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Build, lead, and develop a Body Process Simulation team supporting BIW manufacturing engineering activities.
Define team structure, technical responsibilities, engineering standards, work processes, deliverables, and performance expectations.
Lead, mentor, and coordinate a multidisciplinary team of engineers, simulation specialists, controls engineers, contractors, and supplier resources.
Recruit, develop, and retain technical talent in process simulation, robotics, offline programming, virtual commissioning, automation, and digital manufacturing technologies.
Establish competency frameworks, mentoring programs, training plans, and career development pathways.
Manage resource planning, project workloads, budgets, supplier support, and delivery performance across multiple manufacturing programs and locations.
Foster a culture focused on safety, collaboration, innovation, quality, continuous improvement, and standardization.
Lead the application of Siemens Process Simulate, Tecnomatix, or similar digital manufacturing tools to validate body shop manufacturing processes prior to equipment installation.
Establish standard methodologies for:
Robot reach and accessibility studies
Collision detection and avoidance
Cycle time validation
Tooling and weld gun accessibility validation
Ergonomic assessments
Robot path optimization
Station layout verification
Ensure simulation activities support manufacturing feasibility reviews, equipment design validation, tooling development, and process planning.
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