Validation Engineer

Yanfeng•Novi, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position functions as a Validation Engineer within the Engineering Validation team. This team member will develop, optimize and manage test plans that are used to evaluate and/or validate YF interior products. Serve as technical resource for customer, federal, and/or YF test specifications and methods. Provides results reporting for completed tests and program status.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering / technical).
3 Years suggested minimum experience in testing and validation.
Knowledge of Automotive Test Methods and Automotive Test Specification
Test lab experience (equipment, methods, instruments)
Post-test data interpretation and/or analysis experience
Experience with statistical practice and/or tools
English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking)
Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Responsibilities

Development of test plans in accordance with customer, federal, and/or YF specific requirements.
Program coordination of test plans, including samples, fixtures, schedules, sign-offs, witnessing tests, and sample reviews.
Manage a test schedule using validation database, and/or customer specific format.
Understand customer, federal, and/or YF specific requirements and test methods.
Consistent use of validation process protocols such as Issue Tracking and reporting, ED/DV/PV, DVP Structure, Naming Conventions, PV First Time Pass, Spec Updating Process, budget approval and monitoring.
Serve as key contact person between product development team and test labs.
Develop optimization plans for test samples using acceptable practices.
Support internal and/or external customer meetings and reviews as required.
Provide clear instruction(s) on how a test should be setup and conducted.
Ability to recommend appropriate test sample sizes (n) in accordance to test requirements.
Review of data and reporting of all tests (including final disposition of results).
Support product development team on pre/post-test sample reviews as required.
Support product development team with assessment, recommendations, and/or analysis of results to resolve product non-conformances.
Maintain program test requirement metrics including Production Validation “Right first time”.
Maintains safe, secure, and clean work place by following 5S standards.
Use validation database for test data and information. Support test report process by uploading files, loading test data and information, provide test summary and observations.
Attend department meetings as required.
Support test method development and/or continuous improvement projects as required.