Engineer Sr - Suppllier Quality

Magna International•Southfield, MI

About The Position

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world-class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Industrial or equivalent).
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Automotive Industry in Quality, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Process, or similar area.
Considered subject matter expert in quality tools common in the automotive industry (APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, Ppk/Cpk , FMEA, 8D, etc.)
Knowledgeable in key industry standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001, Special Process Assessments, CQI-XX (E.g. CQI, 9, 12, 23, 27) and Geometrical Product Specification Standards and Verifications (e.g. ISO 8015, 1101, 17450, 22432, 14253).
Excellent technical knowledge of the product/process technologies for which he/she is responsible.
VDA 6.3 Process Auditor Certification
Good knowledge of applying standards, drawings, and specifications
Competent in teamwork including collaborating with cross-functional/global teams.
Target oriented and disciplined.
Strong technical, engineering and communication skills in a global automotive environment.
Good communication level in English.
Orderly, capable of multi-tasking, take responsibility and ownership.
Good computing skills (MS Office, Minitab, SharePoint, etc.)

Responsibilities

Support Magna Electronics divisions working with its external supplier’s delivery of quality parts and non-conformity problem solving.
Responsible to ensure the Quality in the supply chain for the assigned component, commodity, project, or product line; from the APQP phase thru Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for release to serial production.
As Senior Engineer, works as extension of the Quality Director, spearheading programs and projects within Supplier Quality and across Magna Electronics.
Leads APQP/PPAP activities for awarded supplier components across global divisions during the launch phase of new products.
Ensures completion of APQP/PPAP activities in terms of timing and quality, ensures all activities required are brought to closure.
Perform audits according to VDA6.3 in accordance with the applicable maturity level.
Subject matter expert for PPAP, supplier audit, problem resolution. Mentoring internal and external colleagues.
Drive suppliers to reach Zero Defects, as well, support all Magna Electronic divisions with post serial launch non-conformity problem solving.
Ensures that suppliers’ practices and procedures are consistent with the Magna Electronics supplier requirements.
Maintains responsibility for coordinating, reporting, and evaluating supplier process audits, as well, Go, See & Fix Activities as needed at supplier and/or sub-tier outsourced (for example assembly and test (OSAT).
SQE shall support to strategize and manage the commodity supply base with direct assistance to the Supplier Development team, help support serial launch monitoring, serial production, change management, through end of product life.
Ensure the remaining APQP activities (SOP + 90 days) are brought to closure.
Implement KPI year-or-year total Supplier Complaints (SC) and 0km targets as defined by Magna executive policy deployment.
Negotiate and secure respective supplier annual SC reduction targets.
Analyze QPF (supplier non-conformance tracker) data and provide detailed and consolidated rating- input-data on plant and supplier level.
Take the lead to systemically improve the affecting areas; SC reduction, SQP (APQP/PPAP) for post serial supplier changes, and support responsiveness ratings with responsible suppliers.
Understand differences in local plant supplier rating results.
Coordinate cross-plant activities in case of quality problems, using Q-Matrix (ensure supplier spills are managed across all plants if applicable).
Be involved in Escalation Model according to Magna Electronics Policy.
Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Actively involved in new potential supplier selection and supplier onboarding process.
Actively work cross functionally to identify and eliminate component-based risk during the program development process.
Activity work with Purchasing for supplier response and improvement times based on wide range of opportunities for improvement.