Formed In Place (FIP) Product Lead

Under the guidance of the Technical Specialist, you will be working with teams in different areas of the business including Product Design, Prototype Manufacturing, Production Manufacturing & Material engineering teams to provide application & development support.,

• Failure Mode Avoidance - Creation and maintenance of the foundation DFMEAs for each of the generic formed in Place uses (Overseal, gaskets, Thermal Interface Gap fillers and Adhesive) types used within Powertrain Major Units


• To prepare and maintain supporting documentation for external and internal quality audits.


• Technical Knowledge - Creation and Updates to Foundation documentation for Formed in Place Materials, including Engineering Standards, Design rules, Test cases and Test procedures.


• Prevent recurrence - Ongoing review of AIMS and Warranty projects to ensure learning is captured in foundation documentation to prevent issues reoccurring.


• Mentorship and coaching of component engineers when reviewing formed in place interfaces.


• Technical compliance assessment at programme gateways.


• Teardown Analysis Guidelines including procedures for accessing, assessing and rating the formed in place interfaces at end of test.


• Benchmarking through reviewing competitor's solutions or through regular meetings with supplier technical specialists.


• Technical support to Product Design, Purchasing, Prototype and Manufacturing Engineering teams for Formed in Place Material selection, handling, dispense, verification and validation.


• Leadership of major issues resolution using 8D/DMAIC for issues related to formed in Place products.
  
  Someone with an agile and proactive mindset, who will take systematic approach to solving complex problems and will develop and grow our knowledge and expertise in the use of FIP across powertrain.


• It is important to be open minded & inquisitive to learn and improve both individually and the products we develop, as well as document this learning to develop and continuously improve our body of knowledge (BoK).


• You must have the ability to build effective working relationships across different business areas & locations.
  
  An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world's most iconic brands. JLR is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey., Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you'll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.


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