Quality Engineer

Purpose/Summary

This position is responsible for facilitating the Quality Department activities and procedures for sampling and approval during the production to ensure product quality.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, R&D, Purchasing and other related resources in quality improvements. (Document and track results of actions.)

• Assists Quality Improvement Project Activity.

• Provides guidance, technical support, and analysis for improvement projects and processes.

• Key member in PPAP process, transfer projects, and launch activity (cradle to grave).
• Monitor customer scorecard performance/satisfaction and establish improvement plans if required.
• Investigate customer complaints regarding product quality, nonconforming materials, and help determine corrective actions.
• Key company representative for customer quality related visits.
• Assist with problem solving and verification of countermeasures with team.

• Support APQP process through attendance and participation in CR and CFT meetings.

• Provides summaries and conducts reporting for parts and equipment.
• Train laboratory and quality personnel to understand equipment and methodologies and ensure they follow customer specific requirements.
• Update and maintain Quality KPI data and information.
• Maintain records and samples in an organized manner to allow ease of retrieval.
• Report quality system results and metrics.
• Supports record retention activities.

Education and/or Experience (minimum required for the position)

• Three (3) years of experience as a Quality Engineer
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Technical field preferred
• Familiarity with Automotive customer’s quality requirements and industry standards, preferred.
• Materials, Brake product knowledge/experience, preferred.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Communications (written/verbal) skills.

• Use of office related software for office use

• Blueprint reading, GD&T, basic understanding of metrology.

• Experience in automotive or manufacturing industry and PPAP, APQP, Control Plans, FMEA, MSA, GR&R, SPC, Manufacturing Process Experience.

• Organizational skills