Job Overview

TE Connectivity Industrial Commercial and Transportation Business Unit is seeking a dynamic and proactive Advanced Quality Engineer to support the new product Launches. In this role, you will develop the Quality System for New Products Launches within a Project Development team, and monitor and guide the Product Development team to ensure Advanced Quality Planning is used in the development process.

You will facilitate the AQP tools, manage and mitigate project risk, manage customer initial requirements, and audit NPI projects. You will collaborate with the final manufacturing location, facilitate training, and share best practices and lessons learned. You will be involved in NPI complaint investigations, collecting documents and in-process records, conducting postmortem review, and ensuring effective implementation of a control plan for NPI shipments, supplier development and management.

Job Requirements

•Responsibility for the quality of the project launch as well as the quality tasks of the project, including the entire project from the initial design through production release and
customer PPAP approval (G5), at which point when the quality responsibilities are transferred from advanced quality to sustaining quality (Factory Quality) 
• Ensure compliance with product specifications, customer requirements and manufacturing process needs during the product and process design/development phase per until release is safely achieved.
• Monitor the performance of safe launch and approve the exit of the safe launch phase.
• Collaborate with Factory Quality for any quality performance needed as a result of poor safe launch performance.
• Organize and facilitate Process Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (PFMEA) reviews.
• Implement quality planning and controls for prototype and/or sample builds and manage build records and documents.
• Complete measurement system analysis for inspection systems and gages to be utilized for the project.
• Actively participate in product and process design reviews to ensure are controls and detection are in place for NPI projects.
• Establish and maintain control plans during project launch to assure critical features are controlled through manufacturing processes.
• Support the development of FMEAs, Test and Inspection Plans

What your background should look like

Educational Degree:  Bachelor (preferably in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering), Master’s degree is a plus, or equivalent
Professional Experience (in what processes and function) o +5 years of experience working as customer Quality, managing 8D and corrective actions.
Experience in the Automotive Industry, OEMs is a plus.
Strong background in problem solving and managing customer 
Special Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills        Demonstrated ability to lead teams, forge strong internal relationships, and drive transformation globally.
This position requires a self-directed individual with excellent problem-solving skills, good interpersonal and communication skills.
Preferred customer quality experience in the automotive industry.
Excellent knowledge in PPAP, FMEA, MSA, capability analysis and all other APQP tools
Demonstrate strong solution orientated focus and continuous improvement attitude
Take the responsibility, and have the drive to lead task forces with people from different departments
Experience in reading and understanding complex drawings
Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e., Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
Fluent Spanish and English communication skills (verbal, presentations & written)
Travel requirement 20% , VISA USA required.