Exterior Lead Engineer

Title: Exterior Lead Engineer - Local Support Team (India Plant)

Location: SIPCOT Industrial Park, Thoothukudi City, Tamil Nadu, India

Report to: Local Support Team Director

Job Overview

VINFAST is a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the automotive industry with sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. As a leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience. Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of creating a greener and more sustainable future through innovation, technology and excellence.

In this role, you will be instrumental in MDI LST EXT Department, using your skills to ensure a successful launch and localization of VINFAST vehicles in the plant.

• Support vehicle module localization and integration.
• Serve as the primary interface between the plant and core engineering based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• Ensure compliance with engineering, quality and production standards.
• Sustain program performance post-launch to cater for local market requirements.
• Serve a single point of contact for your module towards: manufacturing, supplier quality engineering and after sales service.
• Manage Jira – Project Managements with function owner group as "VF Engineering"
• Support achieving quality targets;
• Responsible for containment and resolution of design issues and drive supplier quality and process issues;
• Support dealers call back and returned parts analysis to identify, contain and resolve warranty issues
• Supporting cost reductions activities;
• Support plant operations and Quality Engineering Team with problem solving to improve the quality of internal indicators ;
• Raise DCRs and ECRs to solve quality design issues to SOPs vehicles;
• Review SREAS ,DFMEA and DVPs. If any opportunity to improve the detection of the design quality issues is found;
• Efficiently manage Stop Ships and Stop Builds, including developing containment actions and rework instructions;
• Ensure timely and appropriate escalation of the issues and emerging issues ;
• Leading meetings with QE+SQE+Process area to address early claim binning, issues contaminants resolution and prevent recurrence;
• Conduct the root cause diagnosis on design related issues. Provides technical directions to Engineer on vehicles post SOP.
• Deliver technical leadership and analysis on projects of high corporate priority and tight timing constraints.
• Issues tracking evaluate the influences and define root causes
• Create the necessary report with high quality (weekly report, Cross Functional Meeting report etc)

Requirements

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Education/ Professional knowledge:

• Bachelor or above degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering.
• English language: Fluent.
• Quality tools like Six Sigma DMAIC, DFMEA, DFA, GD&T, 8D etc.

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Skill, Experience:

• Experience of 5 years in automotive Exterior mature markets homologation requirements, tooling development timing and manufacturing process.
• Exposure to BEV Vehicle requirements and testing.
• The ability to learn quickly, accept challenges and be able to adapt to the company's rapid development of rhythm and culture.
• High level of coordination, communication and team leading skills.
• High analytical and conceptual skills
• High level of management skills.
• Experience / knowledge on Team Center, CATIA, CAE, Safety, NVH.

Other requirements:

• Good communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to quickly new situations and constraints.
• Experience in the automotive environment is an advantage.