Seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to lead and manage in the advance quality control activities in coordination with the Launch Engineer and interfaces with site customer quality engineering, product engineering, and manufacturing staff in order to develop and execute the quality control system for new product launches. Ensures the quality system is in place to assure ongoing compliance with the customer specifications in production. Performs advanced quality planning, development of the gaging strategy and acquisition of the product gage package for launches. Responsible for providing coverage support for Quality Manager, and ensures point of contact with Customer quality.

Responsibilities:

Participates, as required, in the development of quote proposals for new business opportunities.

Evaluates customer prints, models, and other quality input documents.

Develops gaging strategies to support quoting needs.

Provides input to develop gaging package budget to support quoting needs.

Develops gaging vendors to support quality standards and operational needs.

Develops the specific gaging strategy for new product launches.

Sources the gaging package to the suppliers.

Conducts design reviews and run-off’s with the gaging suppliers.

Works with launch engineering to maintain budget negotiations for the gaging package.

Works with site quality and operations to support the company gaging strategy.

Leads the launch team in the creation of PFMEA’s, Control Plans and other quality documentation for new product launches.

Works with the launch team to create the quality documents.

Creates all documentation to follow a one company standard.

Applies all Lessons Learned and 8-D of like products to the new quality documentation and quality plans.

Maintains a standardize identification of RPN’s.

Assists in the development and coordination of APQP documentation.

Assists engineering in the measurement and establishment of process capability studies for die cast trials, vendor machine run-offs and component supplier manufacturing processes.

Acts as the expert for determining if a process is stable and robust by applying statistical methods.

Evaluates capability studies, assists in the set-up/planning of process trials, assists in analyzing data, and validates conclusions.

Assists in the engineering of solutions to establish capable processes that meet customer expectations.

Facilitates discipline approach to problem solving as necessary during the launch phase of new products.

Supports New Product Review process (NPR) for the launch of new products with the following responsibilities:

*Requirements*

*1. Bachelor’s Degree.*

*2. 5 or more years of Manufacturing Quality Engineering experience.*

*3. Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Certification preferred.*

_William H Hunter Recruiting __www.williamhhunterrecruiting.com_

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Health insurance
* Paid time off
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday

Education:
* Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:
* Quality Engineering: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:
* Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location