Quality Engineer

Position Summary:

Responsible for developing quality documentation, facilitating continuous improvements, and working with suppliers and customers to resolve quality or system issues.

Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:

General:

* Develop APQP documentation to support the Product Realization Process in accordance with customer requirements, e.g. FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, etc.

* Maintain required documentation that meets the Shape Corp specifications for Document Control and retrievability.

* Interface with customer personnel and facilitate the resolution of quality issues and concerns.

* Participate in the development and maintenance of formal quality systems, e.g. ISO 9001 & IATF 16949.

* Drive continuous improvement and best practice sharing of our quality systems and processes.

* Facilitate problem-solving of complex issues using advanced quality tools.

* Help onboard and training new team members.

* Provide direction and coaching to less senior team members.

* Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.

* Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.

* Approve time and attendance and vacations for direct reports.

* Review and respond to Employee Suggestions via plex.

Launch Quality:

* Plan, support, and implement total quality management in support of zero safe launch findings at pre and post SOP.

* Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream.

* Confirm product quality through confirmation phase exit.

* Initiate control plans and training for inspection and gage instructions in accordance with Shape and customer specific requirements.

* Develop and control all APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches.

* Execute PPAP submission and approval as required for customer initiated product changes.

* Understand and provide interpretation of customer specific requirements.

* Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process.

* Responsible for all aspects of gage procurement, including gage quoting, design approval, and customer approval.

* Responsible for supplier gage design approval, PPAP review and approval.

New Business Pursuit Quality:

* Have high level of GD&T knowledge and application thereof.

* Have high level of knowledge and application of KDCs, SPC, MSA, and AIAG processes.

* Participate in all Process Plan and Tolerance Assessment Reivews.

* Develop Red Pen Fixture Drawings.

* Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process.

* Author measurement plan as part of DFM Plan.

* Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream.

* Estimate gage costs for all programs considering Shape's and each customer's specifications.

Manufacturing Quality:

* Ensure compliance to process control plan requirements.

* Lead problem solving efforts relating to production quality issues.

* Initiate actions to overcome obstacles as they are encountered and prevent potential quality problems using problem solving tools.

* Initiate interim and containment countermeasures relating to quality issues.

* Design, specifies and implements quality control sampling systems, testing mechanisms, and equipment.

* Serve as a liaison and coordinates activities with external providers as required.

Supplier Quality:

* Facilitate activates with external providers related to quality issues.

* Liase with launch or manufacturing quality when suppliers provide notification of real or potential quality issues.

* Interface with external provider personnel and facilitate the resolution of quality issues and concerns.

* Ensure external provider interim and containment countermeasures relating to quality issues.

* Interface with Shape quality department to facilitate product and system continuous improvement activities with external providers.

* Communicate Shape quality requirements to external providers.

* Provide training and development opportunities to external providers in support of Shape and customer specific requirements.

* Monitor supplier performance and facilitate development plans.

* Perform assessments and audits of external providers according to ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and customer specific requirements.

* Provide input into the selection of external providers.

Position Skills and Experience Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

* Bachelor's of Science in Engineering or related field required. Equivalent work experience may be substituted for a degree.

* A minimum of 5 years of Quality Engineer experience, preferably in an automotive manufacturing environment.

* Advanced knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack up applications.

* MUST meet ITAR Compliance

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