Title: Exterior Lead Engineer - Local Support Team (India Plant)Location: SIPCOT Industrial Park, Thoothukudi City, Tamil Nadu, IndiaReport to: Local Support Team Director
Job Overview
VINFAST is a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the automotive industry with sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. As a leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience. Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of creating a greener and more sustainable future through innovation, technology and excellence.In this role, you will be instrumental in MDI LST EXT Department, using your skills to ensure a successful launch and localization of VINFAST vehicles in the plant.
- Support vehicle module localization and integration.
- Serve as the primary interface between the plant and core engineering based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Ensure compliance with engineering, quality and production standards.
- Sustain program performance post-launch to cater for local market requirements.
- Serve a single point of contact for your module towards: manufacturing, supplier quality engineering and after sales service.
- Manage Jira – Project Managements with function owner group as “VF Engineering”
- Support achieving quality targets;
- Responsible for containment and resolution of design issues and drive supplier quality and process issues;
- Support dealers call back and returned parts analysis to identify, contain and resolve warranty issues
- Supporting cost reductions activities;
- Support plant operations and Quality Engineering Team with problem solving to improve the quality of internal indicators ;
- Raise DCRs and ECRs to solve quality design issues to SOPs vehicles;
- Review SREAS ,DFMEA and DVPs. If any opportunity to improve the detection of the design quality issues is found;
- Efficiently manage Stop Ships and Stop Builds, including developing containment actions and rework instructions;
- Ensure timely and appropriate escalation of the issues and emerging issues ;
- Leading meetings with QE+SQE+Process area to address early claim binning, issues contaminants resolution and prevent recurrence;
- Conduct the root cause diagnosis on design related issues. Provides technical directions to Engineer on vehicles post SOP.
- Deliver technical leadership and analysis on projects of high corporate priority and tight timing constraints.
- Issues tracking evaluate the influences and define root causes
- Create the necessary report with high quality (weekly report, Cross Functional Meeting report etc)
Requirements
- Education/ Professional knowledge:
- Bachelor or above degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering.
- English language: Fluent.
- Quality tools like Six Sigma DMAIC, DFMEA, DFA, GD&T, 8D etc.
- Skill, Experience:
- Experience of 5 years in automotive Exterior mature markets homologation requirements, tooling development timing and manufacturing process.
- Exposure to BEV Vehicle requirements and testing.
- The ability to learn quickly, accept challenges and be able to adapt to the company's rapid development of rhythm and culture.
- High level of coordination, communication and team leading skills.
- High analytical and conceptual skills
- High level of management skills.
- Experience / knowledge on Team Center, CATIA, CAE, Safety, NVH.
Other Requirements
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to quickly new situations and constraints.
- Experience in the automotive environment is an advantage.
