Sr. Mgr Advanced Qlty Engineering - NPI/NPD

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

Job Overview

The Advanced Quality Engineering (AQE) Leader (Sr. Manager) is responsible for deploying the overall global new product introduction program for a Strategic Product Line Portfolio within the Digital Data Networks (DDN) business unit within TE.  This role drives Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) from start of a new program through successful Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Safe Launch Containment and Engineering Change Notices.

Key responsibilities include partnering with functional counterparts in Product Development Engineering (PDE), Manufacturing Process Development Engineering (MPDE), Project Management, 
Factory/Production Quality Engineering (PQE) and Reliability & Testing Engineering (R&T) to execute 
advanced quality activities for new product development and introduction, support customer interface and miscellaneous projects as assigned.  The AQE role requires an extremely strong understanding of
the product design, the associated manufacturing processes and equipment, the customer’s end 
application, and the risks associated with design (DFMEA) and processes (PFMEA).The role of the AQE is to work with a cross functional team to implement a new parts, product, or process with a “turnkey” sustainable quality process at product launch for the factory to agree to and take ownership of executing the quality agenda.  This position will report directly to the Sr. Director of Global Quality for DDN.
The AQE’s reporting to the AQE Leader will facilitate the AQP tools, manage and mitigate project risk, manage customer initial requirements, and audit NPI projects. 

Job Requirements

• Bachelor/ Master’s degree in technical discipline (Electrical Engineering, Electronics,
  Mechatronics)
• 10+ years of Experience in Quality, Advanced Quality Engineering, and working in global organizations.
• Experience leading global teams and managing individuals in managerial-level positions.
• Strong NPD/NPI background.
• Experience managing engineering teams in cross-functional, multi-site global organizations to drive effectiveness across geographical boundaries and deliver projects with multiple 
  dependencies and constraints.
• Experience in the use of Lean, Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DfMA), Kaizen, 8D and other advanced statistical methods 
  including Design of Experiments (DoE), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Process Capability (CpK) analysis techniques.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of departmental, company, and corporate  procedures and systems, i.e. ISO9000, ISO9001, IATF16949, ISO14001, VDA, PPAP, DFMEAs, PFMEAs, APQP Gate Reviews, GD&T.

High Desirable:

• DFSS Blackbelt or DFSS Green Belt Certified
• Standards Knowledge - EIA-364 1000B, TIA 942, IPC Standards for Interconnecting and Packaging
• Electronic Assemblies, UL Standards for Data Center Component Level Certifications (i.e. UL 1977, UL 444, UL 817, UL 2416).
• Knowledge in data center architecture, connectors, wire harnesses, busbars, high speed connectivity products, high voltage, electronics, measurement & signal processing.

Location: México.

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Travel: Willing to travel 30-40%

What your background should look like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with 12 or more years of experience; or Masters with 10 or more years of experience; or PhD level with 6 or more years of experience; or local equivalent

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)