Supplier Quality Engineers
American Axle
Detroit , MI
Full-time
Engineering
Posted on June 5, 2022
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. has openings for Supplier Quality Engineers at its facility in Detroit, Michigan.
Job duties include:
- Working on commercial activities with suppliers including selection, analyzing sourcing recommendations and documentation, conducting risk assessments, and quality system compliance.
- Conducting supplier quality system assessments based on ISO-9001 and IATF16949 standards which includes technical analysis of supplier reviews to ensure their capability in handling fastener, wire, iron and aluminum castings, stampings, powder metal and forging commodities, and machining, inspection and heat treatment processes.
- Executing program launches and leading supplier APQP process which includes design reviews, control plans reviews, PFMEA, process flows, SPC, run at rate, MSA, and PPAP.
- Resolving external and internal supplier quality and material supply issues by working with a Cross Functional Team (CFT), executing problem solving based in CQI-14 Automotive Warranty Management, CQI-20 Effective Problem Solving, and including root cause analysis through corrective actions.
- Working in Value Analysis, Value Engineering (VAVE) for the fastener commodity CFT, assisting suppliers to interface with AAM Engineering to implement ideas that eliminate waste and create value, based on Lean and Six Sigma procedures.
- Working with suppliers to develop plans and metrics to monitor performance and continuously improve quality and process.
- Travel to North American suppliers at least 50% of the time.
Position requires: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or foreign equivalent education, and 2 years of experience working in the Quality field. 2 years of experience is required in each of the following:
- Working in automotive Tier 1 supplier/OEM environment.
- Working with manufacturing processes, production procedures, value engineering, lean and Six Sigma procedures.
- Leading quality activities for fasteners, powder metal, wire forms, iron and aluminum castings, stampings, machining, inspection, and heat treatment procedures.
- Conducting global quality standards audits using ISO-9001 and IATF16949 and supplier quality system and risk assessments.
- Executing critical process audits including CQI-14 Automotive Warranty Management , CQI-20 Effective Problem Solving using APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, and MSA.
- Conducting supplier Tech Reviews and Agree/Disagree matrix for strategic sourcing.
Experience may be obtained concurrently.
Applicants should apply online at www.aam.com/careers and reference job ID# JREQ-195898.