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Wabtec Corporation · 6 hours ago

Project Quality Engineer

Duncan, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$67K/yr - $96K/yr

4+ years exp

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment and solutions for the freight and transit rail sectors. They are seeking a Project Quality Engineer responsible for leading quality activities in projects, ensuring quality deliverables are met, and acting as the customer quality interface.

Railroad Manufacture

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leading Project Quality activities in the project according to APQP Process

Ensuring that quality deliverable and performance targets are achieved in the project

Set Project Quality Targets aligned with Product Line and Customer requirements

Manage and share associated KPIs with all Project Core Team members and PL Quality Management (PPR)

Lead and Manage the Customer issues in the project, according to Wabtec rules and tools

Act as Customer Quality Interface (Internal / ext customers) for assigned Projects

Issue LLC related to safety/hot issue NCR during project execution, and project quality REX for every new project

Lead project Quality activity inside the Project management team :

Represent the project in the Quality network and Quality network inside the project

Being Quality interface for Quality CbC during project tender phase

Support PM team to set up the project gates inside PMT tool (APQP)

Perform all quality tasks as defined in APQP model. Ensure Project Quality deliverable and quality performances are achieved

APQP : attend the gate review , and communicate on regular basis about the Quality Performance of the project (KPIs)

APQP : Has the authority to stop and release the execution of any process/product within the Project

Lead internal-FAI to prepare the Customer-FAI, assure follow up of open points until full FAI GO

Ensure that Critical Characteristic Management Process is respected and applied at project level

Ensure that control plan is applied and respected in serial production phase . Ensure the updates in case of REX

Ensure that project/product/process modification are fully validated , and customer is informed if needed

Has the authority to reject any project/product/process modification if impacting the project quality performances

Ensure configuration management is respected according Standard

Ensure that Return of Experience and product validation steps are available on the project part list (with support of product Q Engineers team)

QRQC & NCR Management :

Lead Root cause Analysis according to standard methodology with CoC, Ops, Purchasing and all other needed experts

Manage the customer issues until the full closure and ensure the formalization/sharing of the associated REX (LLC) within the project (Design/Process review) and within the PL (for Hot / Safety Issues)

Collaborate to Reliability Growth performance follow-up (NCr management)

Ensure the regular communication to customer and management level (PL QRQC) during the overall claim resolution period

Customer Quality Interface :

Ensure Interface with Customer and involved Siscos / Manufacturing sites for all quality related matters (Project deliverables, NCR, etc.)

Lead and prepare Customer Quality Visits, Audits and meetings (FAI, Project audit, etc.)

When applicable submit and obtain Customer approval for any concession; Follow-up until concession closure

Manage Customer Issues and Communicate regularly about the progress status

Qualification

Quality AssuranceAPQP ProcessLean Six SigmaMinitabManufacturing assembly processesCorrective action activitiesProject coordinationCertified Internal AuditorFluent EnglishCross-functional teamworkEffective problem-solving