Susie Xie: in Costa Mesa, CA

• Led product development cycle on steering wheel, seatbelts, airbags • Developed product from concept to production to meet vehicle safety regulations, performance target and production timeline • Managed projects timeline, resources, quality and budget • Implemented new steering wheel with tactile switches, haptic motor, ECU, heating element. integrated for production in shorter-than-normal timeline • Designed for manufacturing on plastic parts, metal parts, and mechanical/electronic integration parts, with GD&T control, 3D/2D design data in CATIA • Championed on SOR writing for RFQ, supplier quote review and negotiation • Attended details on DFMEA, DVP&R on vehicle level and component level, parts design release • Resolved cross-functional issues with different groups on sourcing, design, prototyping, testing, engineering process improvement, and manufacturing activities support • Made successful cost saving and continuous improvement on airbags and seatbelts

• Design and development of steering wheel with ADAS features for GM autonomous vehicle through PV testing • Responsible for RFQ information, 2D/3D data release, tooling, parts build, DVP&R, DFMEA, etc

Design of seatbelt ELR, ALR to meet FMVSS locking requirement

• Parts quality improvement to reduce warranty rate and improve customer satisfaction Design of restraint systems from concept to production • Led vehicle warranty rate and initial quality improvement on different parts including Interior Trim, Seats, Body, Safety Restraint Systems • Prioritized projects, created business cases, analyzed data, made action plans, worked with Design, suppliers and manufacturing on root causes and countermeasures • Minivan program leader on steering wheel, airbags, seatbelts and crash sensors • Attended program weekly meeting, prepared Step Review material, wrote FMVSS certification reports, etc • Used SpaceVision to check design packaging and IDEAS to check parts dimensions • Designed minivan and SUV steering wheel, front airbags and curtain airbag from concept sheet to launching • Conducted design reviews and budget review with PDT • Worked with suppliers on parts packaging, performance requirement, DFMEA, DVP&R and process control plan, etc • Designed and developed minivan and sedan seatbelts • Worked with safety performance group closely to meet FMVSS requirement and achieve Nissan internal vehicle performance target • Worked with related groups such as trim, seat, body, chassis, electrical parts, vehicle planning on parts packaging and changes • Worked in plant on launching joint check, design change line trial and plant requested change

• Advanced seatbelt design • Advanced seat-integrated seatbelt system and air collar design and development • Project planning, prototype parts design and build, test planning, setup and analysis