Quality Assurance Engineer

Position Summary:

This Electronics Supplier Quality Engineer will interact with plant supervisors & and personnel and a wide variety of suppliers to ensure that raw materials and electronic components provided meet customer and plant quality specifications. This role has a direct impact on quality by working with new and existing suppliers to ensure electronic components, manufacturing practices, and quality systems meet requirements. Also, this position offers opportunities to work with advanced electronics suppliers globally and to travel to supplier locations, both domestic and international. Essential functions of this job include:

• Perform pre-qualification audits to assess the suppliers capabilities to meet internal /customer requirements.
• Perform audits of the suppliers quality systems and proactively work with suppliers to continuously improve the overall quality level.
• Collaboratively works with internal staff and suppliers to resolve supplier component quality issues while ensuring compliance to specifications.
• Utilize appropriate problem-solving tools (8D, 5P, 5-why, FTA etc..) to ensure corrective & and preventive actions are effective and will prevent recurrences in the future.
• Facilitate strong communication between suppliers and Astemo to instill a sense of partnership.
• Work with suppliers for their change points and lead root cause analysis & and countermeasures to reduce/eliminate suppliers defects.
• Track suppliers performance and work with suppliers to improve the quality of parts coming into Astemo.
• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of accuracy in data analysis.
• Communicate with customers for any change points, customer claims, and customer new models, as needed.
• Table to support product validation (PV test) for supplier/changepoints

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering or Technical discipline and 1 2 years related work experience preferred OR 2-year degree in relevant field with 6-8 years of experience in Electronics.
• Knowledge of Quality Systems (PPAP/IPPAAR part approval, CAPA corrective/preventive actions)
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T), and print interpretation.
• Knowledge of how to read/interpret Electrical Schematics and component part specifications.
• Ability to understand and explain electronics components and circuit functions in relation to overall product design.

Preferred Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Skills):

• Work experience in the repetitive automotive industry, with an emphasis in electronics
• Experience dealing with customers or suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of microprocessors and ability to analyze circuits at the component level
• Bilingual Japanese language/translation.
• Knowledge of Quality Systems such as IATF/TS-16949, PPAP, CAPA, NPI (New Product Introduction), APQP, FMEA, Control Plans, etc.

Position Duties and Responsibilities (may change based on company needs):

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Time Spent

• Perform New Model Qualifications for New Suppliers and New Components- 10%
• Maintain Quality Systems for IATF/TS-16949 and other company requirements- 10%
• Initiates Supplier Deviation Requests for Approval and Process through System (PPAP/IPPAAR), also communicates with customers for these change points.- 10%
• Monitor, Track, Report, and implement actions for Supplier Quality Performance- 15%
• Lead Supplier Defect Root Cause and Countermeasure Activities- 15%
• Handle communication with customers for any customer claim, change points, or New model.- 15%
• Prepares Quality Agreement with Supplier- 10%
• Other Duties as Assigned to support Plant Objectives- 15%

Skills and Abilities:

• Promote and carry out the culture of continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to make sound business decisions, exercise good judgment, and be highly motivated.
• Confers with and prepares reports & presentations for upper management and possibly other Astemo companies.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Interacts with various levels of associates.
• Lead small project teams.
• Improves manufacturing proficiency levels to meet plant goals and objectives.
• Maintains knowledge of all processes, procedures, and equipment.
• Coordinates and recommends cost savings and efficiency ideas.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to handle multiple functions and deadlines.
• Work independently and as a team member
• Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions and technical terminology.
• Serve as liaison between the plant and suppliers for Quality functions.

Software:

• Intermediate to expert level of experience required in Windows, MSWord, Power point and Excel.

Essential to Job Functions Physical and/or Mental Restrictions:

• Standing, walking, and bending for the duration of the workday
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information and a computer screen
• Full motor skills
• Ability to travel for business (Domestic and Overseas)

Work Environment Travel, Noise, Smells, Quiet, Indoors or Outdoors, etc.

• Factory Setting with Noise

Equipment Used

• Personal Computer
• Testing Equipment

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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