**Overall responsibilities and duties**:The Program Quality Leader represents the Customer Voice within the company and ensures the interface with the customer and internally with the others functions on quality matters.
**The main missions of the role are**:- Identify the initial Program Quality objectives, built-up the quality management plan and ensure a regular follow-up- Achieve the Quality objectives - including Safety & Regulation, Environmental - such as the PPM Scrap,including Perceived quality and cascade them to the internal and external suppliers- Monitor the objectives achievement through a risk assessment follow up based on FMEA (Failure mode and Effects Analysis), Special characteristics, capabilities, Tolerance stacks, PPM, etc- Have the authority to stop any process or product delivery in case of serious non conformance.- Approve the "Design Validation Plan" and "Production Validation Test" established by Engineering and ensure its completion according to the program milestones.- Lead the development and production process for measurement, checking and testing fixtures and gauges.- Define the control plans- Be responsible for conformity, perceived quality and traceability of any parts delivered to the customer all along the development phases.- Prepare and compile the PPA (Production Part Approval) files, and supports the Plant Quality Engineer for the submission of the initial samples, including process validation audit.- Lead the relation with Customer Program Quality***:**Qualifications**:Minimum education level: Master's degree in engineering or appliable work experience.
**Experience**:- 3-5 years of proven experience in the Automotive industry- Intimate knowledge of design and production methods of both seats complete (JIT) and frame production**Skills & Competencies**:- In-depth knowledge of quality engineering techniques