SSTL – Lighting and Vision

Overview

Lead the Development of Vision and Lighting Components to meet all its given Vehicle Functional performance, Quality, Warranty, Homologation and Cost requirement to meet the Program timeline.

Job Description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Description

• Lead the Lighting & Vision component development activities.
• Lighting Components are Forward Lighting, Rear lighting and Signal Lighting components and its homologation compliance requirements.
• Vision components are IRVM, Glass, Cowl screen and plastics fuel door / EE charge port assembly components and its homologation compliance requirements.
• Ensure Vision and Lighting component / system project, being consistent with quality, performance, time, and costs objectives and being supported by specialized areas.
• Ensure Cross functional team co-ordination on development and practices in a specific collaborative project with other regions.
• Homologation compliance for all the Vision and Lighting components.
• Responsible for the Engineering, Design, Development, Timing and Product release of Exterior Lighting & Vision components.
• Other responsibilities will include managing supplier (internal/external) development activities, weight and cost reduction opportunities, development, and validation of assigned components.

Task / Deliverables

In the area of competence can be responsible for:

• Execution of robust, quality, cost and weight efficient designs that ensures successful launch while meeting program objectives.
• Lead standardization, re-use, harmonization, benchmarking, and lessons learned activities in his/her domain, ensuring the application of corporate technical best practices.
• Own and sign-off core technical documents and test plans in his/her domain, as well as technical descriptions for cost roll ups and Value optimization studies.
• Support the Development Team in innovation and implementation strategies, in identifying necessary resources across vehicle lines, in Supplier Capability Assessment Audits, and Methods/Processes/Tools strategies and implementations.
• Support Project Team with his/her technical know-how to: develop technical solutions, supplier co-ordination, ensure part quality for builds, build process development, root-cause issues, verify best practices read across and technical integrity in case of changes.
• Lead product diversity definition per KPI requirements along with Vehicle Program team, Product planning and Brand and Supplier.
• Responsible for Source Package development.
• Support Fellow(s) in developing and maintaining technical policies, roadmaps, and training material.
• Within his/her responsibilities he/she must guarantee the conformity to Internal Control System rules.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Qualifications/Skills and Experience:

• Education: B.E. / B. Tech. / M. E / M. Tech – Mechanical / Automotive / Electrical Electronics engineering.

Experience:

• Minimum of 6 to 8 years of experience in Exterior Lighting & Vision related systems development experience.

Essential Skills

• Strong development experience in Lighting and Vision components.
• Vision components like IRVM, Glass, Wipers, Washer system, Cowl screen and plastics fuel door / EE charge port assembly components and its homologation compliance requirements.
• Lighting Components like Forward Lighting, Rear lighting and Signal Lighting components and its homologation compliance requirements.
• Development experience in Exterior Lighting & Vision Engineering.
• Should conduct technical reviews with Lighting supplier and sort out development related issues.
• Coordinate with Design studio, Vehicle integration to sort out milestone issues.
• Experience in UG NX / CATIA in a production release environment.
• Experience in Team Center / PLM.

8. COMPETENCIES, CORE VALUES, BEHAVIOURS: -

• Exterior Lighting part development.
• Plastics Product development.
• Tooling knowledge of Lighting components.
• Electronics knowledge for Lighting components.
• Ability to lead the Lighting and Vision domain for complete vehicle program from TKO to Launch.
• OEM experience preferable.
• Lighting Homologation compliance knowledge added advantage.
• Lighting product problem solving experience Exterior Lighting Product design.
• Ability to lead the Lighting Electronics domain for complete vehicle program from Concept to Launch.
• Preferable OEM experience.
• Lighting Components Homologation / Regulation compliance.
• Lighting product problem solving experience.

Skills & Requirements

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