Advanced Quality Planning Engineer

Your Job

The Advanced Quality Planning Engineer will work closely with the cross functional Product Development Team members (Product Design Engineers, Manufacturing Integration Engineers, Process Engineers, and other internal stakeholders) facilitating the use of the AQP tools to manage and mitigate project risk ensuring a Flawless Product Launch that meets our customers Quality, Delivery, and Cost requirements.

What You Will Do


* Ensures the project Quality Plan for new products and product modifications are focused on the voice of customer and all project quality deliverables are completed in a timely manner.


* Perform other related duties as assigned by management.


* Lead in continuous improvement projects/plans to reduce scrap, improve throughput, and improve our methods and systems.


* Understand & practice the KOCH 5 dimensions & guiding principles, Lean / Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures.


* Lead in the problem solving (8D's), analysis, and resolution of new product related customer complaints or internal quality complaints during launch.

Support efforts for prevention of repeat issues & systemic improvements to the Product Development Processes to reduce New Products QNs.


* Reviews and approves supplier product specific documentation on new and modified purchased components.

Works with procurement and supplier quality engineer to ensure compliance.


* Ensures customer required documentation relating to customer acceptance of new products and product modifications are completed.

Conduct Shipping Judgement and product dispositions.


* Work with Manufacturing AQP or QE to conduct Safe Launch exercise.

Perform process and product Quality audits to qualify new production processes, and to ensure compliance to documented control plans for new products.


* Facilitate the development of measurement plans / methods and lead the disposition of new products at FOT (First Off Tool) and Qualification.

Ownership of necessary gauges & inspection fixtures.

Perform Measurement System Analysis, Capability Studies & any necessary statistical analysis with goal of Tool / Process Qualification.


* Facilitation during front-end product / tool / assembly design.

Conduct process flow reviews, design & process FMEA while providing inputs on internal and external quality history, lessons learned while using active & critical thinking / questioning.

Reviews and approved reliability test plan.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* BS Degree in engineering or other related field


* Minimum of 2 years' experience in Quality Engineering or related engineering field


* Solid Knowledge & understanding of metrology and GD&T


* Knowledge of statistics - experience using Minitab or other software


* Experience using MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

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