Senior Launch and Change Management Engineer

ZF (Thailand) Limited (Rayong)

Rayong, Thailand

ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. Its comprehensive product range is primarily aimed at vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers and start-up companies in the fields of transportation and mobility. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate as well as enhancing safe mobility.

Detail posisi

The Senior Launch and Change Management Engineer at ZF Passive Safety Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is responsible for leading cross-functional teams to ensure successful product launches while meeting customer and company requirements.

Kewajiban

• Lead plant cross-functional teams to deliver product launches on time and within budget. (Including new launches, VAVE and post SOP Eng. changes).
• Achieve all customer and company requirements for (new or changed products) programs including quality, cost, delivery, product performance and customer satisfaction—a “flawless launch”.
• Ensure the advanced product quality planning (APQP) process is established, documented, implemented and followed according to IATF 16949:2016 procedure, together with APQP Engineer.
• Manage project launches in accordance with ZF new product introduction management system requirements (GDPEP).
• Serve as the one of the main customer interfaces during launch for timing, documentation and interaction.
• Ensure the team develops/finalizes special characteristics, design reviews FMEA, establish actions to reduce potential failure modes, develop and/or reviews control plans and communicate variance to plan early so issues can be addressed.
• Manage product launches for products both supplied out of other ZF locations for sale in Asia, or products designed by ZF and introduced to local manufacturers by associates, joint ventures and licensees in the region.
• Organize the internal build events, customer deliveries including documents.
• Maintain program cost reporting against budget in a monthly base (BOM cost / Launch cost / Capex / including cycle time from PV build).
• Host plant internal regular set meeting with key cross function team members to implement the launch activities and track the Open Issues List.
• Present the project status from plant level in Monthly Status Review (MSR) and Launch Readiness Review (LRR).
• Escalate any critical issues and risks to the management team at early stage to solve the launch roadblocks.
• Support management special projects.
• To participate and promote cost reduction, continuous improvement activities, Health and Safety awareness, and adherence to IATF 16949:2016 System.
• Customer representative for special characteristic, CAR/PAR, capacity analysis, logistics information, customer score card and customer portals.

Kualifikasi

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering filed.
• Has work experience with automotive industry.
• Able in organize effective meeting with cross-function team.
• Good command in English Communication，and Chinese Communication(会说英文和中文）
• Project Management experience preferred.
• Working behaviors to align with ZF Way; Passion, Anticipation, Diversity. Empowerment and Accountability.
• Good in planning and following-up.