Mechanical Design Engineer

JOB TITLE & JOB CODE

Job Title (Job Code):        Mechanical Lead Engineer (MLE)

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Managing one Mechanical Domain resources, activities and deliverables on a project in compliance with QCD commitments.
• Applying applicable Mechanical Domain instructions, processes & tools.

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

• Hierarchical Reporting: (Site) Mechanical Domain Leader (MDL)
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• Functional Reporting: Train Design Engineer (TDE)

Network & Links

Internal

• Engineering: Design team (other MLEs, DLEs, …), TSS, Validation team, Costing Team…
• Project: Project Engineering Manager (PrEM), Industrial Lead Engineer (ILE),Project Sourcing Manager (PrSM), Project Planning Manager (PrPM), ILS Manager
• Site: Sourcing Department (Buyers), Indus Departement, Manufacturing, Quality Department, etc…
• Participating Units & CoE: Mechanical Lead Engineers (MLE) counterparts on the corresponding project(s)/program(s)
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External

• External Interface: Customers, Suppliers, Subcontractors

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES  

Performance Measurement/KPI’s

• Closure of open points or escalation as per company target : 85% on time
• Compliance to Engineering WorkPackage  (variation orders excluded): 100%
• Quality of his delivery (included sub-contractor delivery):  1st time quality rate > 90% (quality rate = modification validated OK / number of applied modification)
• Respect of the delivery planning (included sub-contractor delivery) = 100% OTD
• Application level of standard PPL = 100%
• Configuration management of his deliverables = 100% of deliverables properly managed into configuration database
• Respect of Cost allocation

Mission / Responsibilities:

• Reporting on Mechanical Domain activities progress, anticipating issues (capacity, skills, rule applicability, etc.) and alerting if needed.
• Planning and piloting Mechanical Domain activities and related deliverables on project considering applicable instructions/processes and other specific Customer (internal or external) requirements.
• Designing in 3D model, mechanical changes, proposals, simulations and prototypes.
• Designing products considering project requirements (performances, manufacturability, serviceability, testability, etc.).
• Ensuring Mechanical Domain deliverables quality and their acceptance by the Customer (internal or external) within committed limits.
• Reporting on Mechanical Domain activities progress and alerting relevant N+1 in case of issue potentially impacting achievement of QCD commitments.
• Defining requirements and mechanical interfaces to equipment (Allocated volume, weight, location, 3PL, etc.).
• Defining mitigation plans covering a risk identified on Project Mechanical Domain scope.
• Checking availability on time of work package input data and escalate if necessary.
• Checking supplier's and sub-contractor's Design Quality
• Preparing and documenting Mechanical Domain Design Reviews according to project schedule and following-up the main open actions.
• Resolving Project Mechanical issues and following challenging actions.
• Analysing and consolidating change request impacts on Mechanical Domain scope.
• Pilot the Train Design dashboard, KPI’s, Open Item List and morning meetings
• Planning and piloting Mechanical Domain activities and related deliverables on project taking into account applicable instructions/processes and other specific Customer (internal or external) requirements.
• Applying Train Design rules, processes and tools and ensuring Mechanical Domain deliverables quality and their acceptance by the Customer (internal or external) within committed limits.
• Checking respect of Allocated volumes/interfaces (no-clashes) on internal design.
• Respecting and/or allocating requirements and mechanical interfaces to Sub-Systems/equipments  (Allocated volume, weight, location, 3PL, etc.)
• Coordinating Mechanical Domain contributors on Project.
• Analysing and consolidating change request impacts on Mechanical Domain scope
• Validating relevant Mechanical Domain deliverables and securing planning.
• Verifying design via mock-ups or simulations.
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Contributor for :

• Proposing Design Optimizations (simple design, cost, weight, labor time, etc.)
• Supporting Manufacturing teams during Production ramp-up
• Collaborating with Mechanical Domain Leader for continuous improvement of the Metier (including RoE)
• Defining Mechanical Project/Product Preferred Part List (3PL) delivery.
• Supporting Sourcing, Industrialization and Manufacturing teams during Production ramp-up.
• Pilot First Mounting Reviews managing Open Item List

 MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCIES 

Educational Requirements & Experience

Mandatory:

• Mechanical Engineering preferably applied to Railway products with 3 to 5 years of experience
• Catia v5 : Solid, Surface, Sheet Metal Work (SMW)

Desirable:

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) - ASME Code Evaluations

Digital Mock-up : DMA 2.2 or DMA 2.3 or equivalent (Smarteam, 3DCOM, etc.)

Experience

Mandatory:

• Good Communications and interpersonal skills including with third parties (customer).
• Time management and reporting skill.
• Sense of urgency / priority.
• Customer & Product Focus.
• Structured and organised with Hands-on approach.

Desirable:

Competencies & Skills:

• English operational in read/writing and technical meetings.