Geometry Engineer

Volvo Car Corporation•Ridgeville, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Geometry Engineer will secure Volvo Cars ability to build cars efficiently and with the right geometry from Body shop to Final Assembly, fulfilling all Final demands and related car properties. This Engineer will develop models & processes, specific directions and/or guidelines communicated by manager, as well as represent and speak on behalf of Plant Quality regarding geometry.

Requirements

University degree, technical education or equivalent work experience
High school diploma or GED required
Ability to lead and manage workgroups.
Good process knowledge / experience of Body shop and Final Assembly.
Good communication skills in English, oral and written
Experience or ability to assimilate ideas and adapt these to your own operations
Analytical thinking with an ability to structure and prioritize
Team player

Nice To Haves

Catia, Teamcenter, CM4D, VIRA, PowerBI

Responsibilities

Running production: Daily morning meetings with Management, GE, GT and MT reviewing the previous day activities and plan for the next coming activities and corrective actions.
Geometry assurance systems and processes supporting the VCPA objectives and fulfilling specified PIST demands targets for Body and Final Assembly
Assure robust Final demand measurement outcome of current/forward model with zero FTT influence or production stop time
Ownership of the perceived quality final demands achievements towards the customers over the lifetime of the vehicle
Geometry support to meet the Volvo Cars Q objectives for vehicles 3 Months in service and beyond
Lead, drive and follow-up daily operational analyzes, measures improvement activities (product, process and supplier)
Geometry assurance Disciplines, Processes, Methods, and Tools to be used by plant personnel
Support Plant Quality team areas in geometrical issues
Deliver efficient and timely root cause analysis, containment, and permanent fixes of geometrical or quality robustness of Geometry systems or deliverables
Input and initiate Judgement events to maintain / improve geometrical quality
Bi-weekly alignment meeting in PIC-room with Production/Audit/QAL/Q
Develop the Geometry Assurance function and work methods within the Geometry department within the plant and between the plants
Feed the up-streams lessons learned and continuous improvement work towards Geometry methods and system solutions to secure Volvo Cars business objectives
Develop, lead, and perform continuous education & training of Geometry methods, principles, cross functional interactions and tools to the plants
Project phase: In program lead the VIRA-tasks of Perceived Quality demands (Final Demands) between TT to Final Status Report (FSR)
Input Systems Geometry engineer competencies in Vehicle programs
Participate and ensure that the plant has the ability and prerequisites to fulfill geometric requirements in project phase and running products/processes
Support with Geometry expertise towards running and Development Departments
Initiate management systems of geometrical issues in vehicle programs
Develop and conduct the trim part coordination process (Nominal buck) from PP series
In MYC lead Perceived Quality demands (Final Demands) from VP to Final Status Report (FSR).
Ownership of geometry tooling, methods and way of working, e.g. geometry setting fixtures. VCS Checking the 3D geometry of assembly equipment 8071,5 and Assembly equipment 8041,01