Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Material Specialist

Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Material Specialist

Enabling a software-defined, electrified future.

Visteon is a technology company that develops and builds innovative digital cockpit and electrification products at the leading-edge of the mobility revolution. Founded in 2000, Visteon brings decades of automotive intelligence combined with Silicon Valley speed to apply global insights that help transform the software-defined vehicle of the future for many of the world’s largest OEMs. The company employs 10,000 employees in 18 countries around the globe. To know more about us click here.

Mission of the Role:

Key Objectives of this Role:

• Material specialist in the engineering team for all the material related matters with a focus on plastic resins behavior, manufacturing processing like molding, selection of compatible painting (if required), and engineering its performance by adding suitable fillers/additives.
• Understand customer requirement and guide the engineering teams for the material selection, preparing material specification document
• Stay up to date on emerging materials and technologies, and asses their potential use for the various application in the automotive application, with a focus on cockpit electronics products and battery management systems,
• Bring his/her professional expertise and knowledge in the key aspects of materials evaluation, using predictive engineering tools to design and optimize the materials faster and more cost-effectively, instead of relying on expensive and time taking experiments.
• Analyzing material failures or defects and recommend corrective actions or material alternatives.
• Ensure all selected materials comply with environmental safety and industrial specific regulations like REACH, RoHS, ASYTM, ISO etc.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate materials based on functional requirements like impact strength, thermal endurance etc.
• Understanding of various packaging and enclosure materials used in high power electronics used in automotive applications.
• Effective utilization of engineered plastics for lighter assembly, better thermal management and improved EMC/EMI performance.
• Lead and approve Mechanical Design Reviews from material point of view
• Support and approve mechanical risks assessment on project
• Provide technical guidance to mechanical engineers, including mentoring and coaching.
• Create or update guidelines
• Share Lessons Learned with mechanical engineering community
• Support VAVE initiatives by providing some ideas and assessing technical feasibility
• Drive innovations in Mechanical domain and lead development on new technologies
• Provide to Executive Leadership technical solutions and vision.
• Based on selected material, support tooling process

Key Performance Indicators:

• Design issues after tool kick-off and product validation
• Respect of Technical Design Review process and timing
• BOM cost
• Lessons learned sharing

Key Year One Deliverables:

• No non-conformity in Process for Technical Design Reviews on projects he/she is supporting
• One training session provided to mechanical engineering community

Qualification, Experience and Skills:

• Master’s degree or PhD (preferred) in the Material Science/Polymer science with relevant industry experience.
• 12+ years of relevant engineering experience preferably in regional or global environment.
• Experience in Automotive products development, preferably in Displays, Infotainment, Cockpit Electronic products, Electrification vehicles products.
• Familiarity with TALC requirements of cockpit electronic products.
• Proficiency in failure analysis tools and techniques is an added advantage
• Exposure to mechanical product development and testing domains.
• Ability to direct and solve complex problems
• Proven supervisory and technical leadership especially in identification and resolution of technical problems.
• Ability to share knowledge and to mentor and coach mechanical engineers
• Ability to clearly communicate with alignment depending on audience
• Ability to provide innovative technical solution as original thinker
• Ability to use technical skills to make significant impact on projects regarding cost, timing, quality
• Exposure to Global Culture/Customer is added advantage.

Key Leadership Behaviors:

• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Resilience
• Result Orientation
• Visteon values and beliefs

Reporting Structure:

Visteon Culture: