Quality Engineer

About the role

Responsible for developing quality documentation, facilitating continuous improvements, and working with suppliers and customers to resolve quality or system issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop APQP documentation to support the Product Realization Process in accordance with customer requirements (e.g., FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, etc.)
• Maintain required documentation that meets Shape Corp specifications for Document Control and retrievability.
• Interface with customer personnel and facilitate the resolution of quality issues and concerns.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of formal quality systems (e.g., ISO 9001 & IATF 16949).
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice sharing of quality systems and processes.
• Facilitate problem‑solving of complex issues using advanced quality tools.
• Help onboard and train new team members.
• Provide direction and coaching to less senior team members.
• Identify and train a back‑up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.
• Approve time and attendance and vacations for direct reports.
• Review and respond to Employee Suggestions via plex.
• Launch Quality Plan, support, and implement total quality management in support of zero safe launch findings at pre and post SOP.
• Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream.
• Confirm product quality through confirmation phase exit.
• Initiate control plans and training for inspection and gage instructions in accordance with Shape and customer specific requirements.
• Develop and control all APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches.
• Execute PPAP submission and approval as required for customer initiated product changes.
• Understand and provide interpretation of customer specific requirements.
• Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process.
• Responsible for all aspects of gage procurement, including gage quoting, design approval, and customer approval.
• Responsible for supplier gage design approval, PPAP review and approval.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Have high level of GD&T knowledge and application thereof.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Have high level of knowledge and application of KDCs, SPC, MSA, and AIAG processes.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Participate in all Process Plan and Tolerance Assessment Reviews.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Develop Red Pen Fixture Drawings.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Author measurement plan as part of DFM Plan.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream.
• New Business Pursuit Quality: Estimate gage costs for all programs considering Shape's and each customer's specifications.
• Manufacturing Quality: Ensure compliance to process control plan requirements.
• Manufacturing Quality: Lead problem solving efforts relating to production quality issues.
• Manufacturing Quality: Initiate actions to overcome obstacles as they are encountered and prevent potential quality problems using problem solving tools.
• Manufacturing Quality: Initiate interim and containment countermeasures relating to quality issues.
• Manufacturing Quality: Design, specify and implement quality control sampling systems, testing mechanisms, and equipment.
• Manufacturing Quality: Serve as a liaison and coordinates activities with external providers as required.
• Supplier Quality: Facilitate activities with external providers related to quality issues.