Director Ppap Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

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• Support Magna Electronics divisions working with its external supplier's delivery of quality parts and non-conformity problem solving.
• Responsible to ensure the Quality in the supply chain for the assigned component, commodity, project, or product line; from the APQP phase thru Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for release to serial production.
• As Senior Engineer, works as extension of the Quality Director, spearheading programs and projects within Supplier Quality and across Magna Electronics.

APQP/PPAP:

• Leads APQP/PPAP activities for awarded supplier components across global divisions during the launch
• phase of new products.
• Ensures completion of APQP/PPAP activities in terms of timing and quality, ensures all activities required
• are brought to closure.
• Perform audits according to VDA6.3 in accordance with the applicable maturity level.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert for PPAP, supplier audit, problem resolution. Mentoring internal and external
• colleagues.
• Drive suppliers to reach Zero Defects, as well, support all Magna Electronic divisions with post serial
• launch non-conformity problem solving.
• Ensures that suppliers' practices and procedures are consistent with the Magna Electronics supplier
• requirements.
• Maintains responsibility for coordinating, reporting, and evaluating supplier process audits, as well, Go,
• See & Fix Activities as needed at supplier and/or sub-tier outsourced (for example assembly and test
• (OSAT).
• SQE shall support to strategize and manage the commodity supply base with direct assistance to the
• Supplier Development team, help support serial launch monitoring, serial production, change
• management, through end of product life. Ensure the remaining APQP activities (SOP + 90 days) are
• brought to closure.
• Implement KPI year-or-year total Supplier Complaints (SC) and 0km targets as defined by Magna
• executive policy deployment. Negotiate and secure respective supplier annual SC reduction targets.
• Analyze QPF (supplier non-conformance tracker) data and provide detailed and consolidated rating-
• input-data on plant and supplier level.
• Take the lead to systemically improve the affecting areas; SC reduction, SQP (APQP/PPAP) for post serial
• supplier changes, and support responsiveness ratings with responsible suppliers.
• Understand differences in local plant supplier rating results.
• Coordinate cross-plant activities in case of quality problems, using Q-Matrix (ensure supplier spills are
• managed across all plants if applicable).
• Be involved in Escalation Model according to Magna Electronics Policy.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. Collaboration Activities Actively involved in new potential supplier selection and supplier onboarding process. Actively work cross functionally to identify and eliminate component-based risk during the program development process. Activity work with Purchasing for supplier response and improvement times based on wide range of opportunities for improvement.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Industrial or equivalent).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Automotive Industry in Quality, Supplier Quality, Supplier
• Development, Process, or similar area.
• Considered subject matter expert in quality tools common in the automotive industry (APQP, PPAP,
• MSA, SPC, Ppk/Cpk , FMEA, 8D, etc.)
• Knowledgeable in key industry standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001, Special Process
• Assessments, CQI-XX (E.g. CQI, 9, 12, 23, 27) and Geometrical Product Specification Standards and
• Verifications (e.g. ISO 8015, 1101, 17450, 22432, 14253).
• Excellent technical knowledge of the product/process technologies for which he/she is responsible.
• VDA 6.3 Process Auditor Certification

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Good knowledge of applying standards, drawings, and specifications
• Competent in teamwork including collaborating with cross-functional/global teams.
• Target oriented and disciplined.
• Strong technical, engineering and communication skills in a global automotive environment.
• Good communication level in English.
• Orderly, capable of multi-tasking, take responsibility and ownership.
• Good computing skills (MS Office, Minitab, SharePoint, etc.)

Behavioral competencies

• Think Big - Empowering each to act with confidence.
• Take Responsibility - Taking accountability for ourselves and others in our actions and commitments.
• Never Settle - Constantly innovating, improving and asking the right questions.
• Be Collaborative - We do our best when we do it together, with respect and humility.

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