Advanced Quality Engineer

Job Overview

Provides quality and reliability engineering services to support new product development and process improvement initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Participation in project meetings with the customer and the project team during the entire project phase, as well as interface function to the individual departments
• Participate and support in project analysis, feasibility analysis, design reviews, and typical APQP elements within Lean Product Development to finally delivered PPAP documentation.
• Supports FMEA meetings in the individual development departments to maintain and implement customer and TE requirements, quality standards.
• Execution of 1st party audits (internal audits) during MPT and support Launch book execution
• Execute of 8QB audit prior G5 of the Project (with Plant support)
• Responsible for defining organizational rules (forms, quality management procedures, policies, etc.) according to Lean PD and customer specific requirements.
• Perform lessons learned within TE ICT EMEA
• Act as primary quality customer contact and quality representative during the project phase up to customer release.
• Function as lead auditor for 2nd party audit (customer audit).
• Support and implementation of standards within the TE EMEA organization.

What your background should look like

• Engineering degree, preferable with specialization in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience, with experience in development processes within the automotive environment (Tier1 experience preferred)
• Experience as a Quality Engineer in the IATF16949 automotive environment is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with IATF16949 tools, especially APQP, PPAP, Root Cause Analysis, and 8D problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge in the application to work independently with SPC, Capability Analysis, Gage R&R, and Statistical Techniques (plus to know APIS-IQRM Pro and Q-Stat)
• Independent and project-oriented working style with the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Customer-oriented personality, capable of confidently representing the company at the customer's site.
• Good knowledge in the MS-Office package and SAP.
• Very good communication skills in English.

Competencies