Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support project launch strategy
• Participate in identifying open items issues
• Support project timeline
• Provide support for all pre-production builds requiring components and/or services from the manufacturing site
• Work with team to develop processes, establish process documentation and controls, and plant training needs of the new project
• Assist with training of production personnel of processing and quality standards
• Ensure product conforms to customer engineering standards
• Support and develop process documentation
• Coordinate problem solving of quality issues, as required
• Review component supplier performance and submission
• Determine possible quality problems and prepare a list of concerns to be discussed with the launch team
• Monitor customer concerns/rejections during pre-production and after
• Job #1 Perform capability studies via CMM and problem solving inspection
• Work with tool and part suppliers on PPAP requirements and submission
• Review and approve supplier PPAP package
• Support elements of TS16949, APQP and PPAP
• Gage R&R studies, procedures and certification
• Review of production quality performance with Quality Manager/Supv.
• Assist Engineers in development of FMEA, and process flowchart
• Work with the team to develop processes, tune-in equipment and tooling
• Establish process controls, assist in training of new projects
• Deliverables: Support quality/dimensional control system (i.e., X&R charts, gage studies, six sigma)
• Dimensional Capability studies
• Quality documentation, as required
• Maintain PPAP booklet on assigned programs
• Support development of PPAP submittal with Engineers
• Develop and maintain quality technician and inspector assignments as required
• Maintain process documentation (i.e., PFMEA, flow charts)
• Maintain internal and external database: 8Ds, Process Alerts, and Rejections
• Annual product certifications

Qualifications

• Desired Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a technology or engineering discipline
• Automotive industry experience
• At least 2 years of quality experience
• Plastics experience preferred
• Injection/blow mold experience preferred
• Highly motivated, ability to communicate effectively with both customers and peers, and have the ability to handle difficult situations in a calm, thorough, time conscious manner

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• 401(k) match
• Robust EAP services
• Developmental opportunities
• Much more!