Design Engineer Mechanical

P aul Dang

Summary of Qualifications

• *+ years of component design using CATIA V5 within automotive industry

• 4+ years of electrical connector design

• Design and develop multiple products

• Find high quality customers in a changing economy

Professional Experience

Kostal Kontakt Systems, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI 07/08-present

Senior Project & Connector Design Engineer

• Design and release harsh environment (underhood) automotive connectors; gear box connectors’

application, high performance connectors and some high voltage connectors and terminal body.

• Develop DVP&R and develop DFMEA

• Create test requests and design and develop the mechanical content of connector systems and

related products within agreed time-scale and budgets according to company procedures.

• Draft interpretations of specifications, requirements and guidelines.

Yazaki North America, Inc., City, State 04/00-07/08

Systems Components Design Engineer

• Design and release harsh environment (underhood) automotive connectors; gear box connectors’

application, high performance connectors and some high voltage connectors and terminal body.

• Responsible for designing and releasing 3D/2D mechanical parts; engine trough, door grommet,

trunk grommet, IP grommet, battery eyelet, junction block, clips and tie straps.

• Create design concepts based on performance, functional and packaging requirements.

• Provide SLA/mockup of component design concepts.

• Create and release prototype and production tooling drawings/CAD data.

• Create and update DFMEA and DVP&R.

• Determine test items based on customer requirements and component performance requirements.

• Support during pre and post launch builds at affiliate and vehicle plants

• Support quality issue investigations

• Design and released drawing using CATIA V5 and & CATIA V4

• Supply OK-To-Tool drawing for signature that meets all stated design requirements

P aul Dang

• Create and issue purchase specification to order test samples

• Evaluate and sign component deviation requests

• Involved with tooling and vendor regarding the tool design and tool timing.

• Involve with customer technical meeting from the concept phase to final product.

• Supporting production during parts producing from the mold and from the assembly line.

Education

Western Michigan University 2000

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Technical Skills

• CATIA V5 & V4.2

• Micro-Cadam

• Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

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