PQ Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate project quality activities in accordance with the APQP process, customer requirements and JSS procedures.
• Define and monitor project quality deliverables, milestones and quality gates.
• Coordinate project quality activities with relevant Process Owners and project team members.
• Monitor project quality status, open actions, risks and deadlines and escalate delays or risks to the Direct supervisor.
• Ensure that project quality documentation is prepared, reviewed and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify and review applicable customer quality requirements and Customer Specific Requirements (CSR).
• Communicate applicable quality requirements to relevant Process Owners and project team members.
• Monitor implementation of customer quality requirements within the project.
• Support customer communication regarding project quality topics under the direction of the Direct supervisor.
• Identify and monitor project-related quality risks.
• Coordinate appropriate preventive and corrective actions for identified quality risks.
• Support risk analysis activities including PFMEA and other applicable quality tools.
• Ensure that lessons learned from previous projects are considered during project quality planning.
• Coordinate preparation, review and implementation of PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow and other applicable quality planning documents.
• Ensure consistency between Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plan and actual manufacturing processes.
• Coordinate reviews with relevant Process Owners and ensure required actions are completed.
• Coordinate and monitor PPAP preparation and submission according to customer requirements and applicable PPAP requirements.
• Ensure that PPAP documentation and objective evidence are complete, consistent and aligned with the approved product and manufacturing process.
• Monitor PPAP timing and escalate risks to the Direct supervisor.
• Support customer communication related to PPAP and project quality submissions.
• Lead or coordinate project-related quality problem solving using appropriate methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, PDCA and other applicable methods.
• Coordinate root cause analysis with relevant Process Owners.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented and their effectiveness is verified.
• Prepare and submit customer quality reports such as 8D when required.
• Ensure that lessons learned are documented and incorporated into relevant quality planning documents and future projects.
• Support and coordinate project-related process and product audits according to the APQP plan and customer requirements.
• Participate in project gate reviews and provide quality status, risks, open actions and readiness assessments.
• Monitor project quality readiness for production launch.
• Escalate unresolved quality risks that may affect SOP, customer requirements or product conformity.
• Provide quality-related input during the early project phase, including Feasibility Study and technical reviews.
• Support the Project Engineer by identifying quality, manufacturing and customer-specific risks.
• Review quality-related aspects of proposed product and process concepts.
• Ensure that identified quality risks are transferred into the appropriate APQP and quality planning activities.
• Support evaluation and management of product and process changes during the project.
• Assess quality risks and customer requirements related to changes.
• Ensure required quality approvals and customer approvals are obtained
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Qualification, skills, requirements:

• University degree or higher vocational education in a technical, organizational or social field
• 1 year of work experience in a manufacturing company
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3
• Advanced level of English
• Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, PPAP, 8D, SPC, Control Plans, PDCA and QRQC