Advanced Quality Engineer

BorgWarner Investment Company • Dixon, IL

103d • Hybrid

About The Position

We seek an Advanced Quality Engineer based out of our office at 1350 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021. Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned office address. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the aforementioned office address. Note, this position requires international and domestic travel up to 20% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Technology or Automotive Engineering.
• 36 months of experience in job offered or related position in automotive manufacturing quality.
• Experience using automotive core tools (APQP, MSA, PPAP, FMEA, SPC) and methodology.
• Experience with DFM/A.
• Experience supporting strategic change, restructuring, and identifying and diagnosing challenging operational issues and opportunities.
• Experience with the APQP process with an automotive OEM.
• Experience with Six Sigma Green Belt methodologies.
• Experience reading and analyzing mechanical drawings.
• Experience applying multiple mechanical measurement techniques (CMM, round scan, contour graph, surface roughness, m/c, plug/thread gauges).
• Experience using tools such as 8D / 8 Steps, 5 Whys, Quality Alerts to resolve quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for application programs by driving discipline within the programs team (CFT) to provide expected deliverables on time by following the defined APQP process (PDP / NPDP).
• Drive the qualitative content of product and process design deliverables, working with cross functional teams on local programs.
• Focus on the design for manufacturing and assembly developed within the D/PMEA and Control Plan for local application programs to ensure plant performance and customer requirements are met at SOP.
• Serve as the quality responsible and Voice of Quality (VOQ) in APQP / program management for application programs, D / PFMEA and control plan, and PPAP.
• Ensure that BorgWarner processes, standards, and program specific requirements are implemented and followed.
• Obtain and cascade customer specific quality requirements for the program and convert into deliverables for the project team / plant.
• Provide 100% oversight for all local APQP 8Ds.
• Conduct deep dives on global and focus programs (product and process validation and verification; PPAP).
• Determine systemic failure lessons learned, read across, and front loading in APQP.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement throughout APQP.
• Drive run@rate targets.
• Monitor program KPIs with program team (CFT) and initiate actions if needed.
• Lead audits on local programs and develop corrective actions with the cross functional teams (e.g. Pre-Gate / Pre-EOT audits, Gate Reviews, Launch Audits (VDA 6.3, WeAR)).
• Escalate program specific quality risks into the organization.
• Serve as the primary quality contact for customers in all quality matters (e.g., claims of prototype parts, PPAP timing, Run@Rate timing, action plan status etc.).
• Ensure the discipline in the program team (CFT) that all program deliverables of the (N)PDP / APQP process are available on time.
• Provide regular updates to the Program Manager / Advanced Quality Manager and / or the customer as to the project status.
• Assume plant quality engineer role by initiating, leading, and tracking progress of customer and Internal 8-D Corrective and Preventative Actions.
• Participate on teams and assist with action as required.
• Administer and support BW Customer and Supplier PPAP processes.
• Support BW change management process.
• Lead and participate in Advance Product Quality Planning development for new product launches and existing production lines.
• Analyze and evaluate customer warranty data for trends and impact.
• Oversee product analysis process through destructive and non-destructive methods.
• Develop and administer reliability analysis to support predictive quality planning and product validation testing methods and results.
• Execute and manage process qualification through quality measures.
• Develop and maintain procedures that support quality system requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and lessons learned through effective teamwork and communications to manufacturing, suppliers, customers, peers, and management team.
• Lead and participate in issue resolution as needed.
• Foster culture of safety by use of required PPE, following safety rules and procedures, and training others, as well as ensuring compliance with plant code of conduct, attendance at safety and health training sessions and housekeeping practices.
• Serve as the PFMEA and Change Management Coordinator.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree