Validation Engineer

This position functions as a Validation Engineer within the Engineering Validation team. This team member will develop, optimize and manage test plans that are used to evaluate and/or validate YF interior products. Serve as technical resource for customer, federal, and/or YF test specifications and methods. Provides results reporting for completed tests and program status.

•    Development of test plans in accordance with customer, federal, and/or YF specific requirements.
•    Program coordination of test plans, including samples, fixtures, schedules, sign-offs, witnessing tests, and sample reviews.
•    Manage a test schedule using validation database, and/or customer specific format.
•    Understand customer, federal, and/or YF specific requirements and test methods.
•    Consistent use of validation process protocols such as Issue Tracking and reporting, ED/DV/PV, DVP Structure, Naming Conventions, PV First Time Pass, Spec Updating Process, budget approval and monitoring.
•    Serve as key contact person between product development team and test labs.
•    Develop optimization plans for test samples using acceptable practices.
•    Support internal and/or external customer meetings and reviews as required.
•    Provide clear instruction(s) on how a test should be setup and conducted.
•    Ability to recommend appropriate test sample sizes (n) in accordance to test requirements.
•    Review of data and reporting of all tests (including final disposition of results).
•    Support product development team on pre/post-test sample reviews as required.
•    Support product development team with assessment, recommendations, and/or analysis of results to resolve product non-conformances.
•    Maintain program test requirement metrics including Production Validation “Right first time”.
•    Maintains safe, secure, and clean work place by following 5S standards.
•    Use validation database for test data and information. Support test report process by uploading files, loading test data and information, provide test summary and observations.
•    Attend department meetings as required.
•    Support test method development and/or continuous improvement projects as required.

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering / technical).

Experience:
3 Years suggested minimum experience in testing and validation.

Qualifications include:
•    Knowledge of Automotive Test Methods and Automotive Test Specification
•    Test lab experience (equipment, methods, instruments)
•    Post-test data interpretation and/or analysis experience
•    Experience with statistical practice and/or tools

Language Required and Preferred    Required:          English (Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking) 
Preferred:          None
 

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:   

•    International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
•    Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
•    Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
•    Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
•    Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
•    Must comply with all company policies and procedures.  
•    Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
•    Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
•    Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

ECM Level    All Employee 
Physical Ability Requirements    Stationary Position (Sitting or Standing):                            Frequently
Movement (Walking):                                                          Frequently
Carry Weight (Lifting up to XX lbs):                                    Occasionally
Communication (Seeing/Talking/Hearing):                  Constantly
Use Hands/Fingers (Operate computer, printer, phone):   Constantly