NPI Quality Engineer: Launch-Ready Quality & Process Excellence

Advanced Energy; Rosario; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking an NPI Quality Engineer to drive manufacturing readiness and quality deliverables during initial launch phases. You will partner with the NPI team to ensure compliance of product specifications, implement APQP processes, and coordinate PFMEA, control plans, and gating reviews to secure a smooth production start.

The role requires 5+ years in quality engineering in manufacturing, strong communication, and proficiency with APQP tools and problem-solving methods.

Qualifications

• Minimum Five (5) years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment is a must.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field from an accredited institution
• Strong interpersonal communication and listening ability.
• Practical experience in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools, tool usage and NPI program management
• Competent in problem solving tools such as 8D methodology: Is-Is Not, Fishbone diagram, Brainstorming, 3x5 Why
• Competent in quality tools, and process/production control methods such as Control Plans, FMEA, MSA, SPC and Product life cycle and Reliability
• Ability to read and interpret specifications to ensure the understanding of the agreed quality parameters and product specific requirements.

Responsibilities

• Liaison for the site for all Advanced Quality Planning activities including internal gate reviews with the Business Unit and with the program team.
• Ensure that product specifications fully compliance for sample shipment.
• Ensure execution of PQP (Product Quality Planning) delivered from design site QPM (Quality program manager)
• Support PFMEA activity to ensure functional specification requirements are fully met and confirm controls carried into the Control Plan
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering on the development and implementation of any Poke Yoke strategy and confirm controls carried into the Control Plan
• Responsible for the confirmation and completion of the manufacturing location’s readiness for launching programs and product/process changes.
• Support and attend launch program meetings and customer process reviews/audits.
• Coordinates the development of production process Control Plan, CTQ and Safe Launch Plan and keep update until formal program start of production.
• Monitors the FA part approval of supplied components.
• Conduct program gate reviews to confirm site MRM (Manufacturing readiness Matrix) activities are complete with the appropriate evidence, readiness assessment is completed and all site MRM documents are on time to program commitments.
• Ensure MSA studies and adequate Gage R&R for launching programs are conducted.

Skills

Quality engineering

Interpersonal communication

NPI program management

APQP tools

8D problem solving

Reading/interpretation of specs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

APQP tools

FMEA

MSA

SPC

Job description

Advanced Energy is seeking an NPI Quality Engineer to drive manufacturing readiness and quality deliverables during initial launch phases. You will partner with the NPI team to ensure compliance of product specifications, implement APQP processes, and coordinate PFMEA, control plans, and gating reviews to secure a smooth production start.

The role requires 5+ years in quality engineering in manufacturing, strong communication, and proficiency with APQP tools and problem-solving methods.