Summary: The main function of a quality engineer is to research and test the design, functionality and maintenance of products, equipment, systems and processes and develop quality standards. A typical quality engineer has the ability to read and interpret blueprints, and evaluate product integrity and standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Review and approve sampling procedures and designs, forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
- Review and supervise programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical equipment and facilities.
- May conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
- Considered a specialist in areas of quality control engineering, such as design, incoming material, process control, product evaluation, product reliability, inventory control, metrology, automated testing, software, research and development, and administrative application.
- Directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product, or process quality and reliability.
- Plans and directs activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes, materials, and products.
- Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation, utilizing knowledge in engineering fields such as chemical, electrical, or mechanical.
- May manage quality control program.
Skills:
- Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
- Team player and detail oriented.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Strong ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawing, schematics and computer-generated reports.
- Previous experience with computer applications and software related to engineering field, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD).
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
- 8-10 years experience required.
Position's Contributions to Work Group:
- Facilitate and develop new elements of APQP including process FMEAs, control plans and process flow diagrams
Reason/motivation for request:
- Additional roles, new to the organization to focus on capital investment and risk mitigation for large engine investments
Why Client? "Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters."
Why this Role?
- As recently announced, the Large Engine facility in Lafayette, IN is heavily investing for additional capacity to serve our customers, especially in the electric power and data center market. We have announced expansion plans as well as significant capital spending to increase our capacity. This role is key to development of world class processes and risk mitigation.
Typical task breakdown:
- Weekly staff and prioritization meetings
- Facilitate the development of APQP documentation including, but not limited to process FMEAs, control plans and process flow diagrams
- Support and tracking of recommended action from the process FMEAs
- Independent scheduling and leading APQP readiness meetings with manufacturing engineering teams
- Review and /or develop process capability studies, measurement systems analysis
- Create final production part approval documentation (PPAP)
- Formal documentation and presentation at stakeholder updates
Interaction with team:
- Work with many departments to ensure each new capital program is properly supported for every aspect of quality readiness. Including metallurgical testing, metrology equipment, CMM programming, validation results.
Work environment:
- Offices are located inside of factory work setting
Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering required
- 8-10 years experience required
- 5 years of experience within manufacturing- machining
Technical Skills
(Required)
- Ability to facilitate and create all APQP elements including Process Flow, Control Plan and Process Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (PFMEA)
- Excell
- PowerPoint
- Teams
(Desired)
- Prior automotive industry experience
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Facilitate and host cross functional meetings in person and virtual