Roles and Responsibilities:

• Thoroughly understand manufacturing capabilities and evaluate NPI

• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to establish the production processes and test methods necessary for a given project

• Actively participate in manufacturing project core teams representing the Central Quality organization

• Coordinate the readiness for production on all NPI and model year projects

• Ensure product performance through participation in D/PFMEA risk assessment and implementation of effective process controls.

• Key Product & Process Characteristics – KCC – control plan – work instructions: support KCC definition, control plans, and quality relevant aspects in work instructions, in collaboration with assembly quality engineers

• Report general process capabilities for most parts and gather/report statistical process capabilities for critical and trouble parts relating to NPI

• Manage the stabilization of NPI transitions: evaluate in-process quality data and drive corrective action as required to maximize product manufacturability and mitigate business risks.

• Be the primary point of contact for NPI quality issues, for field follow reported issues, and for in-process issues representing the central quality team

• Stay abreast of new technologies to provide input to design to drive improvement in cost and quality.

• Support Prototype Builds: Hold a substantial role in all builds as a leader, liaison, and team member

• Process Verification: team member

• Manufacturing OK to Produce Criteria: responsible for the definition, verification, initiation of countermeasures if required, tracking of measure implementation, escalation if required

• Manufacturing Cost Summary: responsible for quality relevant aspects

• Be an active member of the AMPIP team and meet all project deliverables

• Manage all product audits and drive for change based on audit results

• Push for the highest quality standards at all phases of a project

• Troubleshooting and problem solving of issues that arise throughout a project
   

Qualifications

• Must possess one of the following to apply:

  • Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field

  • 5 years experience in manufacturing or quality preferably experience in NPI

• Ability to read and understand drawings/blueprints, and understand how to apply GD&T

• Must be knowledgeable of computer systems and proficient in pertinent software.  Able to easily learn systems as they evolve.  Examples include but not limited to:

  • SAP

  • MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Project, Powerpoint

• Experience/knowledge in NPI

• Experience with virtual builds, simulation, product validation, and agriculture background is a plus

• Familiar in concepts of tooling design

• Familiar with quality metrics and quality systems
   
   

Required Skills

• General leadership capabilities and ability to influence without authority

• Self-motivator and willing to think outside the box

• Positive attitude

• Familiar with product engineering systems

• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and written