Advanced Quality Engineer

Overview

Advanced Quality Engineer role at Borg Warner, Dixon, IL. Hybrid position working both from home and from the office at 1350 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021. Travel up to 20% (international and domestic). Must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the office.

• Drive discipline within the programs team (CFT) to deliver expected results on time by following the defined APQP process (PDP / NPDP).
• Drive the qualitative content of product and process design deliverables, collaborating with cross-functional teams on local programs.
• Focus on design for manufacturing and assembly within the D/PMEA and Control Plan for local application programs to ensure plant performance and customer requirements at SOP.
• Serve as the quality lead and Voice of Quality (VOQ) in APQP/program management for application programs, D/PFMEA and control plan, and PPAP; ensure Borg Warner processes, standards, and program requirements are implemented and followed.
• Obtain and cascade customer-specific quality requirements and convert them into project deliverables; provide 100% oversight for all local APQP 8
  
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• Conduct deep-dives on global and focus programs (product and process validation and verification; PPAP); determine systemic failure lessons learned and front-load in APQP.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement throughout APQP; drive run@rate targets; monitor program KPIs with the program team and initiate actions as needed.
• Lead audits on local programs and develop corrective actions with cross-functional teams; escalate program-specific quality risks.
• Serve as the primary quality contact for customers in all quality matters and ensure timely delivery of program deliverables (N/NPDP/APQP).
• Provide regular updates to the Program Manager/Advanced Quality Manager and/or the customer on project status.
• Perform plant quality engineer responsibilities such as initiating and tracking 8-D corrective and preventative actions; supporting BW PPAP processes; supporting BW change management; leading APQP development for new product launches and existing production lines; analyzing warranty data for trends; overseeing product analysis through destructive and non-destructive methods; developing reliability analyses to support predictive quality planning; executing and managing process qualification; maintaining procedures that support quality system requirements;
  
  providing technical leadership and training; resolving issues; fostering a safety-focused culture; and serving as PFMEA and Change Management Coordinator.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Technology or Automotive Engineering.
• 36 months of experience in a related automotive manufacturing quality role.
• Experience using automotive core tools (APQP, MSA, PPAP, FMEA, SPC) and methodology; experience with DFM/A.
• Experience supporting strategic change and troubleshooting operational issues; experience with APQP in an automotive OEM environment;
  Six Sigma Green Belt methodologies.
• Experience reading and analyzing mechanical drawings; experience applying mechanical measurement techniques (CMM, roundness/scan, contour graphs, surface roughness, micrometers, plug/thread gauges).
• Experience using 8D/8 Steps, 5 Whys, and Quality Alerts to resolve quality issues.

• Employer:
  
  Borg Warner Dixon LLC. Job Site: 1350 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021. 40 hours per week.

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