Design & Release Engineer (225796) Black Belt, Professional Engineer PE , Design NX Journeyman Certification/ Automotive Body, Interior / GM, FORD, FCA
Design Engineer with 10+ years of experience supporting plastic interior/exterior components for GM, FCA, and FORD. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt, Professional Engineer PE, and a Design NX Journeyman. His skills include CAE, CAD, product material testing, validation, analysis, and working with a variety of plastics. He is currently working on a contract as a Design Release Engineer. He is very interested in a perm opportunity. He is renting and willing to relocate. He has the Big3 client, plastics, and design/simulation, experience you are looking for. His notable experience includes
• Launch DRE and program/product Engineering.
• Responsible for the creation and update of the DFMEA, DVP&R
• Track all CAE Validation plans according to customer requirements.
• Elimination of Engineering issues raised during initial building prototype events.
• Responsible for design and release activities for exterior decorative parts.
• Support engineer for 2021 U726 washer bottle integration and U540 C and N issues.
• L233 door trim decorative parts Design Technical Engineer.
• Launch design leader technical for Chevrolet Corvette (ZERV). VTC and VDC on time with no issues at SOP. 100% validation compliance.
• During the Assembly stages, I eliminated all installation concerns at GM and supplier facilities.
• Vehicle configuration and trim levels are updated and available for the start of production.
• Elimination of Top 10 assembly issues for door trim panels in the line before the first construction stages.
• Piece cost reduction per vehicle, and assembly concerns elimination using DFSS tools.
• Responsible for the Design and execution of door trim components with 100% performance compliance.
• For the new GM autonomous program (E2KS), I lead the door trim engineering changes required for new vehicle functionality, adapting the new requirements in the current vehicle available avoiding tooling cost for new set of tools for front vehicle places.
• I executed decorative components, wrapped components, and plastics parts with new technology like core back and natural fiber,
• CATIA
• NASTRAN Software
• Mold Flow Analysis Software
• FEA/CAE Analysis
• 3D Modeling Software
• Unigraphics
• Simulations
• Product Design
• Injection Molding Tooling Design
• Automotive Plastic Components
• Material Testing
• High Strain Rate
• Material Fatigue
• Plastic Life Cycle Assessments
• Reverse Engineering
• Part Feasibility
• Interacting With Client Engineers
• Investigating New Technologies
• Collaborating With Client Engineers
• Improving Design, Manufacturability, or Cost Reduction.
• Design & Release Engineering
• Improving Cycle Times
• Injection Molding Processes
• GD&T
• Understands Mold Component Functionality.
• Elimination of Assembly Concerns Using DFSS tools.
• Tracking All CAE Validation Plans
• Design Validation and Product Validation for Plastic Components
• Eliminating All Installation Concerns at GM and Supplier Facilities.
• Exterior Decorative Parts
• Piece Cost Reduction Per Vehicle
• DFMEA
• Engineering Change Requests
• Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
• Nylon (Polyamide, PA)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)
• Thermoplastic Polyurethane
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Industrial Engineering