Quality Engineer

Miele•Opelika, AL

15h

About The Position

This role involves conducting quality assurance of production processes and suppliers. Key responsibilities include identifying and evaluating quality deviations, performing root cause analysis, and implementing sustainable solutions for quality problems related to components, modules, products, and processes. The position also requires designing and conducting quality checks for production processes, coordinating change management, and managing special releases. The Quality Engineer will contribute to supplier development and ensure proper certification and calibration of measurement devices. Additionally, the role involves providing quality and process expertise, participating in cross-functional teams, and supporting contract manufacturing as needed.

Requirements

8D
Escalation
claim and complaint management
Incoming Goods Inspection
Functional test of products, modules and components
Endurance-/Reliability tests
Process Capability Control (SPC)
Regular measurements of products, modules, and components (destructive and non-destructive)
Change Management
Quality Assurance
Supplier Control
Supplier Selection
Product Development Processes
Local Sourcing
Advance Quality Planning
QFS
FMEA
Quality Check in Product Development Processes
supplier development
Miele Quality Standards and Goals
certification and calibration of measurement devices
test bench
light curtains
3D measurement system
adhesive bonding specialist- deputy
cross-functional teams
Root cause investigations
safety assessments
contract manufacturing

Responsibilities

Conduct quality assurance of production processes and suppliers through identification, evaluation, and periodization of quality deviations, root cause analysis, initiating measures and ensure sustainable solutions of Q-problems of components, modules, products, and processes (e.g. 8D, Escalation, claim and complaint management)
Design and conduct Quality Check of Productions Processes, e.g. Incoming Goods Inspection, Functional test of products, modules and components, Endurance-/Reliability tests, Process Capability Control (SPC), Regular measurements of products, modules, and components (destructive and non-destructive)
Coordinate/participate in Change Management
Coordinate special releases for products, modules, and components in coordination with procurement, production, operations and research and development.
Contribute to Quality Assurance, Supplier Control and Supplier Selection in Product Development Processes and Local Sourcing in coordination with procurement.
Conduct Advance Quality Planning in Product Development Processes (e.g. QFS, FMEA)
Conduct Quality Check in Product Development Processes
Contribute Q-expertise to supplier development to ensure and improve capability of suppliers regarding Miele Quality Standards and Goals
Ensure proper certification and calibration of measurement devices (e.g. test bench, light curtains, 3D measurement system)
Provide Quality and process expertise to adhesive bonding specialist- deputy
Participate in cross-functional teams (e.g. Root cause investigations, safety assessments, etc.)
Support similar functions in contract manufacturing as needed