Qlty & Reliability Engineer

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Quality & Reliability Engineer to join the Advanced Quality Engineering (AQE) team located at the Evreux Manufacturing facility France. This is an opportunity to join a new team of highly motivated and experienced quality professionals who are passionate about ensuring the future growth of the business and emphasize TE’s core values of integrity, innovation, accountability, and teamwork.

In this challenging and rewarding position the (AQE) function supports New Product / Process development and successful launch into operations, through the implementation of APQP to meet customer ramp-up schedules and by ensuring customer product requirements are met. You will be responsible for reviewing, completing, analyzing, and reporting on deliverables aligned to APQP.

**Primary responsibilities**:

- Support quality function and deliverables across multiple project teams located in multiple regions
- Evaluation of customer quality requirements
- Interface with customers, internal manufacturing sites and suppliers as required to address and resolve issues as they arise. Some travel will be required between TE sites, suppliers, and customers
- Coordination with other core project functions by providing input for project analysis, feasibility studies, design reviews, as well providing quality APQP deliverables according to Lean PD process
- Facilitate and lead Project Design Reviews to ensure LEANPD Development Execution.
- Complete project audit of all key deliverables at each gate process and final G6 sign off
- Lead and direct Product and Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians in the resolution of issues
- Working with suppliers to provide digital documentation in the form of a digital PPAP
- Read engineering drawings interpreting geometric tolerancing and develop the corresponding quality inspection plans (QIP) for components and assemblies
- Ensure all critical characteristics are identified on drawings and flow through all quality control documentation
- Assess project specific gaging requirements and work with relevant suppliers to have gages designed, built, and calibrated
- Read and interpret quality specifications and requirements
- Manipulate statistical data using programs such as Minitab or JMP
- Execution of failure analysis (Ishikawa, 5 Why, 8D)
- Analysis of quality and process data (ppm, scrap, Pareto, CPK, COPQ etc.)
- Capability to facilitate and lead Cross Functional Teams in design and process FMEA’s
- Continual updating of FMEA’s and preparation of Control Plan(CP) and Quality Inspection Plan (QIP’s) in case of quality issues, tool and processes transfers and New Process Introduction.
- Evaluation of quality related deviations during the APQP process, including escalation, definition, implementation, and execution of corrective actions.
- Moderation of FMEA development to achieve implementation of both customer and TE requirements and standards through the evaluation of product and process related risks
- Manage safe launch process for relevant projects
- Support on time delivery of customer required documentation according to both customer and TE standards
- Support development and implementation both general and quality related standards, procedures inside the TE organisation and training of these requirements.
- Support roll-out and execution of standard tools: APIS, Q-DAS, QIP, FAI PPAP & Lessons Learned Data
- Support the continuous improvement within the AD&M AQE department including standardisation, system introduction, digitization, and organisation training.
- Lead, manage, and motivate employees engaged in quality activities
- Develop and manage internal and external quality performance data
- Use data driven decisions for continuous improvement
- Prepare and report out on NPI quality metrics to local site and corporate staff
- Learn and lead the incorporation of the AS9145 PPAP process into the ADM NPI process.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing
- At least 3 years’ experience in Quality, Industrial, Manufacturing, Design Engineering or New Product Development Engineering
- Strong working knowledge of FMEA, Value Stream Mapping, Process Flow, Control Plan, MSA, Gage R&R, GD&T, FAI & PPAP
- Expert in problem solving tools such as 8D, PPSR, 5 why, Kepner Trego, Pareto Principles and data analysis, Six Sigma Black Belt or Equivalent is a plus
- Ability to prioritize issues, analyze situations and implement effective corrective actions
- Ability to respond to changes in the work environment
- Systematic and goal-oriented and independent working manner
- LDFSS Green Belt Certification
- Demonstrated expertise in quality concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience in problem resolution using six sigma and conventional quality engineering tools and methods
- Demonstrated experience and success in leading teams in problem resolution
- Ability to plan, establish