Advanced Quality Engineer
About The Position
The Advanced Quality Engineer works with Program Managers and the Launch team to ensure APQP documentation, customer-specific requirements, and plant needs are met for a successful start of production. The role manages quality-related launch activities and serves as a voice for internal and external customers. It prepares APQP and PPAP documentation, collaborates with Quality and Engineering on new programs, and communicates with suppliers to ensure products and services meet requirements. The position is located at Challenge Manufacturing’s Corporate Office in Walker, Michigan. Challenge Manufacturing is an employee-owned Tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry. Its stated mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering employee-owners, and its core values are safety, ownership, and teamwork.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university.
- 5+ years of related experience and/or training.
- Knowledge of GD&T.
- Ability to interpret specific customer requirements.
- Strong knowledge of AIAG.
- Strong knowledge of APQP.
- Strong knowledge of PPAP requirements.
- Ability to analyze and understand dimensional data in varying formats.
- Knowledge of and experience using problem-solving methods and core tools.
- Strong communication skills.
- High standards of performance, with responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.
- Thorough, accurate, and reliable work, with honesty and integrity.
- Ability to resolve conflict objectively, listen, stay focused on issues, and monitor progress.
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships and constructively resolve conflicts.
- Willingness to use feedback to improve performance and work relationships.
- Sense of urgency in meeting customer needs.
- Ability to maintain the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job effectively.
- Constructive, objective approach to change and new situations, viewing change as a learning opportunity.
- Collaborative approach, including sharing information and knowledge.
- Reliability in attendance, time management, and ensuring coverage when absent.
Nice To Haves
- Plexus experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Handle quality-related launch activities and act as the voice for internal and external customers.
- Prepare APQP and PPAP documentation for products in launch.
- Work with Quality and Engineering departments on new programs to verify that customer requirements are met.
- Communicate with suppliers to ensure products and services meet Challenge and customer requirements.
- Attend assigned program team meetings.
- Obtain or maintain detailed product knowledge.
- Work with Project Engineers to ensure FMEAs are completed in time to affect tooling designs.
- Develop Control Plans.
- Support evaluation and approval of dimensional tolerancing and specifications.
- Support evaluation and approval of fixture and gage requirements.
- Participate in fixture and gage reviews and buy-off meetings.
- Attend assigned die and weld tool runoffs, internally and externally, to approve part quality and identify potential risks.
- Support the Safe Launch process through handover to plant quality personnel.
- Support communication between external and internal suppliers and customers.
- Manage document storage to ensure all documents created during launch are complete and accessible.
- Assist program teams in understanding customer PV test requirements and specifications.
- Move within own and other work areas to support plant flow.
- Rotate through job responsibilities and customers as needed.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares provided annually as an additional retirement benefit.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
