About the position
The Advanced Quality Engineer works closely with the Engineering, Purchasing, and Production departments on the development and introduction of new products. The Advanced Quality Engineer leads advanced quality planning activities, ensuring customer-driven design criteria are effectively realized through robust engineering and manufacturing processes that minimize post-launch quality costs.
Responsibilities
- Lead, facilitate, and execute advanced product quality planning (AIAG APQP) activities in direct support of new product development (NPD) programs
- Serve as core team member of new product development team and ensure that program goals, including quality and reliability, are met
- Develop APQP plans for NPD programs; ensure that resources are obtained as required from Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Suppliers, and other related functions
- Participate in design reviews and assist design engineers in identifying product improvements, key product characteristics, necessary process controls and product validation tests
- Drive traceability of critical parameter management (CPM) from customer-focused, critical-to-quality requirements down to critical feature control plans supporting expected process capabilities
- Assist Supplier Quality Engineer with APQP and PPAP activities for external suppliers
- Drive in-house validation testing of form, fit, and function for new components and/or new suppliers
- Develop early launch containment (ELC) plans for new products and manage containment activities through interaction with cross-functional team; develop and implement root cause corrective actions and revised control methods as required
- Assist project teams in the proper and consistent use design and process failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and resulting control plans so that high risk items are proactively identified and mitigated in the product and process development stages
- Work closely with Quality Engineers to ensure prompt and accurate communication of failure modes back to R&D team through updates to FMEA records
- Develop and manage relationships with program leaders, design teams, production teams, and others to ensure consistent application of advanced quality planning methods and to foster a culture of customer-oriented problem solving at an organizational level
Requirements
- Associate degree in a technical field, or relevant experience in lieu thereof
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing plants, with strong preference for that time spent in Quality Engineer roles
- Frequent hands-on experience and familiarity with one or more certified Quality Management System(s)
- Experience developing and/or implementing PPAP system(s) and QMS(s) in a manufacturing organization is a strong plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice-to-haves
- Demonstrated experience with project management and team leadership is required
- Strong working knowledge of FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, PPAP, part prints, and related quality tools
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with strong leadership, project management, team building, time management, and presentation skills
- Strong PC skills and advanced functional knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, design-related software, statistical-based software
- Must be self-motivated and goal-oriented, with a strong personal drive for success
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 9 paid holidays
- Health, dental, & vision insurance
- 401k company match
- Monthly accrued vacation
- Employee assistance programs
