Corporate APQP Senior Quality Engineer

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About the role

As a member of the Quality team, the Corporate APQP Senior Quality Engineer will be responsible for program interface between the Customer and Lear on pre-production activities, including managing Customer APQP Launch activities to assure timely completion. The APQP SQE will understand customer requirements, provide Program Launch support cross-functionally, interface with Engineering to verify compliance to LPMP milestones, and ensure plant APQP/Quality is working to achieve milestones.

Responsibilities

• Participates in all product development and launch activities (including program management system-specific actions) which includes the identification of customer expectations, manufacturing, and ongoing production test support.
• Support launching facilities as required in all aspects of Plant and Program readiness before/during pre-production build events.
• Serves as interface for the Quality organization between Engineering, Program, and Plant teams.
• Monitor Profile/LPMP management and drive/enforce adherence to LPMP deliverable standards.
• Lead Appearance Manual development, craftsmanship audits and communicate any supplier quality issue through pre-production build events. Ensure design/manufacturing issues are properly documented, communicated at manufacturing feasible levels, and read across to all applicable facilities.
• Support and/or interface with Lear internal quality teams supporting the business unit customers in different regions globally.
• Document, Monitor and Verify the effective implementation and Read Across of Launch, Quality, Warranty, and Customer Lessons Learned across all applicable facilities.
• Perform Post-Launch Lessons Learned Analysis and lead, verify effective read across of those items across all future launches.
• Develop, Manage and Execute a Roadmap to Customer Satisfaction across all applicable facilities.
• Help train and develop plant QE/APQP engineers in customer APQP requirements, this will include the managing of PPAP and IMDS timing and escalation where required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or comparable field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum four (4) years working within an application environment. Plant Quality, AIAG, APQP, PPAP Launch experience, or equivalent.
• Competent in quality tools, and process/production control methods such as:
  • Control Plans
  • FMEA
  • PPAP
  • Problem-Solving and analytical skills using 8D methodology
  • Understanding Quality Systems, internal and external
• Expert in Customer APQP Process.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
• Proactiveness and risk analysis throughout the launch.
• Good time management and detailed tracking of quality deliverables.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, and programs in an organized manner.
• Robust Problem-solving skills.
• Able to travel up to 20% of the time as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• General Motors APQP experience: GM Supply Power, CGxx/1927xx requirements.
• JIT/Seating Experience.
• Prior experience launching a new program.
• Certifications in APQP or PPAP.