AQ ENGINEER III

TE Connectivity Ltd.; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer to support new product launches in the Industrial Commercial and Transportation unit. You will drive Quality System development for NPIs, manage risk, and guide the Product Development team to apply Advanced Quality Planning throughout the process.

Responsibilities include leading PFMEA sessions, establishing control plans, and ensuring effective NPI execution with supplier involvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering; Master’s degree is a plus.
• +5 years of experience in customer quality, managing 8D and corrective actions.
• Experience in the Automotive Industry is a plus.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (verbal, written).

Responsibilities

• Own the quality for product launches from design through production release and PPAP (G5).
• Ensure compliance with product specs, customer requirements and process needs during development.
• Lead PFMEA reviews and maintain control plans for NPI.
• Develop quality plans for prototypes and builds; manage build records and documents.
• Support FMEAs, Test and Inspection Plans and risk mitigation.

Skills

Problem solving

Lead teams

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Self-directed

Continuous improvement

APQP tools

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's in Manufacturing or Industrial Eng

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

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.