Quality Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain quality control systems and procedures.  Work with project management, purchasing, lab, product design, and manufacturing personnel through the various stages of advanced quality planning (Gates 4-Phase/5 Check Point).  Ensure proactive risk mitigation during product and process design and development, robust PPAP and validation support and a timely resolution of quality issues.  Provides input to PDTs/customer/supplier on selection or assignment of SCs/KPCs.  Work with supplier representatives re: design/gauging/blueprint issues.  Provide the supply base with general and specific requirements for sample submissions and reviews and approve supplier control plans and sample submissions.  Represent Gates Windsor Operations in dealing with customer and supplier quality and engineering personnel regarding quality issues.  Responsible for determining and acquiring internal gauging for their programs, and reviews and approves gauging concepts for suppliers of new components for Gates.  Review and coordinate the supplier feasibility meetings with the Product Development Teams.  Prepare the PPAP files/records and submit to customers.  Develop and maintain Control Plans for all components and assemblies they are responsible for over the life of the part/program.  Work with process engineering to build, measure and submit prototype parts and documentation to customers as required.  Where necessary, participate as internal auditor, conduct parts audits at supply base, and ensures that all related documentation, records, and procedures, etc. are maintained per established IATF 16949 and customer requirements.  Continually provide support to manufacturing for any potential quality related issues.  Actively participate on special teams for cost reductions, continuous improvement, and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering with experience in electrical/electronics field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering field with extensive exposure to automotive requirement for PPAP and document control.

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering with experience in electrical/electronics field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering field with extensive exposure to automotive requirements for PPAP and document control.
• Proficiency in the APQP process and knowledge of quality control principles and methodologies.
• Must possess advanced statistical skills; design for experiments, process flow charts, failure mode and effect analysis, control plans, gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies.
• Must possess sound knowledge of GDT drawings, dimensioning, and gauging/measuring practices are required.
• Candidates must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills.