Product Development Engineer
İstanbul, Türkiye
• Design and development of responsible parts (Mainly Side airbag and Center Airbag additionally Curtain airbag, Passenger Airbag and Seatbelts) for different projects according to GPDS (Global Product Development System) guidelines,• Releasing engineering changes using WERS (Worldwide Engineering Release System),• Managing the design cost, quality, weight and function of the product within the program objectives,• Leading the meetings of the responsible parts with suppliers and internal Ford teams, and managing problems and changes by coordinating,• Being involved in all phases(especially launches) of product development for the parts responsible in Assembly Facilities (Domestic/International)• Coordinating between suppliers, STA (Supplier Technical Assistance), MP&L (Materials Planning and Logistics), and Program management teams to ensure the required level of PPAP (Production Part Approval Process),• Ensuring compliance with legal and Ford internal regulations/requirements in design and validation,•Root cause analysis, leading interim and permanent corrective actions and organising stock modifications and retrofit actions to support build events,•Following the design rules, requirements, lesson learned records in new designs. Investigation of new materials and technology for new projects and serial production to create improvement and cost saving opportunities,• Being responsible for obtaining engineering approvals before and after component, system and vehicle-level testing.