Advanced Quality Engineer

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Quality and Reliability Engineering Teams analyze the ability of product and production systems to comply with customer and contractual requirements through established reliability factors. They design, recommend revisions and install quality control systems, develop and document analytical methods for establishing reliability of products and their components and conduct analysis on relative reliability with regards to cost, structure, weight, maintainability, facility of production, and availability of materials and equipment. Out teams develop, implement and monitor company environmental safety programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health and safety regulations and recommend corrective actions if necessary. They are responsible for policies and practices to comply with applicable government regulations and industry requirements related to product environmental compliance, the implementation and management of technical and testing standards and specifications, quality control and reliability programs governing materials, product and processes, resulting in the optimization of material and labor, as well as failure analysis, root cause, corrective action and customer communication.

What your background should look like:

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities
•    AQE engineer is a crucial member of the project core team and acts as a voice of the customer for quality related topics
•    together with the core team members, of customer project requirements, customer specific requirements, compliance requirements and internal requirements and supports clarification of
•    imprecise requirements to achieve clear product specifications.
•    Registers, support and evaluates any variations from customer requirements during product development (LEANPD) projects. 
•    Supporting the FMEA owner to achieve the quality standard, structure and content
•    Responsible for driving the “Lessons Learned” process and “Read Across” of lessons during project start and project development and in case of customer complaints during project phase to avoid re-occurrence for
•    new developments. 
•    Supports the implementation and training of quality standards and improvements to existing development process and sub-processes in engineering departments
•    Monitor, review and track advanced quality KPI’s during the product development (LEANPD) project

What your background should look like:

Requirements
•    B.S. degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field
•    Experience with: 
•    quality related activities, particularly APQP 
•    product design and validation
•    process design and validation
•    product manufacturing / shop floor
•    relevant industry preferred (Automotive, ICT, Medical, Aerospace, Rail, etc…)
•    design and manufacturing of electro-mechanical components or sensors preferred

Basic Requirements (mandatory): 
•    Experience with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Tree Analysis (FTA)
•    Product Part Approval Process (PPAP) or industry alternative
•    Knowledge of relevant industry quality management system (ie IATF16949 for automotive/ICT) 
•    LEAN tools
•    English Skills mandatory (verbal and written)
•    Strong work ethic
•    Managerial Courage (willing and able to speak to higher level management when issues arise)
•    Ability to work in international environment with different locations and cultures
•    Strong communication skills
•    Excellent computer skills including Microsoft applications
•    Ability to moderate, facilitate
•    Strong personal integrity to challenge the project teams.

Competencies