Quality Engineer

Position: APQP Quality Engineer Department: Quality Functional Area: Advanced Quality Planning / New Projects Classification: ​Exempt Reporting Structure: Quality Manager Skills and Training Experience in automotive manufacturing required. Prior experience in aerospace and defense manufacturing preferred Excellent verbal and written communication skills Attention to detail Ability to solve practical problems Ability to work with minimal supervision Job Content: Essential Functions Required for Job Responsible for Quality tasks and deliveries on APQP projects Quality planning during new businesses quotation phase (TFC, ELC, testing, etc..) PPAP management and coordination with internal parties, customers and suppliers Responsible for Quality resource and testing planning for new businesses (RFQs) Support R&D and Manufacturing Engineering with DFMEA and PFMEA creation, review and submission Coordinate Control Plan creation and review Responsible for IMDS creation, revision and submission to customers Responsible for APQP and PPAP customer portals management Responsible for creation and revision of Quality Planning procedures according to latest CSRs and internal findings Responsible for training and guiding internal departments on AIAG Core Tools and PPAP elements. Responsible for coordinating customer PPAP visits and subsequent actions Develop and track PPAP and APQP KPIs for reporting progress on new launches Supporting Production Quality on investigations and actions on new launch quality complaints. Coordinate Measurement schedule and planning with Metrology team members and production quality. Other duties as assigned Basic Competencies: Courage, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Collegiality, Reliability, Strategic Competencies: Corporate Competencies: Customer and Market Orientation, Process and Production Orientation, Mobility, Language Skills, Quality and Cost Orientation Technical Competencies: APQP, PPAP, MSA, FMEA (4th edition and AIAG-VDA, SPC, Control Plan, Y14.5 GD&T Interpretation, Problem Solving (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa Diagram, etc..), OEM CSRs, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3. Soft skills: Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills, excellent communication (internal and customer-facing), high attention to detail, proactive mindset, conflict-solving skills and analytical thinking. Job Specific - Competences: Experience with OEMs and Tier 1s APQP CSRs (Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, BorgWarner, Purem, Cummins, etc..) Experience with stamping and compression molding manufacturing.