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Adroit People Limited (UK)

VAVE Engineer

Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
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Role: VAVE Engineer

Location: Solihull, UK

Permanent/12 Months Fixed term Employment

Mandatory skills: Must have knowledge about SAVE methodology (To run complete VAVE Process)

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Increases profitability by driving design changes or substituting suppliers reducing overall BOM cost;
  • Facilitates cross functional workshops to develop cost reduction ideas; (various team like Engg, Supplier, Commodity, Purchasing)
  • Drives design changes through engineering systems using established engineering processes (e.g. CPR, SRC, TRB, and CRB & TCCB).
  • Leads technical discussions and cross-functional project meetings;
  • Works with the Test and Validation group to plan and maintain timing to validate the cost-reduction ideas;
  • Presents cost reduction ideas to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Supports Design to Cost by generating design alternatives to achieve the product cost targets.
  • Provides relevant reporting for cost decisions (status reports of ongoing activities, progress towards savings target implementation, and forward workshop planning).
  • Knowledge on Hardware Design, Alternate component selection, Datasheet comparison.
  • Knowledge on DRBFM, FMEA process, WCA.
  • Knowledge on Power Module, ECU module design Experience.
  • Knowledge on Analog circuit, Mixed Signal, Microcontrollers, Microprocessor.
  • Knowledge on PCB prototyping, Assembling and mechanical design.

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Candidate profile:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Electronics & communication Engineering with general technical understanding of Electronic/Mechanical components is required;
  • Min. 10+ years of previous design engineering experience within electronics and electronics related products (Power module, ECU design);
  • Should have experience in ADAS /HPC products to run VAVE analysis
  • Experience in working with Onsite customer support activity
  • Previous cost reduction by design improvement experience is desired
  • Flexible, open minded, self-motivated and with an ability to lead teams without direct authority
  • Fluent in English language.

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Must have skills

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with general technical understanding of Electronic/Mechanical components is required;
  • Should have knowledge about SAVE methodology (To run complete VAVE Process)
  • Min. 10+ years of previous design engineering experience within electronics and electronics related products (Power module, ECU design, ADAS design);
  • Previous cost reduction by design improvement experience is desired;
  • Program management role or product management role.
  • Leads technical discussions and cross-functional project meetings.
  • Good communication skill.
  • Flexible, open minded, self-motivated and with an ability to lead VAVE project.

Good to have skills

  • Experience in facilitating cross functional workshops to develop cost reduction ideas.
  • Experience in negotiating cost delta for any engineering change.
  • Automotive experience.
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Skills

SAVE Methodology
VAVE Process
BOM Cost Reduction
Hardware Design
DRBFM
FMEA
WCA
Power Module Design
ECU Module Design
Analog Circuits
Mixed Signal
Microcontrollers
PCB Prototyping
ADAS
HPC Products
Program Management

Location

Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom

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