Engineer Design
Resume:
Wen-Chung Li
Burton, Michigan 48509
Home: 734-***-****
Cell: 248-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
Career Summary:
An Electro-mechanical product design engineer with various experiences in complete product development life cycle from concept to launch, Mechanical component and package design, GD&T and product verification testing:
• Extensive product design, development and release experiences.
• Extensive GD&T, stack-up, assembly and package design experience
• Very knowledgeable of tooling/molding manufacturing process.
• CAD system experience: Catia, NX and Team Center.
• 3 years in CAA/C++ software development experiences.
• BS and MS in engineering.
Education:
• West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV; 1988 MS, Mechanical Engineering
• Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering; 1982 BS, Electrical Engineering
Professional Experiences:
Thomson Aerospace & Defence, Saginaw, MI 11/2016 – 06/2018 Actuation Product Engineer; Engineering R&D Dept.
Responsible for Actuation Product Design & Development
• Verify Actuation Product design according to customer specification. Review design calculations, drawing release and finalize test specification.
• Making qualification test plan. Perform prototype tests and testing failure root cause analysist. General Motors Company, Warren, MI. 05/2015 – 10/2016 Dimensional System Engineer (Contract); Body and Exterior Dimensional Dept. Responsible for side closure product GD&T releasing.
• Interface with Design Release Engineer to define GD&T of side door components and assembly.
• Release 3D PMI data sets for side door components and assembly to secure quality design.
• Verify door inspection fixture gage designs and inspection data for manufacturing quality assurance Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. 11/2011 - 12/2014 GDT Application Engineer (Contract); Virtual Engineering and Simulation Service Dept. Support for integration of Design and Manufacturing process.
• Assist define GDT syntax and context checking rules for proper applications
• CAA programming for auto GDT syntax and context check with pdf report
• MAGMA5 Casting/Die casting product simulation programming TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation. Livonia, MI 09/2010 - 05/2011 Tier one automotive supplier of safety and body control systems. Product Release Engineer
Responsible for multi-functional switch package design verification and drawing release checking.
• Improved stalk switch assembly appearance by changing dimensional datum strategy and optimizing component tolerance stack up.
• Improved switch contact moving reliability by changing moving arm assembly datum. ALPS Automotive, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI 06/2008 - 08/2009 Tier one automotive supplier of electronic components. Core Switch Design Engineer
Responsible for vehicle interior switch package design and development. Product DFMEA, 3D modeling, component GD&T, and DVP&R. Tooling supplier control by approving component molding gate, eject pin and parting line locations and making necessary changes for robustness of production tooling.
• Successfully designed Window, Mirror and Door Lock switches within tight schedule.
• Achieved quality switch design at lower cost by simplifying component design.
• Improved switch contact stroke and button appearance by optimizing component tolerance stack up. BorgWarner, Auburn Hills, MI 06/2007 - 06/2008
Tier one automotive supplier of transmissions and turbo emission systems. Product Engineer
Responsible for EGR Bypass Valve design and development activities. Provided assistance to model shop prototype builds and assembly design evaluations. Conducted technical reviews with China component suppliers for manufacturing quality controls.
• Established EGR Bypass Valve test specifications by Valve functional DFMEA.
• Verified EGR Bypass Valve materials and treatments by temperature CFD and testing analysis.
• Improved valve sealing conditions by optimizing valve close stroke and motor control speeds. Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI 06/2002 - 03/2007 Tier one automotive supplier of chassis subsystems. Shifter R / D Engineer
Responsible for transmission shifter product R&D and development activities. Shifter mechanism benchmarking and DFMEA. Electro-mechanical interface for sensors, switches, solenoid, connectors and ECU package design. Provided program management support for Korea OEM shifter development.
• Improved Automatic Transmission Shifter performance by benchmarking shifting feel, lash, strength and Brake Transmission Interlock (BTSI) circuit design evaluation.
• Achieved quality shifter design at lower cost by improving the Electro-mechanical package design.
• Accomplished a common shifter design with the team for various vehicle program applications. Tram, Inc., Plymouth, MI 01/1997 - 06/2002
Toyota family supplier of automotive switch components. Senior Design Engineer
Responsible for vehicle interior switch design and development from concept to production. Switch fit to use DFMEA, Prototype design and calculations, GD&T detailing and DVP&R test planning. Extensive customer communication to finalize vehicle requirements. Program management support to control tooling and production timing as well as quality coordination.
• Accomplished several window, door lock switch design and development for Ford and Toyota programs.
• Developed A new parking brake switch that was first time application in automotive industry.
• Achieved robust parking brake switch design by vehicle application DFMEA and testing analysis.
• Successfully developed parking brake switch production for both Ford and Jaguar luxury vehicles. Yazaki North American Inc., Canton, MI 01/1994 - 01/1997 Tier one automotive supplier of electrical wire harness systems and components. Component Design Engineer
Responsible for design and development of stamped battery terminal and harness trough components. Performed battery terminal testing analysis, prototype design and GD&T.
• Achieved a common design of two piece assembly battery terminal for various vehicle applications.
• Improved battery performance by correcting inaccurate battery terminal taper design.
• Improved trough component design validation by SLA or silicone rapid- prototype molding.
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