QLTY & RELIABILITY ENGINEER II

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.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Assist customer regarding quality issues and to represent Laird to the customer.
•    Develop working relationships with assigned customers and team members.
•    Develop, revise, and maintain Quality documentation as necessary.
•    Participate in the Continuous Improvement efforts utilizing Quality Tools.
•    Participate in the Corrective Action process (8D), the MRB (Material Review Board) process, the First Article process, Part Certification process, and the Business System Auditing process.
•    Assist partners and suppliers regarding effective and on time failure analysis; review their 8D-reports.
•    Assist in Advanced Quality Planning for New Products as required by Project Management
•    Assist Departments with Quality System and Product Quality related issues and coordinate the Quality effort.
•    Create quality related reports for internal and external distribution.
•    Perform supplier audits, internal audits and participate in customer audits.
•    Establish and maintain quality data like PPM, D/P-FMEA, 8Ds, PPAP's, SPC, MSA and others as appropriate.
•    Work with manufacturing partners and suppliers regarding their specific requirements.
•    Coordinate the PPAP process (including developing, reviewing and approving FMEAs, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, etc… as appropriate) working with all parties involved (e.g., engineering, suppliers/manufacturing partners, operations…) to ensure customer and Laird
•    Adheres to quality and safety systems or maintenance of quality and safety standards.

 

REQUIREMENTS
•    Excellent communication skills.
•    Ability to work well in a Team environment.
•    Ability to work under supervision and with clearly defined project steps.
•    Possess knowledge of new product development processes and work flow.
•    Able to work successfully in a deadline-driven, fast paced environment and effectively multi-task multiple priorities in a team-oriented environment.
•    Must be flexible and able to adapt to changing requirements and schedules.
•    Knowledge and experience with TS16949 and ISO9001: 2000.
•    Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
•    Basic flowcharting ability and procedure analysis.
•    Knowledge of statistical process control.
•    Ability to use precision measuring instruments.
•    Strong organizational skills.
•    Data analysis skills coupled with above average report writing, chart development abilities.
•    Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities.
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Windows based Applications (Word, Excel, Access, etc.).

 

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
•    Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related field.
•    2-5 years of experience
 

Competencies