Sr. Project Engineer, Interior (软内饰方向)

Objectives of the Job:
1. The core objective of this position is to participate, steer, and manage all engineering topics of Interior components (roof trim, headliner, carpet and insulation, trunk trim, etc.) for vehicles to be developed, engineered, launched, and produced throughout concept, series development and launch phases.
2. Engineering responsibility for Interior contents with focus on problem solving, change management, design and release management, test and validation during series development and production phase.
Main Duties:
1. Represent product engineering and lead the communication and activities for the cross-functional team of complete vehicle architecture and attribute, weight and cost engineering, testing and validation, after-market engineering, purchase, quality, manufacturing, logistics, shops in plant, etc.
2. Lead and steer problem-solving for engineering / product issues in prototyping, testing and validation, and production launch.
3. Detect conflict of goals and objectives, develop potential solutions for decision-making.
4. Interface and manage component suppliers on technical and product activities to ensure in-time delivery of components to the required technical specification.
5. Manage engineering changes during validation and launch phase.
6. Manage variants and overlook commonality strategy among different vehicle models.
7. Track issues and provide status reports on a regular basis.
8. Escalate technical / project / organization issues in a timely manner not to jeopardize project execution and organizational healthiness.
9. Perform other engineering tasks as required by Module Leader / Group Leader.
Qualification:
1. Candidate must have five or more years of relevant experience.
2. Engineering degree in Automotive engineering, Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering, etc.
3. Proficient in oral and written English. German is a plus.
4. Proficient in CATIA V5 and Microsoft Office suite. NX is a plus.
5. Comprehensive and good understanding for the commodities to be developed.
6. Good understanding of vehicle engineering topics (e.g., mechanics, material, strength and stiffness, durability)
7. Good knowledge of manufacturing processes (e.g., molding, stamping, joining, painting, general assembling)
8. Deep understanding of project management principles and best practices
9. Good understanding of vehicle development processes. Experience with German OEM is preferred.
10. Advanced soft skills in communication, leadership, conflict resolution, moderation and presentation.