Wajid Jafry

About Wajid Jafry

Experienced as a Manufacturing quality Lead working with current production quality in stamping, new launches process quality in body shop, assembly, paint shop and new model launches through various stages. • Currently associated with Rivian as a Staff Quality engineer.• Bachelor of Automobile Engineering from PSG college of Technology GPA 3.55(WES evaluation)• Master of Science degree from Wayne State University in manufacturing engineering.• Proficient in Lean Quality Tools (FMEA, Pareto Charts, Fishbone Diagrams, GD & T, MSA, 5S, Design of Experiments)• Certified: Chrysler reactive problem solving green belt; ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor; Shainin Red X journeyman•Other Skills: Team center, Solid works, Ansys, ProEngineer, Work place Integration

Experience

1. Staff Dimensional Engineer

   Rivian

   Nov 2023 — Present · Normal, IL, US

   Improve Dimensional performance of vehicle throughout the product life cycle.​Maintain the dimensional engineering PQ build objectives (Fit & Finish) of the final vehicle. ​Manage the Internal and external dimensional KPI’s. G&F PIST, BIW PIST, BIW Cp/Cpk, 3MIS, Pre-delivery inspection (PDI), Customer quality index (CQI), Craftmanship audit.​Develop/Manage the list of critical product and process characteristics and controlling their geometry in vehicle builds to produce quality assemblies.​Develop/Maintain the Dimensional Control plan for critical assemblies.​Lead parts and system validation processes for all body geometry and proactively lead variation reduction efforts for the body shop (goal of achieving Cp/Cpk > 1.33 for all critical features and sustaining those levels through product life cycle)​Review Supplier parts to ensure zero-dimensional build issues.​Own and maintain the current Geo fixtures, Cubes, Ring gauges & PCF. ​Lead Interior and exterior dimensional validation, using Cubes, Ring gauges & PCF’s.​Recommending best gauging methods and performing data analysis to identify special and common cause problems. ​Lead cross functional teams through Root cause analysis of dimensional issues in the plant, launch support & interfacing with suppliers to recommend and evaluate corrective actions and drive process standardization through documenting of projects.​Lead dimensional certifications for all \'buy\' parts for new launches following the part qualification process and assists in stamping and supplier engineering activities, with part buyoffs and part improvements.

Education

• Wayne State University

  Master of Science (MS), Manufacturing Engineering

  2013 — 2016

• PSG College of Technology

  Bachelor's in engineering, Automobile engineering

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Value Stream Mapping
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Engineering
• Dfmea
• Poka Yoke
• Pdca
• Catia
• Qfd
• Matlab
• 5s
• Ts16949
• Continuous Improvement
• Minitab
• 8d Problem Solving
• Tqm
• Teamcenter
• Solidworks
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Pro Engineer
• Shainin
• C
• Kaizen
• 5 Why
• Testing
• Ansys
• Apqp
• Quality Management
• Pfmea
• Kanban
• Jit
• Dfss
• Automotive
• Green Belt
• Ppap
• Lean Manufacturing
• Gd
• Microsoft Office
• Six Sigma