Associate Tech Lead
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Where Is The Work
Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.
Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home.
We boldly go.
Where Is The Work
Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.
- Work with Product Management, Marketing, Integrated Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Field Operations and Finance to develop, coordinate and execute all the product change or new product related team activities.
- Define and execute VAVE projects sufficient to meet annual materials productivity targets.
- Develop and maintain a list of viable potential VAVE projects with a cumulative value of at least 200% of the annual assigned materials productivity goal.
- Partner and align with the RS HVAC manufacturing facilities (Trenton) on how to best execute VAVE and Q&R projects.
- Define and execute projects to meet assigned quality and reliability improvement targets.
- Provide support for product design issues for manufacturing and the field.
- Implement DFSS / DFM / DFR tools.
- Engineering analysis and design using analytical tools such as performance simulation, FEA, and CFD.
- Ensure standard work documentation is completed and released into Windchill.
- Drive cycle time reduction through use of lean tools.
- Partner with internal and external testing facility teams and leadership to execute Furnace testing per committed timelines.
- Collaborate with other RS HVAC engineering platforms to identify resource bottlenecks and identify mutual plans for success.
- Create and deliver a regular cadence of project status updates.
- Develop, coach and mentor junior engineers.
- Requires strong competency in handling Mechanical Engineering projects (SOM, Structural, Hand calculation etc.)
- Leads the Risk assessment, Prototyping and testing concept designs and initial engineering builds, Pilot Production, Design reviews, Design verification testing, Product validation, Pre-production & launch activities
- Should be able to drive VAVE projects independently starting from Project Scoping to Closure of the project
- BE degree/ master’s in mechanical / Automobile engineering/Aerospace with strong academics.
- 8 to 12 Years of Industry Experience
- SAVE/INVEST – VAVE certification preferable.
- Proven track record of successfully leading VAVE projects and achieving significant cost reductions.
- Aptitude for mechanical and/or electrical application equipment design required
- Experience in Lean/Six Sigma strongly preferred
- Ability to effectively lead project meetings, must have good conflict management skills and demonstrate versatility in personal interaction
- Knowledge of FEA, CFD and computer simulation analysis.
- Problem assessment and problem analysis / solving skills
- Conflict management skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Familiarity with PC based Windows programs (Excel, Word, Access, etc.).
- Energy and desire to drive continuous improvement across organization.
- Results oriented individuals with an emphasis placed on achieving overall team performance.
- Six Sigma DFSS Green Belt or Black Belt/Lean Expert would be added advantage.
- Demonstrate innovation & initiative approach at work
- Fosters effective teamwork where people work together to achieve common goals. A strong team player capable of working with others.
- Excellent communication skills. Demonstrates the ability to communicate ideas and results in a clear and concise manner
- Project Management – Less complex projects- Starting from Project initiation to Closure