Sr. Project Engineer - Quality Engineer

Job Overview

AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc. is looking for a motivated engineer to join our team as a Sr. Project Engineer - Quality Engineer. This role will provide technical, program, and account management expertise to cross-functional business development and engineering program team execution activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive quality plans to assure program quality objectives and customer requirements are satisfied and train affected personnel on quality plan elements
• Support International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 compliance within assigned sites
• Participate in the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process with the objective of developing and maintaining program specific control plans and related documentation
• Assist in the assessment and selection process of suppliers, including resolving supplier quality issues when necessary
• Support as necessary incoming, in-process, and End of Line (EOL) inspection and testing, including equipment calibration or verification
• Track and resolve quality issues with customers and suppliers
• Approve and submit first article Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) in support of program requirements for suppliers and customers
• Perform problem solving and continual improvement activities where process or product quality is deficient
• Perform written and verbal reporting and communication, present quality presentations as required and participate in internal and external meetings.
• Support reporting Quality of Service (QOS) metrics for assigned operating group and programs

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant manufacturing or technical field
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance
• 5 years of related quality experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience in APQP process preparation of PPAP documentation including submission to customer and a thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, related specifications and requirements and communicate them to the cross-function team
• Working knowledge of a quality management system its implementation and associated documentation requirements with the ability to plan, control and assure quality processes and product in accordance with quality plan and customer requirement
• Understanding of the audit process including planning, preparation, execution, reporting results and follow-up
• Ability to interact professionally on a technical level with all company functional groups, suppliers, customers, and demonstration of strong PC skills
• American Society of Quality (ASQ) certification
• Knowledge of vehicle conversion and upfit of vehicles
• Knowledge of manufacturing engineering skills

Physical Requirements

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for sustained periods
• Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time

• Visual Requirement: Enough to read PC screens
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces
• Climbing stairs: Ascending or descending stairs to gain access to a building or to move from one floor to another
• Light Carrying: Physically transporting items weighing less than 15 pounds from one location to another
• Moderate Carrying: Items weighing 15 to 45 pounds
• Light Lifting: Raising objects under 15 pounds from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from one position to another
• Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time
• Hearing Requirements: Must be able to detect specific noises, proper equipment operation, and understand what clients are saying in normal conversations

Mental Requirements

• Comprehension
• Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information
• Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine, information
• Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions
• Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• Organization
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology
• Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short-term basis
• Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules of others on short-term basis

• Reasoning and Decision Making
• Ability to apply common sense in performing job
• Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit
• Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit
• Communication
• Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines
• Ability to complete routine forms, use existing form letters and/or conduct routine oral communication

• Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information
• Ability to communicate with individuals utilizing a telephone; requires ability to hear and speak effectively on phone
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately, loudly, and quickly
• Ability to make informal presentations, inside and/or outside the organization. Speaking before groups
• Ability to compose materials such as detailed reports, work-related manuals, publications of limited scope or impact, etc. and/or to make presentations outside the immediate work area
• Mathematics
• Ability to count accurately
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy
• Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes
• Ability to compute, analyze and interpret complex statistical data and/or to develop forecasts and computer models

Benefits

AVL provides a competitive compensation and benefits package to all direct hires.  Specific benefit details and offer packages will be communicated during the interview and/or offer stage.