Group Head of Organisation Design leading strategic foundation for Human Capital at Old Mutual Group. Responsible for organisation design disciplines to align with Group strategy and effectiveness.
About the role
- Suspension System Design and Release Supervisor at Ford managing Front and Rear Suspension Systems. Focused on quality delivery, design leadership, and team mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Supervisor and technical lead of D&R and Development of Front and Rear Suspension Systems.
- Responsible to lead, review, and approve, Suspension component designs to ensure delivery to component ES, and vehicle requirements.
- Lead and deliver Quality, TVM, Warranty Spend Reduction to yearly targets.
- Responsible to lead integration, implementation, validation, and delivery of Suspension systems from inception through end of product life.
- Responsible for high quality delivery to GPDS milestones, including Launch.
- Absolute focus on delivery of robust designs and failure mode avoidance by applying engineering disciplines including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, DVP, excellent drawings, and ES specifications.
- Lead Technical Design Reviews with Core team and D&R engineer for System/Subsystem/Component
- **What you'll do...**
- Interact with Vehicle Engineering, Program Teams, CAD, Vehicle Operations, Plant Teams, Suppliers
- Follow Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Failure Mode Avoidance)
- Responsible for overall design leadership to meet vehicle attributes including package, crash, thermal management, and others.
- Responsible to resolve all durability, assembly, and functional issues identified.
- Coach, technical mentor, and guide engineers within section.
- Conduct Benchmarking for Suspension systems and ensure Ford designs are efficient.
- Lead with purpose while creating a culture of belonging through developing, caring for, inspiring, and empowering a team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering
- 5+ years of automotive industry experience
- Thorough understanding of suspension system and component design
- Interface experience w ASO/OGC on safety critical systems.
- Advanced problem-solving skills.
- Good team communications and project management skills.
- Deep experience and successful track record working together in cross functional teams.
- High technical aptitude.
- Demonstrated ability to forge productive relationships, achieve cooperation, and influence priorities of technical experts and other key partners.
- **Even better, you may have...**
- Ability to manage/resolve urgent launch concerns.
- Strong skills in project planning and management - must have experience in managing large complex projects.
- Strong oral/written communication skills to lead group projects, issue resolution, and management reviews.
- Demonstrated ability to apply engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance.
- Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion for customer – inherent self-starter with strong drive for results.
- Position requires simultaneous management of multiple complex and urgent issues.
- Demonstrated proficiency in engineering disciplines: DVP&R, DFMEA, 8D, Process Controls, Reliability, and System Engineering Fundamentals.
- Knowledgeable in GPDS.
- Proficient in WERS, AIMS, FEDE, GPIRS and other relevant D&R tools.
- Able to travel and support final assembly plants and supplier sites when required during project delivery.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time
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