ADVANCED QUALITY ENGINEER (M/F/D)

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Start your future with BorgWarner now!   Job purpose Provide the necessary commercial link between the plant, the global sales team, and the customer in order to ensure a smooth fulfillment of customer requirements in terms correct customer master data maintenance throughout internal and external platforms.
Location Viana do Castelo plant, Portugal   Summary.
The Advanced Quality Engineer will be the quality responsible for programs, in order to ensure the implementation of best practices within the program team (CTF) to provide expected deliverables on time by following the defined APQP process (PDP / NPDP), in terms of, the qualitative content of product and process design.
This position specific focus will be on the design for manufacturing and assembly developed within the D/PMEA and Control Plan for local application programs to ensure plant performance and customer requirements are met at SOP.
Responsibilities.
• Be the quality responsible and Voice of Quality (VOQ) in.
• APQP / program management for application programs • D / PFMEA and control plan • PPAP • Ensure that BorgWarner processes, standards and program specific requirements are implemented and followed.
• Obtain and cascade customer specific quality requirements for the program and converting these into deliverables for the project team / plant.
• 100% oversight for all local APQP 8Ds.
• Systemic failure lessons learned, read across and front loading in APQP.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement throughout APQP.
• Drive run@rate targets • Monitor program KPIs with program team (CFT) and initiate actions if needed.
• Lead audits on local programs and develop corrective actions with the cross functional teams (e.
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Pre-Gate / Pre-EOT audits, Gate Reviews, Launch Audits (VDA 63, WeAR)).
• Escalate program specific quality risks into the organization.
• Primary Quality contact for customers in all quality matters (e.
claims of prototype parts, PPAP timing, Run@Rate timing, action plan status etc.).
• Ensure the discipline in the program team (CFT) that all program deliverables of the (N)PDP / APQP process are available on time.
• Responsible for regular updates to the Program Manager / Advanced Quality Manager and / or the customer as to the project status.
Education, Skills, Knowledge Requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineer (Master’s degree will be valued).
• Knowledge of APQP processes • Experience of Six Sigma and Lean Green or Black Belt training.
• Understanding and practical knowledge of multiple mechanical measurement technics (CMM, round scan, contour graph, surface roughness m/c, plug/thread gauges).
• Experience of using tools such as 8-D, 7-Steps, 5 Whys, Quality Alerts to resolve quality issues.
• Proficiency in English • Knowledge of Germany (other languages will be valued)   Core Competencies • Costumer Focus • Decision Quality • Priority Setting • Drive for Results • Problem Solving • Interpersonal Savvy • Conflict Management Global Terms of Use and Privacy Statement Carefully read the BorgWarner Privacy Policy before using this website.
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