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Classify product and process items correctly within an engineering bill of materials (EBOM) and manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM).

Map the relevant APQP phases and gate reviews to the design deliverables for an injection-molded component.

Identify the design-development, traceability, and engineering-change records needed to support IATF 16949 compliance.

Define a controlled packaging envelope and interface-control scheme from surrounding-part geometry.

Create an Enovia-style PLM workflow for CAD maturity, revision control, approval status, and release.

Conduct a preliminary design review using a checklist, risk register, assumptions log, and open-issues list.

Compare candidate automotive thermoplastics using stiffness, impact strength, temperature, moisture, shrinkage, chemical resistance, mass, cost, and appearance data.

Size DFM-compliant ribs, gussets, and screw bosses while maintaining a rib-to-wall ratio of no more than 0.5 where appearance governs.

Diagnose likely sink, weld-line, short-shot, air-trap, shrinkage, and warpage defects from part geometry and process conditions.

Map Onshape modeling operations to the corresponding CATIA V5/V6 Part Design, GSD, Assembly Design, and Draft Analysis commands.

Define physically defensible loads, constraints, contacts, and material data for a linear-static component FEA.

Evaluate mesh convergence, stress concentrations, displacement, yield margin, and a target safety factor of at least 2.0.

Interpret mold-flow outputs for fill pattern, pressure, weld lines, air traps, volumetric shrinkage, fiber orientation, and warpage.

Establish a functional datum reference frame and apply surface profile and position-at-MMC controls using ASME Y14.5 and ISO 1101 conventions.

Derive measurable ECU-housing requirements for IP67 sealing, -40°C to +105°C exposure, 30g shock, electrical interfaces, service access, and packaging.

Perform a requirements-based material trade study for PA66-GF30 and alternative enclosure polymers.

Allocate functions among the ECU base, cover, gasket, fasteners, inserts, connectors, vent, PCB supports, and vehicle mounts.

Select a static sealing concept and determine target gasket compression from supplier design data.

Define connector, vent, PCB, fastener, and vehicle-mount interface controls within the packaging envelope.

Select an enclosure assembly strategy by comparing screws, inserts, snap fits, and welding processes.

Create preliminary ECU-housing EBOM and MBOM structures with make-versus-buy ownership.

Construct a design-verification plan covering ingress protection, temperature cycling, vibration, shock, durability, and dimensional checks.

Create a master layout for the ECU housing from the controlled package and interface geometry.

Model the base and cover envelopes using CATIA GSD and Part Design commands, with executable Onshape equivalents.

Create uniform shell walls and 3:1 thickness transitions without trapping non-manufacturable geometry.

Model DFM-compliant screw bosses, inserts, ribs, gussets, and PCB supports for the ECU enclosure.

Model a gasket groove, compression stops, corner radii, and sealing-land continuity.

Create connector and vent openings with local sealing, retention, and tool-access features.

Define the parting line, main-pull draft, textured-side draft, shutoffs, and any required slides or lifters.

Verify ECU assembly clearance, tool access, fastener engagement, and interference in the CAD assembly.

Calculate a worst-case tolerance stack for gasket compression and sealing-land alignment.

Evaluate an idealized 30g shock load case and determine whether ECU-housing yield safety factor meets 2.0.

Assess differential thermal expansion effects across the housing, PCB, connectors, inserts, and gasket.

Interpret mold-flow evidence to revise ECU gate locations, weld-line positions, packing, shrinkage, and warpage risk.

Define an IP67 verification procedure consistent with IEC 60529 and the component’s installed interfaces.

Create an ECU-housing drawing with a functional A|B|C datum frame, surface profile, and position-at-MMC controls.

Produce a DFMEA excerpt with failure effects, causes, controls, Severity, Occurrence, Detection, and Action Priority.

Resolve a Tier-1 ECU tooling failure through containment, 5-Why/8D root-cause logic, an ECO, and a controlled CAD revision.

Derive measurable door-trim-carrier requirements for Class-A appearance, packaging, occupant contact, temperature, durability, mass, and assembly.

Perform a material trade study for PP-TD20 and alternative interior-trim polymers.

Classify styling surfaces by appearance zone, grain requirement, allowable read-through, and data maturity.

Create a functional attachment map for clips, doghouses, screws, locators, energy absorbers, and mating trim.

Define a datum strategy that stabilizes the carrier while allowing thermal growth across the door system.

Allocate B-side feature zones while protecting Class-A surfaces from sink and witness marks.

Calculate initial gap-and-flush budgets from styling targets, build variation, and attachment behavior.

Construct a door-trim verification plan for appearance, dimensional stability, retention, abuse loading, thermal aging, and squeak-and-rattle risk.

Import, inspect, heal, and organize door-trim Class-A geometry using CATIA GSD commands and equivalent available tools.

Develop a manufacturable B-side surface from Class-A geometry using offsets, extrapolations, blends, and controlled transitions.

Create the carrier boundary, return flanges, and shutoff surfaces while preserving styling intent.

Model doghouses, clip towers, locators, and screw attachments with DFM-compliant proportions.

Design ribs and local reinforcements that minimize Class-A sink, read-through, and stiffness discontinuities.

Apply texture-dependent draft and verify the carrier against the tooling axis with draft analysis.

Create speaker, switch, handle, map-pocket, and service openings without compromising attachment load paths.

Verify door-trim assembly sequence, clip access, nominal gaps, clash clearance, and mold side-action requirements.

Interpret door-carrier mold-flow results to assess gate strategy, weld lines, filling balance, shrinkage, and global warpage.

Evaluate local sink and rib read-through risk against a zero-visible-sink Class-A acceptance criterion.

Evaluate clip retention, pull-off, and localized abuse loads with simplified hand calculations or FEA.

Calculate a tolerance stack for gap, flush, clip engagement, and locator position at critical interfaces.

Create a door-carrier drawing using surface profile, position, datum targets, and practical inspection notes.

Produce a door-carrier DFMEA excerpt focused on appearance, retention, fit, durability, and assembly failures.

Create a control-plan excerpt linking significant characteristics to measurement method, sampling, and reaction plan.

Resolve a supplier-reported Class-A sink or warpage failure through root-cause analysis, CAD correction, tooling action, and ECO release.

Derive measurable HVAC-outlet requirements for airflow direction, effective area, pressure loss, actuation effort, temperature, appearance, NVH, and packaging.

Perform a material trade study for outlet housing, vanes, linkages, and user-contact controls.

Allocate functions among the bezel, duct, horizontal and vertical vanes, pivots, linkages, shutoff mechanism, and attachments.

Define vane rotation limits, pivot axes, clearances, and mechanism relationships with a kinematic layout.

Translate airflow and directional targets into an effective-area requirement for the outlet flow path.

Define attachment and service strategies at the instrument-panel and HVAC-duct interfaces.

Create an interface-control model that reconciles styling surfaces, duct position, mechanism sweep, and surrounding package.

Construct an HVAC-outlet verification plan for airflow, effort, rattle, thermal exposure, durability, dimensional fit, and appearance.

Construct the HVAC duct and bezel reference surfaces using CATIA GSD wireframe, sweep, fill, trim, join, and blend operations.

Convert the outlet surface definition into manufacturable solids with controlled walls, flanges, and transitions.

Model repeatable vane geometry with aerodynamic leading and trailing edges and controlled spacing.

Create pivots, bearings, stops, and clearances that permit vane motion without excessive looseness.

Model the vane-linkage and shutoff-control geometry from the kinematic layout.

Design snap fits, bosses, ribs, and duct-retention features for assembly and service requirements.

Define parting lines, draft, shutoffs, and undercut solutions for each molded HVAC-outlet component.

Verify mechanism travel, collision clearance, assembly sequence, and interface fit in the CAD assembly.

Calculate a worst-case tolerance stack for vane freedom, pivot clearance, linkage engagement, and bezel-to-panel fit.

Estimate outlet pressure loss and airflow distribution using effective area, velocity, and loss-coefficient assumptions.

Evaluate outlet components under actuation, retention, thermal, and 30g shock loads using hand calculations or simplified FEA.

Interpret mold-flow results to improve HVAC gate position, weld lines, shrinkage, warpage, and dimensional stability.

Create HVAC-outlet drawings with a functional datum structure, surface profile, position, and fit-related controls.

Produce an HVAC-outlet DFMEA excerpt covering airflow, mechanism, fit, appearance, durability, and rattle failures.

Assemble an APQP design-release evidence pack with traceability, reviews, drawings, validation status, and controlled PLM records.

Resolve a packaging interference or supplier tooling constraint through root-cause analysis, CAD updates, impact assessment, and ECO release.