Littelfuse is one of America's Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensorsswitches to fuses and morewe produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.
Reporting to the Manager of Quality Assurance, you as an NPD Quality Engineer, will be responsible to support to the Littelfuse New Product Development process to yield successful product launches. Working with Development Teams to ensure effective design and transfer of products to manufacturing. Performs Quality Assurance activities intended to ensure effective product quality processes are in place and executed throughout lifecycle of product. Show leadership in driving program/projects and innovative approaches and solutions to problems.
About the Job- Provide direction and oversight of all NPD Quality activities for assigned projects.- Review and provide input for design verification and validation protocols and reports to ensure compliance to customer, product, and/or regulatory requirements and standards.- Provide input to design and manufacturing documentation including material specifications, drawings, inspection procedures, and/or manufacturing procedures to yield a successful and sustainable product launch.- Supports supplier selection process to implement appropriate supplier quality controls during the development process.- Lead activities to ensure the "line readiness" activities are completed as required by customers including all relevant Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) documentation.- Contributes to root cause investigations using various problem-solving techniques and tools and assesses effectiveness of corrective actions.- Provides support in quality improvement opportunities as appropriate to legacy products, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.- Contributes to root cause investigations using various problem-solving techniques and tools and assesses effectiveness of corrective actions.- Lead effort and ensure completion of Risk Management activities for new and/or modified products and processes authoring risk management plans and reports, facilitating risk assessment activities.- Work with Program Management to integrate quality by design concepts into the design and development policies and procedures.-
- Provide post release input from the quality system (non-conforming material reports, yield, rework) or external sources (customer complaints), for post release design and development activities.- Location: Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
About you:
- Bachelor's degree in science or engineering.- 1 - 2 years Quality Assurance and/or design and development experience. Experience working in an ISO9001 and, preferably, IATF16949 environment.- Experience and sound knowledge of Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) modules, including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).- Ability to read drawings and schematics, basic knowledge of GD&T.- Ability to generate internal quality documentation such as quality plans, standard operating procedures and inspection procedures.- Ability to work individually as well as collaboratively with a team.- Experienced in writing Validation and Verification Protocols and Reports.- Strong written, collaboration, communication skills.
Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values - Customer Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven - supports us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers' products and systems.
We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference - everywhere, every day.
We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including Medical Insurance, Grocery Bonus, Life Insurance, Dental Care plan as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.
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