AQP Engineer

Your Job We are looking for an Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) Engineer who will work closely with Product Development team members, developing and maintaining a Quality Plan to manage and mitigate project risk, ensuring a flawless product launch that meets customers’ cost, quality, and delivery requirements. What You Will Do Ensure the project Quality Plan for new products and product modifications is focused on the voice of the customer and that all project quality deliverables are completed in a timely manner. Facilitate front‑end product / tool / assembly design or process reviews, and design & process FMEA reviews by providing inputs on internal and external quality history, lessons learned, and through active critical‑thinking / questioning. Facilitate and review reliability test plan. Facilitate the development of measurement plans / methods and lead the disposition of new products at FOT (First Off Tool) and Qualification. Assist plant AQP in designing gauges & necessary inspection fixtures, Measurement System Analysis, Capability Studies & any required statistical analysis with the goal of Tool / Process Qualification. Work with plant AQP or QE to develop Safe Launch plan to protect the customer and reduce COPQ. Ensure customer‑required documentation relating to customer acceptance of new products and product modifications is completed. Review and approve supplier product‑specific documentation on new and modified purchased components. Work with supplier quality engineer to ensure compliance. Lead problem‑solving (8D), analysis, and resolution of new‑product‑related customer complaints or internal quality complaints during launch. Support prevention of repeat issues & systemic improvements to the Product Development Processes to reduce New Product QNs. Understand & practice the KOCH 5 dimensions & guiding principles, Lean / Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO), and Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures. Perform other related duties as assigned by management. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field. Lean / Six Sigma, reliability test plan experience. 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or related engineering field. Quality engineering experience in a new‑product introduction environment preferred. Experience performing PFMEA/DFMEA and using other Advanced Quality Planning tools. Strong organizational skills to anticipate, plan, organize, and self‑monitor workload. Good interpersonal skills for effective leadership and team facilitation. Solid knowledge & understanding of metrology and GD&T. Knowledge of statistics – experience using Minitab or other software. Experience using MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Able to travel (domestic or international) 5–20% and ability to travel to Monee, IL facility up to once a week or as needed. What Will Put You Ahead Working knowledge of electronic assembly, testing, molding, stamping, plating and assembly processes. Quality System (ISO 9001) and supplier auditing experience, Gage and fixture design. Pay For this role, we anticipate paying $75,000 – $100,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. Our Benefits Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance (eligibility subject to applicable plan documentation and geographic region). Other benefits may include extras based on position and location. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr Molex