Quality Engineer

HARTING Technology Group; Silao (Ciudad); On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite Café (US)

Job summary

HARTING Technology Group seeks a Quality Engineer to support Mexican manufacturing, ensuring products meet quality standards and customer specifications. You will manage calibration, CTQ controls, and process audits while leading containment actions and 8D problem solving across cross-functional teams.

Requirements include a engineering degree and 3+ years in quality management, with expertise in IATF/ISO IPC standards, APQP/PPAP, FMEA, SPC and metrology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and minimum 3 years in manufacturing quality management.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, IPC-A-610, IPC-A-620.
• Lean manufacturing mindset with proficiency in metrology and quality tools.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing in ensuring products meet quality standards and customer needs.
• Maintain KPIs and initiate corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Lead 8D problem-solving and coordinate cross-functional root-cause analysis.
• Audit internal processes and ensure compliance with QMS and IPC standards.
• Manage controls plans, PFMEA updates, and change control activities.
• Train technicians and inspectors; supervise quality staff on the line.
• Participate in HARlis continuous improvement initiatives and report results.

Skills

Quality Management

Root Cause Analysis

8D Problem Solving

Lean Manufacturing

Statistical Tools

Audit & Compliance

IPC Standards

Metrology Knowledge

Effective Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

MSA

SPC

Measurement Equipment

Job description

HARTING stands for strong connections – across the globe. As one of the leading international suppliers of industrial connectivity, we are connecting customers to their digital future. And as an employer? We connect around 6,000 people at our headquarter in Espelkamp and at locations worldwide. Here you’ll find great colleagues, as well as ever new opportunities and innovations revolving around IoT and artificial intelligence. In everything we do, we remain true to our roots: as a regionally connected family business that always stays firmly grounded in spite of our stellar high-tech. Here’s to your unique future with us: Yours!

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Reports To: Quality Manager

Functional Objectives

• Propose and implement quality systems.
• Identify technical issues, determine root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Ensure continuity and compliance with the Quality Management System.

Responsibilities

• Support HARTING Mexico Manufacturing in ensuring that manufactured and shipped products meet quality standards and customer requirements.
• Ensure quality performance related to customers, processes, products, and suppliers.
• Maintain key plant performance indicators and monitor progress, implementing corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
• Generate and analyze trend charts to review customer complaints and in-process defects.
• Ensure the proper use of measuring instruments, complying with quality standards and utilizing calibrated measurement equipment.
• Manage the calibration plan for measuring and testing equipment according to manufacturer and/or customer specifications.
• Interpret customer drawings to ensure compliance with product quality requirements.
• Identify Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) characteristics within processes and ensure they are properly controlled.
• Manage, coordinate, and ensure containment actions when customer complaints are received.
• Communicate quality alerts to all relevant personnel within the plant and coordinate root-cause analysis meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Review, analyze, and approve containment and corrective actions to eliminate defects and prevent recurrence.
• Monitor the effectiveness of actions taken in response to customer complaints, applying 8D problem-solving methodologies to resolve issues.
• Support operational personnel and manage their activities to ensure compliance with organizational objectives.
• Assist in resolving problems, conflicts, and interpersonal issues in coordination with Quality Technicians to ensure effective communication within the team.
• Manage internal and external audits to ensure all HARTING processes comply with applicable quality standards.
• Validate inspections performed on incoming raw materials and related documentation.
• Validate in-process inspections and associated documentation.
• Manage process and/or product change control activities.
• Administer process deviations and ensure compliance with approved deviation requirements.
• Create, modify, and update quality documentation for processes and the Quality Management System, including Control Plans, Incoming/Process/Final Inspection Cards, Corrective Actions, and Quality Procedures.
• Ensure and audit compliance with Control Plans on production lines, including inspection frequencies and sample sizes.
• Maintain and update Control Plans after customer complaints, working with cross-functional teams in alignment with updated failure modes identified in the PFMEA.
• Train personnel to ensure compliance with IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 standards during product inspections.
• Create limit samples defining acceptance and rejection criteria for quality defects, from NPI trial runs through mass production.
• Support all phases of project launches, including feasibility studies, selection of measuring equipment, staffing requirements, fixture selection, interpretation of customer requirements, product validation, and reporting Safe Launch results.
• Develop support documentation for production lines, such as Visual Aids, and create physical reference samples to define defect acceptance/rejection criteria while ensuring their preservation and maintenance.
• Perform required transactions within the SAP system.
• Manage and supervise the work of Quality Technicians and Quality Inspectors on the production floor.
• Plan, coordinate, and administer onboarding and training programs for newly hired Quality Technicians and Inspectors.
• Balance production lines with quality personnel resources to achieve established takt time requirements.
• Enforce the rule: "If a defect or nonconformity is detected three consecutive times or five times within one hour on a serial production line, the process must be stopped by Quality until the nonconformity is resolved."
• Participate proactively in HARlis continuous improvement initiatives and idea generation.
• Follow up on and ensure completion of HARlis activities.
• Understand and support the Quality Policy and Quality Objectives.
• Perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the documented Quality Management System.
• Recommend and implement improvements to activities and processes within the Quality Management System.

The responsibilities listed above are illustrative and not intended to be all-inclusive.

Education and Professional Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in quality management within a manufacturing environment.

Required Functional, Technical, And Individual Competencies

• Knowledge and application of IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, IPC-A-610, IPC-A-620, and/or other standards or certifications related to the quality of products manufactured by HARTING.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge and application.
• Proficiency in quality tools and measurement instruments.
• Knowledge of metrology principles and practices.
• Understanding of inspection techniques and methodologies.
• Core Tools knowledge (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC).
• Ability to audit internal systems, identify issues, and recommend solutions.
• Knowledge of technical documentation.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Effective communication, leadership, and strong interpersonal skills for teamwork.
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong sense of urgency and results-oriented mindset.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Process innovation capability.
• High ethical standards.
• Ability to design and manage efficient and sustainable processes.
• Commitment to environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility.

It would be a distinct advantage if the job holder has previous experience in:

• Project Management.

Benefits

• Onsite Café (US)