Quality Engineer

Position Title: Quality Engineer Level III

General Description

• Develops and maintains quality methodologies, systems, and practices to meet the Customers needs.

• Support quality engineering tasks throughout the life cycle of programs, including; product design reviews, develop inspection and test plans, determine customer approval needs, support scrap and rework reduction efforts, and customer corrective action requests.

Responsibilities

• Analyze failures and initiate corrective actions.

• Act as Liaison with Customers.

• Lead root cause analysis activities for production and warranty failures.

• Participate in risk reduction activities including warranty related issues.

• Lead continuous improvement activities.

• Develop / Support APQP activities (Line Readiness, Poke-Yoke Development, Rabbit development, Document development / Validation preparation).

• Develop and implement quality control methodologies to ensure compliance with quality assurance standards and guidelines.

• Lead defect reduction activities.

• Compile and submit PPAP / ISIR packages as required by Customer.

• Participate in the review of Standard Work and all affiliated document (Including component related documents)

• 6S Initiatives.

• Production Floor Support

• Break Point and ECO Coordination / Support (ECR submission, PPAP, PTR, 4M Change, BOM to drawing verification )

• Manage RMA Process

• PFMEA and Control Plan development and upkeep.

• Mentors and help in development of Quality Engineers

• Other duties as directed by Quality Manager.

Job Requirements

Work Experience

• 5+ years experience in an automotive manufacturing environment.

• 2+ year experience in a quality related background.

Education

• Bachelors degree in a technical field related to Quality / Engineering.

• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbally.

• Thorough knowledge of Quality systems and procedures.

• Must work well in a team environment and/or independently.

• Thorough knowledge of APQP and Customer PPAP requirements.

• Ability to lead and direct Quality initiatives.

• Extensive knowledge of electro-mechanical assemblies

• Strong problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail to identify and address quality issues effectively .

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