What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Quality Engineer position at Dana?
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Represent quality in APQP/Change Management for new/changed products. Complete all assignments including APQP quality deliverables.
- Define dimensional control methods and early production containment.
- Create gage specifications, quote, release, and approve for use.
- Define, document and implement gage use instructions, calibrations, mastering, PM requirements and required spares.
- Perform measurement system analysis on existing and new gages, formulate actions addressing deficiencies.
- Generate Process Control Plans derived from Process Flow Diagrams and PFMEA’s to ensure product compliance to specifications.
- Create Control Plan driven process evaluations and recording documents for use in manufacturing and testing.
- Define, plan, direct, analyze and report statistical analysis and capability of product/process features.
- Define, plan, direct the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) on new or changed products.
- Interact with customers on product development, identification of special characteristics, APQP and launch activities.
- Provide assistance to the plant on problem solving and corrective actions.
- Support and establish error proofing methods and verification.
- Provide training in quality methods.
- Deviation tracking and elimination
- Customer/Supplier concern resolution
- Supervise and Direct Quality Auditors
- MRB support and elimination
- Document Control
- Ensure the effective containment of nonconforming product
- Other related assignments or projects as directed by management
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in Quality or Engineering related function.
- 7 years of plant floor quality in a manufacturing environment.
- Ford Systems and product knowlege is preferred
- Knowledge of IATF-16949 and familiarity with DQLP/MBNQA criteria.
- A.S.Q. Certified Quality Engineer preferred
- Audit experience
- Experience with FMEA, Process Control Plans, DOE and process improvements.
- Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Ability and willingness to travel as necessary to supplier and customer sites.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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