Craftsmanship Engineering Consultant

Irvine

1 week ago

Applications closed

Position: Craftsmanship Engineering Consultant

Location: Hybrid Working - 3 days on site in Irvine or Long Beach, California

Position Type: Contract

About the company

I am currently working with an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Michigan who are on the search for a Craftsmanship Engineering Consultant to join their team on a contract rolling basis

Job Description

Lead development of vehicle-level craftsmanship for the Clients' Advanced EV vehicles.
Lead competitive benchmarking and establish Bill of Design criteria for craftsmanship excellence where required.
Develop Design criteria for Craftsmanship and Perceived Quality working with Concept, Core, and Subject Matter Expert teams.
Drive proven interface characteristics into program master sections. Including nominal gap, flush, parallelism, symmetry, draft, radii and optimized section construction for Craftsmanship.
Establish a master deck detailing specifications for every visible part interface.
Define and provide target specifications to Studio, Engineering, and Supplier teams.
Lead interface development and maturation process.
Establish strategic objectives with Engineering to deliver exceptional Craftsmanship.
Support dimensional variation analysis and risk assessment studies.
Translate feasibility requirements into concise Studio direction.
Track performance to established targets through key metrics and data visualization.
Virtually validate data for craftsmanship excellence.
Verify Studio and Engineering conformance to inputs.
Translate requirements into a detailed build standard.
Lead handoff of build standard to production teams.
Lead issue discovery and resolution process for prototype builds.
Bachelor's in Engineering, Product / Industrial / Automotive Design, Dimensional Management or technical discipline, Masters preferred. Or equivalent experience.
experience with Studio Engineering, Advanced Concept Design, Craftsmanship or Perceived Quality Standards at a global Automotive company.
Knowledge of part and assembly tolerance stack analysis.
Proficient experience in Catia or similar CAD software.
Proficient understanding of GD&T.

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

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