Product Quality Engineering (PQE / RE)

Job Description:

The Plant Quality Engineer (PQE) - Responsible for all aspects of product conformity for their systems / Components at the XYZ Plant.  The PQE reports directly to the PQE Lead and will build effective relationships with both salaried and hourly, assembly plant/corporate personnel, in order to complete projects within their area of responsibility.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Validating product changes, providing technical expertise, and improving outgoing quality that will meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.  
• With unquestioned integrity and strength of conviction, the PQE responds to manufacturing quality issues and manages all product changes.  
• Through the usage of advanced problem-solving methods and SPW kaizen methodology, the PQE supports all continuous quality improvement initiatives within the plant.
• PQE must work collaboratively with cross-functional manufacturing teams and facilitates consensus and drive action from the main stakeholders. 
• Support external quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI) management for achieving targets, driving improvement/corrective actions and escalation 
• Review warranty/Customer Quality Insight (CQI) claims daily, maintain issue stratification and maintain the portion of Warranty Wall responsible for their area. 
• Lead improvement activities in vehicle quality by addressing nonconformity to product quality targets (SCA, VLO, BSR, and TDF performance driven to assigned targets) 
• Support Corporate Quality objectives/deliverables and communicate requirements to all groups involved to ensure goals are achieved.   
• Collaborate and lead internal and external resources to achieve project/program timing.   
• Lead teams to identify issues/risks associated with product designs, processes and applications by utilizing FMEA’s and other risk assessment tools.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university (other Engineering degrees, in combination with relevant experience may be considered). 
• Well versed in both Microsoft and Google applications. 
• Ability to perform data analysis to identify top issues, summarize trends, distinctions, and effectiveness of corrective actions and continuous improvement activities. 
• Effective presentation/public speaking skills (comfortable presenting to all levels of the organization). 
• Experience with problem solving tools. 
• Able to demonstrate both coaching and teaching. 
• Self-motivated and directed. 
• Ability to thrive in a high intensity environment while working on multiple projects. 
• A passion for spending time on the shop floor and fully understanding the build process from a 4M1D standpoint (man, method, machine, material, and design). 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced Degree 
• Reactive Green Belt / Black Belt Certification. 
• Previous experience in resolving complex issues; including root cause, repairs, etc. 
• Previous experience in Product Engineering and/ or Vehicle Integration / Development at supplier or Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturer. 
• Previous Manufacturing and/or Quality experience within a vehicle/Component assembly plant