Job Overview

The Senior Advanced Quality Engineer (AQE) leads quality execution for New Product Development and product launches within TE Connectivity. This role owns APQP implementation, proactively manages product and process risk, interfaces directly with customers, and ensures robust quality governance through development, validation, and launch phases. The Senior AQE acts as a trusted quality leader across cross-functional teams, driving systemic problem solving and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements

• Lead and execute APQP end-to-end across multiple complex NPD projects.
• Own quality execution through development, validation, and Safe Launch activities.
• Lead DFMEA, PFMEA, Process Flow, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, and capability activities.
• Ensure alignment between risk analysis, manufacturing controls, and validation outputs.
• Proactively identify and mitigate product, process, and application quality risks.
• Guide cross-functional teams on Customer Specific Requirements (CSRs) from Voice of Customer (VoC) and defining product requirements to customer needs.
• Act as primary quality interface for customers during development and launch phases.
• Support customer approvals including FAI, PPAP, and FAAR.
• Lead structured problem-solving using 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa, and Six Sigma or similar methodology and the fundamentals to quality engineering problem solving and process improvement.
• Drive systemic corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
• Represent AQE during internal, customer, and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 13485, ISO9001 (where applicable if non-medical), and customer requirements.
• Share lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement of AQE processes.
• Provide informal leadership and mentoring across project teams.

What your background should look like

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with NPD and manufacturing exposure.
• Demonstrated experience with principles and application of APQP, quality risk management, and root cause analysis a distinct advantage
• Strong communication and ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Key Requirements

• Proven leadership in APQP and product launch quality execution.
• Experience applying customer and regulatory requirements within NPD.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced development environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and problem-solving mindset.

Competencies