Responsibilities:

• Impact assessment of KB obsolescence on vehicle design
• Review and manage KB obsolescence list (Breakdown Number of items against CRs)
• Manage supplier design documentation for each item in the obsolescence list 
• Identify and confirm level of changes for each item in the list
• Identify parent assemblies and drawings impacted by new parts that will require change
• Assign CR for each functional area for the change (underframe piping and brackets, cab piping, sanding raft, Air supply unit …). 
• Update existing CRs with scope and effort and raise new CRs if required
• Perform Design review for each CR
• Support supplier discussion and manage supplier OIL
• Attend regular meetings arranged by supply management and take and raise actions in OIL
• CDRL need to be setup by procurement
• Raise new issues with supplier (missing supplier deliverables, quality – non conformant)
• Manage KB deliverables SQA
• Support SQA for FAI (first article inspection) and prototype testing
• Manage design documentation from supplier (register and release in PDM)
• Support update and release of testing procedures relevant for braking system from potential impact of obsolesence 
• Review of drawing, Specification, Test procedure, Test Report by supplier and Alstom.