Role Statement:
- Supplier Quality Engineer (Solar), By integrating end-to-end management across product design, pre-production verification, supplier quality, customer quality, we achieve front-loading of quality risks, cost optimization, supply high-quality product to deliver an Extraordinary Customer Experience.
Job Description:
1. Full Lifecycle Quality Management
Lead coordinate quality initiatives across product design, raw material procurement, manufacturing, finished product inspection, post-sales service to ensure compliance with TE customer specifications.
2. Quality Management Planning & Execution
Develop implement detailed quality plans aligned withganizational quality strategies, including quality standards, inspection workflows, critical to quality control points (CTQ)
3. Quality Control & Inspection
Define product inspection criteria oversee material incoming inspection (IQC), in-process quality control (IPQC), final product quality assurance (FQA) activities.
4. Quality Data Analysis & CIP
Collect, consolidate, interpret quality metrics through statistical tools. Generate quality performance reports, identify root causes, drive corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
5. Design & Process Validation
Following APQP process fall NPI development migration projects to ensure that properly flowing critical to customer requirements -> DFMEA -> critical to quality characteristics -> PFMEA -> production quality control plan , quality improvement PPAP preparation.
6. Supplier Quality Management
Manage supplier quality performance via audits, scorecards, APQP processes. Drive supplier Improvement programs (SIP) fraw material quality enhancement.
7. Nonconformance Management
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) fquality incidents using 8D methodology. record cases, escalate by protocols, implement error-proofing solutions.
8. Customer quality management
Manage high level customer quality concerns with large corporations companies globally, review communicate technical information corrective actions, proactively implement improvement plans with the customer, engineering manufacturing sites within TE, preparing routine discussion with customers on quality related topics continue improvement plans
9. Cross-functional Collaboration
Serve as quality liaison between R&D, production, procurement teams. Maintain proactive communication with clients/suppliers on quality expectations issue resolution.
10. Continuous Improvement Leadership
Apply advanced quality tools (FMEA, MSA, SPC) to benchmark processes implement breakthrough improvements (e.g., Lean Six Sigma projects).
Key Qualifications, Experiences & Knowledge:
- B.S. degree (above) in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering equivalent practical experience.
- ≥5 years working experience in product design supplier quality in related function areas, working experience in Solar product, connector, Cable assembly, AUTO background is a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of supplier management, certified ISO9001/IATF16949 internal auditis preferred.
- Be familiar with injection/moulding/machining/Stamping plating process quality control points
- Data-driven decision-making ability (proficient in using analytical tools such as Minitab/JMP)
- Be familiar with quality management tools (such as Lean Six Sigma, Project management, FMEA, 8D, SPC, etc.)
- Technical knowledge: Understcommon design software (such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.), have a deep understanding of product design processes gating review.
- Communication skills: Excellent Chinese English writtenal expression skills, able to communicate collaborate effectively across functions.
- Analytical skills: Strong logical thinking data analysis skills, able to solve complex problems independently.
- Customerientation: Customer-oriented thinking (balance quality standards with delivery costs)
- Risk identification: Systematic risk prediction ability (establish early warning mechanisms through historical problems)
- Working Attitude: Focusing on details, have a strong sense of responsibility, have a good team spirit innovation awareness.
- regular travels (25%~50%)