Quality Engineer – APQP Program Lead

About the role

The Quality Engineer – APQP Program Lead is responsible for day-to-day Quality Engineering activities while serving as the primary owner of the company's Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process. This role plans, tracks, and drives active APQP projects to ensure they are completed on time and meet customer requirements. The position serves as the central point of accountability for APQP timelines, cross-functional task completion, quality documentation, and gate-readiness reporting to leadership and customers. The anticipated initial allocation of responsibilities is approximately 50% APQP, 35% Quality Engineering, and 15% Compliance. This allocation may evolve as business and compliance needs change.

Responsibilities

• APQP Program Management – Approximately 50%
  • Own and maintain the APQP tracking system across active programs and part numbers, ensuring task owners, due dates, and statuses remain current.
  • Schedule and lead cross-functional APQP kickoff and status meetings with Engineering, Quality, Production, Purchasing, and other applicable functions.
  • Track program timelines against customer-required PPAP and part due dates, proactively identify at-risk activities, and drive follow-up to maintain program timing.
  • Coordinate the timing and completion of required quality documentation throughout the APQP process.
  • Maintain APQP documentation packages, revision history, PPAP requirements, and customer-specific submission requirements.
  • Lead or support safe-launch activities in accordance with internal and customer requirements.
  • Serve as the primary Quality liaison for assigned launch programs and communicate program status, risks, and key milestones to internal leadership and customers as required.
  • Train and support functional owners on APQP tools, task expectations, and documentation standards.
• Quality Engineering – Approximately 35%
  • Develop, review, and maintain PFMEAs and Control Plans for new and existing customer parts.