QA NPD Engineer

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

About the job:

• Enforce Compliance: Ensure adherence to work instructions, safety, security, company policies, and quality/environmental standards (QMS, EMS, ISO, IATF 16949, Sony Green, etc.).
• Performance Management: Set goals, evaluate NPD Projects Key Product and Process Indicators.
• Team Leadership: Coach, train, and develop team members; promote discipline, motivation, and skill development.
• Daily Operations: Track key performance indicators for assigned NPD projects.
• Problem Solving: Analyze and resolve NPD Projects Quality issues using tools like Six Sigma; implement preventive and corrective actions.
• Accident Analysis: Investigate workplace accidents and implement corrective actions.
• New Product Development (NPD):
  • Ensure compliance with the NPD 5 Phase Deliverables.
  • Validate material, process, and product per automotive standards.
  • Conduct root cause analysis, generate Control Plans, and test analysis (Phases 3 & 4).
  • Incorporate lessons learned and ensure a smooth transition to mass production.
  • Coordinate with Product Quality for Safe Launch.
• Process Improvement: Lead and support KPI improvement and quality issues resolution.
• Support Tasks: Assist in activities aligned with company quality goals.

About you:

• Graduate of any Engineering Courses
• 0-2 years of work experience in an electronics / automotive electronics manufacturing company
• Has good Human relations and leadership skills;
• Well-versed in statistical tools
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Six Sigma Green Belt certified is an advantage
• Extensive experience in using QC Tools and 8D report
• SOLID experience in the following areas: Control Plan, SPC and FMEA, New Product Introduction / New Product Development, Reliability Test, Design of Experiments

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise.

Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

 We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

 We offer a variety of benefits, competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working hours, remote working as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.

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