Advanced Quality Engineering Specialist

INEOS Automotive - Grenadier - Built On Purpose

It’s a big task to launch a best-in-class 4x4 for those who depend on a vehicle as a working tool, and it’s our responsibility to do the best job possible. We’re building the Grenadier from the ground up, component by component. No corners cut and no easy options.

To make this vision a reality, we’ve assembled a team of world-class experts who are willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in. We need more doers that think big. More thinkers that dive in and do. More people that make things happen. We’re a diverse workforce of tenacious, straight-talking experts with engineering at our core. We’re growing our world-class team and looking for spirited innovators and disruptors - those who thrive on a gritty challenge and will work through adversity in the pursuit of success. We’re doing things differently.

If this sounds like you, let’s talk.

**Your role**:The Advanced Quality Engineering Specialist will ensure the required module quality along the complete Life Cycle of a product. The job holder will be responsible to reach the defined maturity level for the milestones within the project for the module. The advanced quality engineer leads cross-functional team regarding failure elimination process including deviations for prototypes in case of quality deviations and parts complaints.

**Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)**:

- Define and manage Quality requirements on module level
- Manage aligned maturity level of the module, ensure the agreed project milestones
- Definition of product standards on module team level
- Assess, align and create and follow up Quality Deviations
- Support and ensure Quality related KPIs (e.g. supplier nominations, Engineering releases,)
- Manage gap and flush activities in the module team
- Ensure definition and documentation of special characteristics according to Automotive standards
- Driver to reach of warranty target on module level
- In case of maturity deviations escalate and define countermeasures in collaboration with the project partners in Engineering and SQE on module an module level
- Drive failure elimination process in prototype phase on module level
- Escalation if quality milestones/targets are not met on module level
- Evaluation of Quality risks out of the Design FMEA and ensure action plan, therefore participate in D-FMEA Workshops
- Creation of gauges concepts in collaboration with engineering and measuring technology on module level
- Creating internal quality sample as master sample, describing internal quality standard in collaboration with manufacturing quality
- Support of product review preparation and product review release for Q-relevant topics on module level
- Tracking of project quality targets, in case of deviations implement necessary corrective actions in the respective areas on module level
- Execution of lessons learned for new projects on module level

**Requirements**:
**What we are looking for**:

- Technical degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
- 2-5 years experiences in the area of Advanced Quality Planning (APQP) and/or Maturity Management (VDA) in a specific module team at an OEM or a Tier-1-supplier
- 2-5 years experiences with Q-methods (FMEA, SPC, PPAP, 8D,...)
- 2-5 years experiences in product and process standards
- Good knowledge of product liability law
- Good knowledge of functional safety
- Good knowledge of special characteristics
- Very good knowledge of norms and customer requirements
- Excellent English skills
- Assertiveness, diplomacy, moderation skillCustomer focused
- Good analytical thinking
- Teamplayer and very good communications skills
- Good MS-Office/ excellent-Excel skills
- Willingness to travel for business trips