The Role
The Supplier Quality Dimensional Engineer for GM Defense is responsible for ensuring the quality of components and systems supplied from design to production. This role involves proactive engagement with suppliers to prevent quality issues and drive continuous improvement through Dimensional Engineering, Issue Resolution, and PPAP.
What You'll Do
* Lead and participate in APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) processes and methods for new and revised components, ensuring robust quality plans are in place for fixtures, gages, and measurement technique.
* Drive cross-functional team leadership, collaborating with engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve quality concerns and implement preventative measures.
* Utilize Statistical Quality Control methods to assess measurement systems, such as gage repeatability and reproducibility, and monitor process stability for critical characteristics of components. Coordinate deviations with engineering when necessary.
* Collect dimensional data of components and vehicles to root cause dimensional issues in components and assess vehicle quality in launch.
* Utilize Polyworks and scanning equipment to assess tooling and components against GD&T requirements.
* Manage supplier corrective actions, driving root cause analysis and effective implementation of permanent solutions.
* Communicate quality performance, risks, and improvement initiatives to internal stakeholders and leadership.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
* Bachelor's degree in engineering, similar technical field, or relevant experience in quality or dimensional role.
* 2+ years of Engineering experience.
* Eligible to obtain Secret U.S. Security Clearance after hire.
* Experience in Polyworks software and operation of scanning equipment.
* Understanding and application of statistical process control methodologies for dimensional evaluation to GD&T.
* Background in Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Engineering, or Dimensional Engineering.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to travel to supplier sites as required.
This position requires eligibility to access classified information at the Secret U.S. Security Clearance level for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. The successful candidate must have eligibility to access classified information at that level.
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