Supplier APQP Engineer H/M

Job description

In coordination with Supplier Performance, Quality and Development leadership, assesses supplier Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) maturity and product/process industrialization readiness for new products, transfers, significant changes and production ramp-up. Interfaces with SPQM, Sourcing and Commodity teams during new supplier introduction and with Supplier Development to ensure suppliers achieve Safran standards.

The role is preventive and project-focused

it provides technical assessment and assurance of APQP maturity and product/process readiness.

• Assess supplier APQP activities in accordance with AS9145 and Safran requirements for new products, supplier transfers, significant design/process changes and production ramp-up.
• Evaluate and monitor APQP timing plans, deliverables, milestones and maturity gates with assigned suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Assess supplier industrial and manufacturing readiness and identify product, process, quality, capacity and industrialization risks early in the product lifecycle.
• Assess supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) execution and verify required deliverables are complete and approved in accordance with program requirements.
• Review and challenge supplier Process Flow Diagrams, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEA), Control Plans, inspection plans and associated manufacturing documentation.
• Ensure Key Characteristics and Critical-to-Quality requirements are appropriately flowed down and controlled within supplier manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Evaluate supplier process capability and manufacturing process controls using applicable statistical methods, including Cp/Cpk, Pp/Ppk, SPC, Measurement System Analysis and Gage R&R.
• Assess First Article Inspection readiness and verify applicable deliverables in accordance with AS9102 and Safran requirements.
• Assess product/program-specific capacity and rate readiness as an APQP deliverable, including tooling, equipment, cycle time, staffing and demonstrated run-at-rate capability; escalate systemic supplier capability gaps to Supplier Development.
• Partner with Engineering, supply chain industrialization and suppliers during product industrialization to identify manufacturability and producibility risks and support Design for Manufacturing/Assembly reviews when applicable.
• Interface with Supplier Quality, Supplier Performance, Supplier Development, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain and Program teams to communicate APQP assessment results, identified gaps and readiness risks.
• Conduct supplier on-site APQP, industrial readiness and production readiness reviews as required.
• Assess readiness for transition from APQP/NPI into serial production and identify supplier risks, controls and open actions requiring handoff to Supplier Quality and Supplier Performance management.
• Capture lessons learned from launch and industrialization issues and provide input to future APQP planning; identify serial-production issues requiring corrective action by SQE or systemic capability improvement by Supplier Development.
• Adheres to safe work practices and contributes to the evolution of health, safety, and environmental program and culture;

Other duties may be assigned Education

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical field.

Experience

Minimum 6 years' experience in Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrialization, APQP and/or related Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Skills

• Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Automotive or other highly regulated manufacturing industry desired.
• Working knowledge of APQP and PPAP methodologies – Advanced.
• Knowledge of AS9145, AS9100 and AS9102 requirements – Advanced.
• Technical awareness of manufacturing and industrialization processes – Advanced.
• Knowledge of Quality tools including Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Gage R&R, 8D, 5W and Ishikawa – Advanced.
• Understanding of process capability and statistical methods including Cp/Cpk and Pp/Ppk
• Experience with supplier capacity analysis, production readiness and rate readiness assessments
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical requirements
• Project Management skills
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.
• Problem solving skills - ability to analyze product and process risk and determine if driven by design, supplier capability, manufacturing process or other factors in a timely fashion
• Strong communication skills at all levels (written and verbal).
• Microsoft Office (Excel, PBI, MS Word, PowerPoint)
• ERP Systems – Basic.
• Ability to work in autonomous environment.
• High level of self motivation and job planning in order to achieve goals and meet deadlines.
• Strong customer focus.
• Leadership through influence and effective conflict resolution.
• Required fluency in English;