ADVANCED QUALITY ENGINEER

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Digital Data Network Business Unit is seeking a proactive and results-driven Advanced Quality Engineer to support its New Product Design Center. This role is critical in ensuring robust quality systems and practices are embedded throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) and product change lifecycle—from component design to final assembly.

Job Requirements

As an AQE, you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) tools and methodologies within cross-functional product development teams.
• Manage and mitigate project risks, ensuring customer requirements are clearly understood and integrated from the outset.
• Conduct design and process audits for NPI projects, ensuring compliance with internal and external standards.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing sites to ensure seamless transition from design to production, including training facilitation and sharing of best practices and lessons learned.
• Support customer complaint investigations during NPI, including documentation collection, in-process record review, and postmortem analysis.
• Ensure effective deployment of control plans and support supplier development and management to meet quality expectations for NPI shipments

Responsibilities:

• Design Quality Assurance: Organize and facilitate Design Reviews (DR) and DFMEA sessions to ensure robust product design and risk mitigation
• Prototype & Sample Build Quality: Implement quality planning and controls for prototype/sample builds, including documentation and build record management.
• Measurement System Validation: Conduct Measurement System Analysis (MSA) for inspection systems and gages used in the project
• Development Stage Quality Oversight: Analyze samples, address quality issues, and drive improvement actions during product development.
• Verification & Qualification: Lead design verification activities prior to design freeze and manage product qualification testing before Gate 5
• Tool & Process Validation: Perform process capability studies and support Final Tool Approval (FTAR) using Comprehensive Tool Approval Reports (CTAR)
• Production Quality Control: Establish and maintain quality controls and documentation for the production shop floor
• Ongoing Quality Monitoring: Monitor process capability and manage corrective actions to ensure sustained quality performance.
• Inspection Review: Review and approve measurement and cosmetic inspection results to ensure compliance with specifications
• Audit Support: Provide support during customer and internal/external quality system audits.

Talent Development & Leadership

• Support a culture of engagement and performance in alignment with TE’s core values
• Provide timely, thoughtful feedback to support your team’s growth and development
• Lead by example and act with empathy

What your background should look like

Success in the role requires strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, strategic analysis and planning capabilities involving complex situations, highly developed oral and written communication skills. 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

• Industry Experience: Proven quality control experience in cable assemblies, connectors, sockets, or related industries.

• Quality Systems & Standards:
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 and APQP procedures.
• Familiarity with EIA-364 test methods and internal/external auditing practices.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Definition (MBD) and GD&T requirements

• Analytical & Technical Expertise:
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis (8D, Fishbone, 5 Whys).
• Skilled in Risk Management (DFMEA/PFMEA), Process Capability (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk), and Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis.
• Experienced in Design of Experiments (DOE) and Six Sigma methodologies (Black Belt preferred).
• Competent in data analytics and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Python/R)

• Software Proficiency: Skilled in statistical software such as Minitab and JMP.

• Leadership & Collaboration:
• Strong organizational and strategic planning abilities.
• Effective communicator with excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated capability in change management and driving continuous improvement.
• Strong interpersonal skills for conflict resolution and stakeholder negotiation
  
  
• Customer Focus: Committed to delivering high-quality solutions aligned with customer expectations and business strategy.

Competencies