Provides strategic quality leadership, supervises personnel, and drives advanced quality capability through the department, plants and organization.

Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for establishing controls to ensure welded, machined, and formed metal products meet engineering specs, welding codes, and customer tolerances. The Sr QE leads advanced product quality planning activities for the site assigned and ensures inspection and test plans are defined, implemented, and sustained in the manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates and leads Quality in advanced product quality planning (APQP) activities.
• Develops and maintains dashboards and QA systems.
• Develop control plans, PFMEA. Quality plans for legacy or new products or projects.
• Manage Product and Process qualifications (CPK studies, Gage R&R).
• Monitors Rejects and CARs performance and trends for US COE assigned to.
• Lead Advanced Quality (DMAIC, 8D, Mistake Proofing, Process Control, etc. ) through the organization.
• Drives advanced root cause.
• Oversee QMS Certification compliance.
• Manage Audit Schedule as assigned.
• Standardize tools and processes.
• Leads KATA, Coaches, & Value Stream Maps.
• Lead global quality initiatives.
• Leads design for quality assignments.
• Handle escalations from QE's and Sales or other functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise direct employees and prioritize their work load.
• Train Quality Team in application of fundamental Quality tools.
• Conduct reviews and advise on development and training per individual.
• Mentor engineers and encourage skill development.

Qualified candidates will possess the following

• 4-year degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering; and four or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years Certified Quality Engineer
• 3+ years Practical experience in APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) is preferred
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, weldments, assemblies, and fabrication.
• Mechanical aptitude to assemble/disassemble per engineering drawings.
• Engineering drawing interpretation and GD&T proficiency.
• Proficiency with failure analysis and root cause investigation (3L5Ws, Fishbone, Fault Tree).
• Strong experience in Corrective Actions, 8Ds, MRBs, and Rapid Response Activities.
• Knowledge and familiarity of developing and utilizing DFMEA, PFMEA, and Control Plans.
• Professional customer and supplier communication and interfacing.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Office 365 with fluency in Excel is required.
• Ability to develop and utilize statistical and data analysis tools such as Minitab, Sas Jmp, Macro Excel Sheets, Power BI preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. During travel noise levels may require the use of hearing protection. Working in our production, prototype, or test facility will require the use of PPE including safety glasses and steel-toe safety shoes.

TRAVEL Could be up 20%, could include international travel and/or weekends as projects require.