Supplier Development Engineer.

Your tasks• Leading the Front Loading process (including simultaneous engineering) from product development through casting component design to the development of tool concepts. Casting component design taking into account the subsequent processes and ZF quality standards. • Carrying out development meetings, technical reviews prior to series nomination, technological support and process development up to series production of die-cast parts. • Introduction of extensive tool and component concepts with affected areas and suppliers with focus on functional, manufacturing, qualitative and economic aspects. • Conducting negotiations with foundries and mold makers under best practice aspects, especially with regard to quality, supply and economic efficiency. • Coordination and implementation of national and international, strategic supplier development projects (preventive) or operational task force support • Participation in part family strategies, support in solving technology and quality problems • Coordination with purchasing and the decentralized factory quality departments • Cooperation with the supplier management within the House of Competence Casting at the worldwide locations