Product Analyst - Harnesses

Volkswagen Group Services is a Volkswagen Group company, oriented towards working for the Group's companies worldwide. We provide services in the areas of logistics, technology, engineering, quality, commercial services, human resources, communication, and administrative and financial services. We are focused on our customers' activities and assume the responsibility of performing them on their behalf. Volkswagen Group Services was founded in April 2001, in Wolfsburg, Germany, under the name AutoVision and was renamed Volkswagen Group Services in 2018. The new name reflects the strategic orientation of the Group, including its brands and companies. Currently, we have offices in seven European locations. And in 2023, we started South American operations, with our first headquarters in Brazil.

Responsibilities and assignments

Develop electrical harnesses in a way that meets the requirements of Sales and Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Technical Assistance, meeting the demands of the production process, assembly compositions, release in the parts list, ensuring pre-defined deadlines and costs, with a focus on delivering value to our customers.

Main activities and responsibilities:

• Develop harnesses according to the technical content of the program(s), development of LAH’s, control the parts list, and meet the respective timings;
• Develop and certify harnesses regarding:
• Homologation of cabin parts/systems according to National and International Standards.
• Control and monitoring of bench tests and durability tests.
• Support the definition of tests and means for certification of parts/systems
• Development and drafting of Technical Standards.
• Interpretation and control of analyses during the Pre-Development phase (FMEA etc);
• Energy load balancing analysis
• Preparation of electrical diagrams
• Analysis and definition of actions for Legislation items, according to the affected country(ies);
• Analysis and definitions of actions to ensure the Feasibility of the project(s).
• Assembly concept – analysis and definition of assembly composition
• PDM;
• Support FMEA activities and respective documentation;
• Develop or monitor 3D models for DMU, VPP, VPB validation.
• Support release activities (P Release, B Release, etc.)
• Control, define actions, and documents pertinent to technical meetings: Project Team, Techday, Launching Meeting, Fachgruppen Meeting, EVC Meeting, Pilot Plant, AUDIT, Cost Reduction, etc.;
• Analyze (failure mode) and define actions (interim & definitive) pertinent to Field items, Production Normals, AUDIT, and Manufacturing, as well as prepare all necessary documentation to support harness changes/releases throughout the entire Engineering process;
• Administer technical documents pertinent to Engineering processes for the officialization and implementation of programs/changes in parts/systems (AMP’s, PM’s, Deviations, Technical Analyses, FMEA’s, DU’s, PDM’s);
• Have access to and knowledge of Product Release systems (AVON, MBT, TISynchro, KVS, ...);
• Support the tests necessary for homologation/certification of parts/systems according to the content of the program(s) and change(s) according to the needs of Continuous items;
• Define, together with Engineers, the TTP and the respective JOURNAL for the programs in which the harness is affected;
• Monitor test activities together with Full Vehicle Engineering and external suppliers;
• Support the responsible team in the preparation of Test instructions;
• Consider the product life cycle analysis in the development stages of a new product;
• Knowledge of environmental aspects and impacts and environmental legal requirements applicable to your function;
• Cost / Complexity Reduction, of projects and series;
• Monitoring of development activities with suppliers (conceptualization, technical studies, tooling, tests...);
• Application of innovations and new technologies in current products and projects.

Requirements and qualifications

Education: Mechanical, Automotive, Mechatronics, Electrical/Electronic, Production Engineering, or related areas.

Other specializations: Artificial Intelligence, Post-Graduation in Automotive / Electrical / Electronic / Mechatronics Engineering / Project Management and/or Business Management; Hybrid / Electric Vehicles is desirable.

Language: Advanced/Fluent English.

Additional information

This is a CLT opportunity, with on-site work in Resende/RJ

Benefits:

• Sulamerica Health Plan
• Sulamerica Dental Plan
• Meal Voucher
• Food Voucher
• Daycare Allowance
• Well-being Program
• Private Pension
• Life Insurance
• PLR