Dimensional Systems Engineer

Are you a hands-on engineering expert with real-world experience in dimensional quality?

We’re looking for engineers to be responsible for all elements of Dimensional Quality, including the upfront Dimensional Feasibility of BIW Body Structures / Closure Assembly / Systems product design, defining and delivering the Location and Measurement strategy, supporting the assembly and tooling strategy, defining part tolerancing and validating part conformance, through to the dimensional maturation of new vehicles throughout a product launch.

Responsibilities

Complete a full Dimensional Feasibility Assessment of the latest product design at each geometry freeze. This is to include but not exclusive to Locators, Design Slip, Design rules and GD&T. Document all identified product issues into JIRA stories. Engage with key stakeholders to find resolution to issues. Support relevant Agile squad, attending cadence of reviews; sprint planning sessions, daily start-up’s, showcases and retrospectives. Drive for robust closure of all raised issues in a timely manner in readiness for next vehicle freeze. Block stories and escalate where appropriate. Conduct internal/external benchmarking to gather evidence of issues or to identify potential design solutions. Document single panel and assembly locators in Catia V6, aligning these to the Platform strategy, gauging generics and Bill of Process. Update locators in readiness for each geometry freeze. Create and maintain Biased and Critical Tolerance brochures. Ensuring these are aligned to the Platform strategy, and available for each stage of part sourcing. Support Supplier reviews to ensure dimensional requirements are understood and considered – including on-site at the supplier if required. Attend Tooling Design Reviews. Ensure standards have been applied, any concerns are raised and that any locator position changes are made. Support build and commissioning (Weekdays and weekend during peak times), with responsibility of and accountability to achieve dimensional quality targets, both process related, and product/ downstream customer related. Be responsible for quality performance of relevant system/zone (process and customer). Use of standard roadmaps to report improvements against deadlines. Develop Commissioning plans for each build phase, ensuring sufficient time to commission measurement programmes and to gather measurement data for maturation. Physical buy-off of assembly tooling, following the MEDOC9 process. Complete assembly tooling commissioning activities. Conduct R&R’s, identifying and resolving issues repeatability issues with tooling. Seek customer/system feedback, ensure timely resolution of issues on roadmap. Monitor, review, improve and report out Dimensional Metrics and Roadmaps. Problem Solve build issues, identifying Containment actions and Permanent Corrective Action. Support Virtual and/or Physical Matching events – Exterior Co-Ordination Fixtures (ECF) and Part Co-Ordination Fixtures (PCF). Raise Assembly Shifted Tolerance Requests – seeking agreement from System and Plant teams. Review Part Shifted Tolerance Requests, ensuring deviations have no detrimental impact on vehicle quality. Conduct Handover activities to Current Manufacturing Engineering (CME) plant team. Capture product, process and facilities Lessons Learnt (PR AIMs, IQM, Plant High Hurt issues).