AQ ENGINEER IV

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable, and more connected world.

About the Role

A crucial member of the project core team, acting as the voice of the customer for quality-related topics within the LEANPD / New Product Development process. Responsible for the quality of the project launch as well as the quality tasks of the project, including the entire project from the initial design through production release and customer PPAP approval (G5). At this point, quality responsibilities are transferred from advanced quality to manufacturing quality (Factory Quality).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Evaluate, together with core team members, customer requirements, compliance requirements, and internal requirements; support clarification of imprecise requirements to achieve clear product specifications.
• Ensure the defined development process is followed, including checklist application, project reviews, risk analyses, and escalate to management as needed.
• Ensure each task within the project is completed correctly and with the quality required for a successful launch.
• Ensure quality planning, documentation, and customer submissions comply with ITAR and export control requirements.
• Support design and drawing review meetings to achieve quality standards, structure, and content.
• Ensure product and design validation is planned and executed successfully prior to Start of Production (SOP).
• Support the project until it is mature enough to be transferred to Manufacturing Quality teams.
• Collect, register, support, and evaluate any variations from customer requirements during LEANPD projects.
• Act as the 8D problem-solving team leader for issues during product development.
• Support but not own the FMEA; act as FMEA moderator and quality authority to ensure robustness and risk adequacy.
• Lead and coordinate Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and ensure completion per LEANPD requirements.
• Own the Control Plan and lead Control Plan meetings, including assigning actions and ensuring completion.
• Support and promote product standardization as well as updates to design standards.
• Drive the “Lessons Learned” process and “Read Across” of lessons during project start, development, and in case of customer complaints to avoid re-occurrence.
• Drive monitoring and improvement of development process KPIs and implementation of process improvements.
• Support the implementation and training of quality standards and improvements to existing development processes and sub-processes in engineering departments.
• Collaborate on introducing and training quality and engineering-related software packages, procedures, and systems.
• Host and lead audits as part of a LEANPD project.
• Collect and check the quality and content of customer production approval documentation; responsible for submissions to the customer and gaining approval.
• Audit APQP documents such as DFMEA, PFMEA, process flowchart, and production control plan; ensure responsible parties effectively close findings.
• Support improvement of the existing APQP system by providing feedback and input to process owners.
• Promote quality culture by supervising and consulting on methods and tools (e.g., 8D training, root cause analysis, risk management, variant comparison).
• Represent the company to the customer in quality-related tasks during the LEANPD project.
• Review LEANPD deliverables in advance of Project Approval Committee (PAC) meetings to ensure projects are ready; escalate to management where deliverables are not satisfactorily met.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, with significant involvement in NPI / APQP activities for regulated products.
• Knowledge of quality-related activities, particularly APQP.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as AS9100, ISO13485, and ISO22163.
• Problem-solving abilities using 8D methodology.
• Knowledge of core tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA.
• Internal Systems Auditor experience.
• Experience with software for creating FMEAs and Control Plans (APIS IQ-RM Pro preferred).
• Experience using statistical software such as Minitab.
• Certified Six Sigma Black or Green Belt.
• This position involves access to information and hardware subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Candidates must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual).

Skills

• Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork.

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal, and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries.

Pay

Competitive base salary: $102,000–$150,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location). Total compensation includes base salary, incentives, and benefits.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Voluntary benefits