NPI Quality Engineer

Johnson Controls; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to redefining building performance through innovative product development. As a key player in the new product launch team, you will manage quality and reliability activities, ensuring that products meet high safety and effectiveness standards. This role offers the chance to work with diverse teams across various functions, enhancing your professional growth while contributing to impactful projects. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for those eager to make a difference in the smart building industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus

Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

Comprehensive benefits package

401K

Medical, dental, and vision care

Developmental opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Focus on safety through Zero Harm policy

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in reliability or quality engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Six Sigma tools and statistical methods.
• BS or MS in a relevant technical discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Manage new product launches ensuring quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet product needs.
• Lead risk assessments and ensure adherence to quality standards.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Quality Engineering

Statistical Analysis

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Six Sigma Tools

Project Management

Technical Communication

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Quality Engineering Degree

Manufacturing Engineering Degree

Tools

Minitab

Reliasoft Weibull++

JPM

Job description

Employee Value Proposition: At JCI, we are committed to becoming the global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings. Our mission is to redefine building performance to better serve people, places, and the planet. We invite you to join our winning team and build your best future with us! Our diverse teams have the opportunity to support a wide range of industries worldwide, and we are dedicated to your professional development through impactful projects and continuous learning. Enjoy our supportive work environment focused on enhancing your physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and bonus

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care starting day one!

• Developmental opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Location:

• Norman, OK or Wichita, KS

How you will do it

• Overall management of new product launch by owning quality/Reliability activities through the entire new product development lifecycle

• Work closely with cross-organizational teams (R&D, Operations, Finance, IT, Services, Customer Experience, etc.) to identify issues and opportunities in the new product development process and to translate customer needs into product functional requirements and specifications

• Provide quality oversight and guidance to project teams by assuring that Reliability/Quality Engineering principles are utilized to develop and enhance products that are robust, safe, and effective

• Ensure driving all proactive steps to mitigate risks associated with new product launch by identifying critical to quality (CtQ) user need requirements on products design, manufacturing and test processes and driving quality control mitigation strategies

• Champion APQP principles and work to create methods and systems to improve risk mitigation strategies and product quality

• Champion and participate in the running and creation of DFMEA/PFMEA/Control Plan activities to eliminate or reduce product risk

• Provide direction and approval for critical reviews for Design Inputs, Design verification and Validation, Technical and Design Reviews, manufacturing readiness and Risk Management

• Analyze, draw conclusions, report and present product information utilizing statistical techniques

• Lead Risk Assessments (Design and Manufacturing) for NPD projects during the product development cycle

• Verify, assess, and approve new product testing plan including function/reliability and field trial against related standards and policies

• Sign and approve each gate of the new product development including product release. Coordinate with other quality functions and report out product risks during phase gates

• Travel 10% (minimum)

• Open to Hybrid

What we look for
Required

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering, quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or other technical discipline.

• 5-8 years experience within reliability or quality engineering and new product development.

• Ability to work/influence team across a matrix organization on courses of action with minimal assistance using both written and verbal methods

• Effectively operate in and may facilitate cross-functional teams

• Demonstrated ability to utilize: Six Sigma tools (FMEAs, Gauge R&R, Capability Analysis, Statistical Process Control), Design of Experiments, life data analysis and statistical tools (Minitab, Reliasoft Weibull++, JPM, etc.).

• Relentless curiosity and a desire to learn and implement new solutions with strong technical expertise.

• Ability to communicate with multiple cultures/regions via videoconference, emails, and phone calls.

• Candidate must exhibit a high-level of self-motivation, sense of urgency and comfortable making recommendations across broad teams.

• Ability to track multiple projects simultaneously to ensure adherence to schedule and the JCI process.

• Open to occasional business travel (domestic and international)

Preferred

• ASQ Certified CQE or CRE

• Experience in accelerated life testing

• Experience with a stage-gate product development process.

• Lean/Six Sigma training, Green or Black Belt.

• Familiarity with reading 2D part drawings and understanding GD&T, CAD software.

• Experience with ISO 9001