Design Standardization Architect I

RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL:

This position is responsible to support the definition development and delivery of a standardized methodology addressing the design processes followed during the chiller product developments and subsequent sustaining activities within the Chiller Solutions line of business.

Design process areas in scope for this role pertain to the global activities required to develop new products as well as to sustain existing ones. These activities could include anything in the chain of product development activities ex: required design documentation design for manufacturing / design for quality design guides engineering order manual (EOM) 3D models and 2D drawings bill of materials (BOM) order configurators ERP systems content etc.

A key focus of this role will be to support the design automation team and understand their requirements and challenges to ensure they are successful in implementing an automation roadmap.

The successful candidate will support efforts to standardize on design related processes and help to enforce those processes globally.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

Chiller design standardization

Document/maintain existing Chiller design processes by participating in discovery workshops applying knowledge of Chiller design participating in design for manufacturing reviews conferring with Chiller Solutions peers soliciting inputs from manufacturing centers & design centers etc.

Document/maintain design rules guidelines templates etc. and formalize into a standardized design methodology whose cadence embeds into the existing PDP/D3 process.

Act as product line(s) architect in all design related efforts for product standardization eg: engineering order manual (EOM) structure 3D model and 2D drawing structure bill of material (BOM) standardized structure etc..

Design Automation and Productivity

Establish relationships and close collaboration with the leaders of the Design Automation and Design Operations teams globally.

Contribute to the development of generic cross-product line tools templates and data structures that the design automation team will require to execute their strategy.

Provide guidance and recommendations on how to deploy and use standardized design methodology. Support deployment activities and contribute to training activities as requested.

Global process change coordinator

Ensure high level of engagement with the design teams in all regions to identify opportunities and create initiatives to improve efficiency

Provide guidance and support to the Chiller Solutions teams through the change journey

Be enthusiastic about embracing the change and helping the organization becoming more efficient

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5-10 years experience and strong familiarity with product businesses equipment design documentation and manufacturing of configurable products.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience as a designer is required.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required.
• Mastery of Creo 3D Modeling software or equivalent is preferred.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP MAPICS AS/400) is strongly preferred.
• Experience with bill of material configurators (eLogia VC) is preferred.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office applications is preferred.

Travel up to 10-20% of the time