Function Quality Manager - Wiring

 

MAIN MISSION:

• Proactively drive and consolidate EE Quality activities, contributing significantly to issue prevention and resolution while ensuring robust and successful vehicle launches.
• Continuously improve Quality Standards and Design Quality processes, ensuring effective implementation and adherence across projects
• Continuously enhance Detection Plans and challenge validation strategies and test methodologies, ensuring early defect detection and robust risk mitigation across projects.
  

 

MAIN ACTIVITIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct proactive analysis of customer claims to identify trends and prevent recurrence.
• Perform in-depth technical investigations based on facts and data, fostering a rigorous problem-solving approach.
• Drive the implementation of the most effective and efficient technical solutions while optimizing repair costs and cycle time.
• Ensure the robustness and timely execution of action plans, preventing deviations.
• Perform comprehensive risk assessments and manage deviations through appropriate mitigation actions.
• Capitalize on Lessons Learned and Best Practices by defining, improving, and deploying them across projects.
• Establish and maintain robust validation standards and methodologies.
• Assess and continuously improve Quality processes, including DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, and Risk Management.
• Lead technical reviews and govern the execution results delivered by Technical Centers. Conduct plant audits and Gemba walks across manufacturing plants and drive continuous improvement

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• A minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Electrical automotive background with strong knowledge of wire harness (design, industrialization, manufacturing)
• Problem solving and issue management skills

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Experience with a wiring harness supplier is a plus: SEWS, APTIV, YAZAKI, LEONI
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office package
• Project management skills
• Good communication / presentation
• AI skills