Project Quality Engineer
About The Position
The Project Quality Engineer will lead, track, and verify all aspects of the supplier APQP process for purchased parts and inter-company partners. This role ensures customer and internal MANN+HUMMEL quality requirements are integrated into the APQP process and serves as the subject matter expert on APQP tools. The engineer will communicate lessons learned, support standardization, and exercise authority to stop production processes or product shipments in case of non-conformity. They will own and execute quality activities defined within xSEP, evaluate APQP deliverables, and collaborate with the Lead Design Engineer to review drawings and ensure proper definition of dimensions, special characteristics, and specifications. The role also involves ensuring conformity of parts delivered to the customer, coordinating and submitting customer PPAP packages, leading structured problem-solving for customer claims and internal deviations, supporting production sites during launch, and presenting project quality status to customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or Associate degree (AAS) with 10+ years of advanced quality experience
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Quality Engineer, Project Engineer, or in a closely related role within automotive or manufacturing environments
- Up to 25% of international and national travel required to various unanticipated locations
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience with interpreting drawings and requirements for ensuring the adherence to Quality parameters
- Two years of experience supporting launch activities at sister plants and supplier locations
- Two years of experience using tools such as xSEP, Engineering Workflows, CDB, QStat, Apis IQ-FMEA, and SAP
- Two years of experience using APQP procedures, 8D, control plan, capability analysis, MSA, SPC, FMEA, GD&T, and Gage Design
Responsibilities
- Lead, track, and verify all aspects of the supplier APQP process for purchased parts and inter-company partners
- Conduct supplier process releases and production readiness assessments as required
- Ensure customer and internal MANN+HUMMEL quality requirements are fully integrated into the APQP process
- Serve as the subject matter expert on APQP tools (including customer-specific requirements) within the project team
- Communicate lessons learned and support standardization and continuous improvement of APQP processes across SQD
- Exercise authority to stop production processes or product shipments in case of non-conformity
- Own and execute all quality activities defined within xSEP; evaluate completeness and adherence to APQP deliverables across project phases
- Collaborate with Lead Design Engineer to review drawings (AZ/WZ) and ensure proper definition of dimensions, special characteristics, and specifications prior to release
- Ensure conformity of parts delivered to the customer throughout development phases prior to SOP; approve sample releases for shipment
- Coordinate and submit customer PPAP packages and secure customer approval
- Lead structured problem-solving (e.g., 8D) for customer claims and internal deviations prior to SOP
- Support production sites during launch, including updates to quality documentation
- Obtain production site approval for quality handover documentation per IPT checklist prior to Gate 6
- Present project quality status and readiness to customers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
