Felicia Aguirre

Electromechanical engineer with 15+ years of experience in automotive industry as product engineer, global cost savings coordinator and product line team member, with background in validation, production release, engineering changes, control of product documents, prototyping building, product development, development and track of cost savings projects as well as experience in quote process for current and new products. Skilled in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Continuous improvement, Teamcenter, Plexus, Production part approval process, production as well as service parts management, experienced product engineer with a demonstrated history in automotive industry with, multicultural team work for business pursuit, product engineering and cost saving coordination, reports to management and workshops, with a Master´s degree focused in engineering management at Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Juárez.

Lead Product Engineering                                                         (2007-Present).

Inteva – Mexico Technical Center. Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mex.

• Analyze root cause of product failures / warranty parts and prepare reports for customer.
• Evaluate, quote, validate and implement engineering changes.
• Release and control customer drawings, evaluate develop and maintain product required documentation.
• Development of BOMs and drawings for component and final assemblies
• Support manufacture plan on new product launches, engineering changes and product design issues.
• Generate cost saving initiatives, perform technical and financial feasibility analysis.
• Pursue material and build prototypes for engineering testing.
• Develop robust validation plans in conjunction with reliability team.
• Develop and maintain the product DFMEA - Design failure mode and effect analysis and DRBFMs - Design review based on failure modes.
• Support annual validation testing and complete DRBTRs – Design review based on test results.
• Support PPAP submission with zero delays on engineering deliverables.
• Analyze and complete test report incidents.
• Support with all technical information to the plant for the non-quality items.
• Clarify design issues with customer and maintain communication through the application engineer.
• Support new business and engineering change quotes.
• Support the quality system by participating in audits as a certified auditor.
• New launches support

Product Line – Business Pursuit                                      (2015-2022).

Inteva – Mexico Technical Center. Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mex.

• Kick off and regular (weekly or more are required) meetings with the quote team (SCM, PE, ME, IE, Packaging, Sales, Finances).
• Create and manage a quote timing chart with Due dates and hold the team members to those dates.
  Documentation to hand off to the PDT upon completion of the quote  (quote documentation, assumptions, data for AR).
• Schedule and hold the R and PDR design review.
• Create, update and maintain a data base for component costs (make and purchase parts, production and quoted parts).
• Interact globally with the functional teams in order to collect and provide all quote data on time to the customer. 
• Assure the team has an aggressive but attainable cost for all the upcoming / ongoing quotes.

Global Cost Savings Coordinator                                           (2013-2022).

Inteva – Mexico Technical Center. Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mex.

• Responsible for coordination of design cost reduction projects, following the project until its implementation.
• Responsible for the accurate documentation and reports of designs cost reduction changes.
• Generate ideas for potential cost reduction projects.
• Reporting cost saving projects by month
• Support to create workshops to generate cost reduction ideas globally.
• Maintain MCPS – Material cost performance system up to date for the assigned plants.
• Coordinate and lead as necessary, all worldwide latch cost savings related items.

Acting Program Manager                                          (Feb 2016-Jul 2017).

• Temporary assignment as program manager for all stamped components made in house.
  Coordinates the efforts of the functional departments, as required, to ensure that the programs are conducted in accordance with the cost and timing requirements.
  Manage quoting activities for engineering changes and schedule Lead Engineering Change activities after the program is awarded.

Tools and Machines Technician                                            (1997-2000).

Coilcraft de México, S. De R.L. de C.V.      

• Fixture and machine parts elaboration using tools like: milling machine, lather, CNC, and software: AutoCAD and Solid Works.

Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez

Master of Engineering Management - MIA, Engineering Management

2020 – 2021

Graduated with honors, GPA 99 out 100

Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez

Electromechanical engineer

2004 – 2009

Nota:  Grant of excellence by government  Graduated with honors, GPA 93 out 100