Why you should join:

TE Connectivity seeks a dynamic and experienced design quality and reliability engineer to join the Sensor EMEA Quality Engineering Team in Timisoara, it´s part of TE Sensors Quality Organization. This role focuses on ensuring the design quality of sensor products from project definition to production release, enabling flawless product launches across Industrial, Automotive and Industrial & Transportation (ICT) markets. This role will engage with various Engineering Centers of Expertise and manufacturing plants globally/focus region EMEA.

Job Requirements

• Project Quality Assurance:

  • Act as a voice of customer for quality-related topics.
  • Oversee new product development projects, ensuring quality requirements are met from project definition to production launch according to TE stage gate procedure.
  • Provide guidance to project stakeholders to meet design control requirements, including verification, validation, risk management, and process qualification for industrialization
  • Identify and alleviate project bottlenecks, mitigate risks, and manage escalations to ensure timely and proper execution of projects
  • Review gate exits and ensure timely completion of PPAP or equivalent documentation for production release, meeting the highest quality standards.

  Customer & Leadership Engagement:

  • Ensure efficient communication with customers and leadership team on quality-related topics
  • Anticipate and manage escalations effectively.

  Process & Continuous Improvement Management:

  • Inspire a Zero-Defect mindset by ensuring data-driven problem-solving and improvement initiatives.
  • Implement Lean Product Development principles, focusing on requirements, FMEA, DV/PV, PPAP, reviews.
  • Monitor and report on Design Quality KPIs and goals monthly for the team.
  • Evaluate project outcomes, identify areas for improvement, and suggest enhancements to processes.

Your ideal profile:

Must haves:

• Experience: Minimum of 10 Years’ Experience in design quality / advanced quality for stage gate product development under the IATF framework, with knowledge of key deliverables such as APQP, Product Requirements, FMEA, FTA, DV and PV plans, Control Plan, Production Process Qualification, PPAP documentation and customer approval.
• Proficiency with Quality Tools: Experience with Six Sigma (DFSS/DMAIC), Automotive Core Cools (APQP, FMEA, SPC, Control Plan, MSA, PPAP/PPA), 8D, Problem Solving including Root Cause Analysis.
• Knowledge of Quality Standards: Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ASPICE, AIAG and VDA.
• Strong communication skills
• Audit experience (e.g. internal, external, process audit or customer audits)
• Willingness to travel as required, 10~25%

We value:

• Bachelor or Master in Engineering or related discipline
• Experience participating VDA 6.3 Process Audits, customer audits, IATF audits
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• Proficiency with Software: Minitab (statistical software) & APIS FMEA Software or comparable.
• Familiarity with AEC-Q standards such as AEC-Q100 / Q101 / Q200 or others
• Experience in sensor technology (MEMS, ASIC, Software) or electronic product development
• Experience in manufacturing process qualification required for industrialization for semiconductor/electronic components or electronic products.
• ISO 13485 / 17025
• LEAN development experiences

Competencies