Lead Advanced Quality Engineer

Challenge Manufacturing•Walker, MI

116d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Advanced Quality Engineer takes a leadership role within the Advanced Quality/Launch group, helping Advanced Quality Engineers with decision-making, problem-solving, and direction while managing their own launch programs. The role works with Program Managers and launch teams to ensure APQP documentation, customer-specific requirements, and plant needs are met for a successful start of production. It handles quality-related launch activities and serves as a voice for internal and external customers, working across quality, engineering, suppliers, and customers to meet requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 5 years of related experience and/or training.
Advanced Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge.
Understanding of specific customer requirements.
Strong knowledge of AIAG.
Expertise in APQP and PPAP requirements.
Ability to analyze and understand dimensional data in varying formats.
Confidence suggesting tooling moves or explaining non-conforming data to other engineering teams.
Knowledge of and experience using problem-solving methods and core tools.
Strong communication skills.
Plexus experience.
Microsoft Office skills.
High standards of performance, personal accountability, thoroughness, accuracy, reliability, honesty, and integrity.
Ability to objectively resolve conflict, maintain constructive relationships, and use feedback to improve performance and working relationships.
Ability to support plant flow by moving within own and other work areas.
Sense of urgency in meeting customer needs and ability to perform all aspects of the job, including rotating through responsibilities and customers.
Ability to maintain job knowledge and skills, approach change constructively, collaborate, and share information.
Reliable attendance and effective use of work time.

Nice To Haves

10 to 15 years of related experience and/or training.

Responsibilities

Manage launch programs and provide decision-making, problem-solving, and direction to Advanced Quality Engineers.
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 to verify that new programs meet customer requirements.
Communicate with suppliers to ensure products and services meet Challenge and customer requirements.
Attend assigned program team meetings and support other Advanced Quality Engineers and their meetings when needed.
Develop detailed product knowledge quickly.
Work with Project Engineers to complete FMEAs in time to influence tooling designs.
Assist Supplier Quality Engineers with supplier PPAP reviews and supplier selection.
Develop Control Plans.
Guide evaluation and approval of dimensional tolerancing and specifications.
Support and, when necessary, lead evaluation and approval of fixture and gage requirements.
Participate in or lead 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 other Advanced Quality Engineers when requested.
Support the Safe Launch process from early launch through handover to plant quality personnel.
Support communication between external and internal suppliers and customers.
Own document storage to ensure launch documents are complete and accessible.
Help program teams and Advanced Quality Engineers understand customer PV test requirements and specifications.
Engage and negotiate with customers when requirements are open to interpretation or infeasible.
Lead training of team members when needed.