant location, 5 working days per week.
• Regular interaction with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and program teams.

Izvor: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4451196274/

Nivo: mid level