Michael Muff

About Michael Muff

Senior Engineering Manager with over twenty-five years’ experience as a leader in management operations, project management, product development and R&D in automotive vehicle body system design and manufacturing. Skilled at collaborating with internal and external customers to meet product requirements, driving creative tension, and solving complex engineering problems. Facilitator of decision making in ambiguous environments; within tight deadlines and strict budget requirements. Passionate about completing the work and ensuring the right solution for every project.• Lead and mentor product engineering teams to deliver body programs for functional, regulatory, and cost, complexity, and warranty metric improvements.• Managed design projects to meet performance targets, product quality, customer satisfaction, and manufacturing capability ranging from product conception to end of life.• Heavily involved in research, development, and program management of Autonomous and Advance Driver Assistance System, including body integration, sensor cleaning, and FOV development.Specialties: • Design Analysis (FEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, DFSS, DVP & R, Product Reliability, System Engineering Fundamentals, Fastener Design)• Process Analysis (Statistical Engineering, Experimental Design (DOE), Manufacturing Reliability, Tolerance Design, Process Control Methods) • Structured/Quality Problem Solving (5WHY, 8D, Fishbone, DMAIC, APQP)• 3D CAD (UNIGRAPHICS, I-DEAS Master Series, CATIA V5, Digital Buck (UGS VisMockUp)• CAE Analysis:(HyperMesh, ETA/FEMB, LS-DYNA, NASTRAN & ABAQUS)

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager - Body Autonomous Adas Exterior Aerodynamics Management

   International

   Aug 2022 — Present · Lisle, IL, US

   Engineering Management for Body and Chassis Mounted Aerodynamic Devices ( Air Deflectors, Bumpers, Cab Extenders, Grab Handles, Modesty Panels, Sunshades, and Body Mounted Aerodynamic Components)

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  M.S., Mechanical Engineering

  1996 — 1998

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  B.S., Mechanical Engineering

  1991 — 1996

Skills

• Cae
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Php
• Javascript
• Experimental Design
• Quality Management
• Mobile Applications
• Product Development
• Web Development
• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Unigraphics
• Ajax
• Apqp
• Material Cost Reduction
• Product Design
• Graphic Design
• Six Sigma
• Team Center Engineering
• Components
• Print Media
• Sheet Metal
• Teamcenter
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Program Management
• Css
• Plastics
• Web Content Management
• Finite Element Analysis
• Dfmea
• Database Design
• Automotive Engineering
• Fmea
• Cad
• Design for Six Sigma