Advanced Quality Engineer

Challenge Manufacturing; Walker (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing in Walker, MI is seeking an Experienced Advanced Quality Engineer to drive APQP/PPAP activities and ensure customer requirements are met from launch through production. You will coordinate with Program Managers, Quality and Engineering teams to verify FMEAs, control plans and dimensional data meet specifications.

The ideal candidate has a BS degree, 5+ years of related experience, GD&T knowledge, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• BS degree required in engineering or technical field.
• Minimum 5+ years of related quality engineering experience.
• Knowledge of AIAG, APQP and PPAP is essential.
• FMEAs, control plans and dimensional data analysis experience.
• Strong communication skills and problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Handle all quality-related launch activities and act as the voice for customers.
• Prepare APQP and PPAP documentation for products in launch and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to verify customer requirements.
• Communicate with suppliers to ensure products meet requirements.
• Attend program team meetings and develop control plans.
• Support evaluation of dimensional tolerancing and fixture/gage requirements.
• Assist with die and weld tool runoffs to approve part quality.
• Support Safe Launch and handover to plant quality personnel.
• Own document storage for launch-phase documents.

Skills

Quality engineering

GD&T knowledge

APQP knowledge

PPAP knowledge

FMEA knowledge

Strong communication skills

Problem solving

Dimensional data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

#QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want

The Advanced Quality Engineer works with Program Managers/ Launch team to ensure all APQP documentation, customer specific requirements, and Challenge plant needs are met for a successful start of production.

What You’ll Do

• Handles all quality related launch activities and acts as the voice for internal and external customers. Prepares all APQP and PPAP documentation for product in launch. Works with Quality and Engineering departments on new programs to verify all customer requirements are met. Communicates with suppliers to ensure products and services are meeting Challenge and customer requirements.
• Attend all assigned program team meetings.
• Have, or be willing to obtain detailed product knowledge.
• Works with Project Engineers to ensure FMEAs are completed in time to impact tooling designs.
• Development of Control Plans.
• Support team with evaluation and approval of dimensional tolerancing and specifications.
• Support the evaluation and approval of fixture and gage requirements.
• Participate in fixture and gage reviews and buy-off meetings.
• Attend all assigned die and weld tool runoffs, internally and externally, to approve part quality and highlight potential risk.
• Support the Safe Launch process in the early stages of launch through the hand over to plant quality personnel.
• Support the communication between external and internal suppliers and customers.
• Own the document storage process to ensure all documents created during the launch phase are complete and accessible.
• Assist program teams with understanding customer PV test requirements and specifications.

When And Where

This position is located at our Corporate Office in Walker, MI.

What You Need To Have

• B.S degree from an accredited college or university
• 5+ years related experience and or training
• GD&T knowledge
• Ability to interpret Specific Customer Requirements
• Strong knowledge or AIAG
• Strong knowledge in APQP
• Strong knowledge of PPAP requirements
• Ability to analyze and understand dimensional data in varying formats
• Knowledge of and experience using problem solving and core tools
• Strong communication skills
• Plexus experience preferred
• Has high standards of performance for self
• Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes
• Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work
• Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress
• Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflicts
• Uses feedback from others to continuously improve performance and work relationships
• Moves within own and other work areas (flexes) to support plant flow
• Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of customers
• Has necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to perform all aspects of job; rotates through all job responsibilities and all customers
• Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively
• Has ability to focus on benefits of change and see it as positive; approaches change or newness in a constructive and objective manner; views change as learning opportunity
• Looks for good in others; works collaboratively with others; shares information and knowledge
• Is at work when scheduled and ensures coverage when absent, takes timely break, and uses time wisely