Job Description:

Responsible for the design & development of structural metal components related to Truck lower front module such as Bumper, Under-run protection, Ingress/Egress (Insteps), structures and brackets. Key area of work is in the design of structural components for the Vehicle Lower Front area. Experience in the area of plastics is an added advantage.

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of products / parts and release of the solutions into the system with complete product ownership and tackling quality issues effectively
• Performs design, testing/validation and/or development projects within area of assignment to fulfill the project set Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature targets.
• Generate Value Engineering and Value Analysis (VA/VE) and Continuous Improvement (CI) ideas to reduce product costs and drive/support implementation as needed.
• Analyze component parts and assemblies to determine the best course of action required to resolve actual or potential problems and implement cost effective solutions.
• Support packaging engineers in packaging and installation tasks (e.g. technical reports, packaging investigations, DMU utilization)
• Build & follow component design time plan to meet project deadline.
• Responsible to independently drive Cross functional activities to close out development open points and achieve set project deliverables.
• Must have Global mind-set to collaborate and work with engineers mostly at Cab, Chassis, Styling, Vehicle Architecture, Verification & Validation team both Locally as well as Other sites within Volvo.
• Take ownership in development of engineering process & method documents (TR, guidelines, rules etc.)
• Contribute towards knowledge management within the area of assignment.