Product Engineer

Aptiv

Gothenburg, Sweden

Your ability in communication will be an enabler to secure a fully working solution with multiple departments involved will be a . Your ability to understand the customer requirements aswell as guide and support with best practices from Aptiv knowhow, product portfolio, procedures and core knowledge are key to the success in this role.

You will be securing that the end product is fulfilling all customer requirements aswell as Aptiv requirements.

As a person you are open and positive, you seek to expand your interest/knowledge and constantly learn. You are a person who keeps good control over your tasks and are self motivated.

Your background:

Engineering Degree or similar.
Experience with wire harmesses. Drawings, bill of material and design guidelines.
Experience with stakeholder management and experience in building good supplier/customer relationship.
Experience from a Commercial Vehicle Sector is a good merit.

Main responsibilities:

To be responsible for designated wire harnesses to customer demands and according to Aptiv guidelines and policies.
Ensure that all engineering related specifications are available and distributed in time.
Ensure full change management and traceability in designated engineering change system. Act as change owner.
Maintain good customer relationship.
Actively contribute in cross functional project team.
Be the main engineering contact between Customer Engineering Teams and Aptiv manufacturing plants.
Secure and co-ordinate the Change Management and Release Management flow between the Aptiv manufacturing plants and the Customer Engineering teams.
Ensure close collaboration with our Aptiv manufacturing plants and Aptiv technical/service centers
Contribute to a positive working climate.
Support customer for ensuring drawing release according to drawing release timing.
Responsible for keeping track of implementation of all customer change requests.
Support customer in aligning harness design according to customer and Aptiv design guidelines.
Assure that all component related issues are followed up and driven by the relevant component team, both internal and external.
Work active with cost reduction on wire harnesses
Responsible for prototype and pre-series deliveries and builds including specify and issue the rework activities.
Keeping track of Wire harness part number changes by updating of cross-list or relevant engineering tracking system.
Ensure communication of all issues found in Customer and Aptiv plant is feedbacked to design responsible to ensure that issues are covered.
Change management – responsible to assure that all engineering changes have been covered by PCRs, distributed in defined ECM system and answered accordingly to customer.
Responsible to issue and follow up deviations from the drawing and assure customer acceptance prior to implementation.
Responsible to initiate and follow up implementation of new components. Secure that the items are followed up in x-functional component meetings. Support the x-functional team with specifications and customer info.
Perform drawing reviews with customers in front of drawing releases.
Work in coordination with the Engineering Centers to support BOM processes and ensure content is clear for each release.
Establish close collaboration and communication with your Manufacturing counterpart to ensure a flawless and fast feasibility flow.
Request and coordinate needed technical information and technical documents such as change requests, Component and harness drawings etc. according to Aptiv time plan.
Identify all drawing issues and coordinate affected counterparts to resolve any feasibility issues.
Ensure that drawings comply to Aptiv and customer design guidelines. Secure actions are taken on all non compliant issues.
Report escalation items to lead engineer and/or Engineering Manager.
Travel to Aptiv and customer plants when needed.