Job Title: Advanced Quality Engineer
Location: Buckingham
Pay Range: Competitive
Contract Type: Perm
A leading automotive manufacturer supplying high‑end lighting systems to luxury and supercar brands is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer to join its NPI Quality team. This role plays a key part in ensuring flawless new product introduction, driving APQP activity, and delivering robust BEON/PPAP submissions across multiple customer programmes.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing significant investment and transformation, offering the chance to influence quality performance at every stage of the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and control all APQP documentation through to PPAP approval for new programme launches.
- Execute PPAP submissions for customer‑driven and internal engineering changes.
- Interpret and apply customer‑specific PPAP requirements.
- Oversee quality‑related gateway tasks and ensure compliance with latest customer standards.
- Act as the internal customer for BEON/PPAP deliverables.
- Support Run at Rate and 2DP activities to ensure safe and stable product launch.
- Participate in gauge design reviews and acceptance processes.
- Provide statistical analysis support during product maturation phases.
- Produce monthly PPAP/BEON status reports for management.
- Support D/PFMEA and DFM reviews.
- Escalate risks and delays affecting BEON/PPAP submission targets.
- Conduct root cause analysis and drive effective problem resolution.
- Support Supplier Quality in cascading customer‑specific requirements.
- Act as point of contact for customer project quality concerns and milestone reviews.
- Contribute to lessons‑learned workshops across the product range.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Strong experience within medium‑volume manufacturing, ideally automotive.
- Deep knowledge of automotive quality tools and APQP methodology.
- Demonstrable problem‑solving capability (8D, PPS, advanced methods).
- Solid understanding of IMDS.
- Experience working directly with customers and suppliers.
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Strong organisational and follow‑up abilities.
- Competent in team building, planning and decision‑making.
- IATF 16949 auditing experience essential (VDA desirable).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and Minitab.
- Commercially aware with the ability to influence at all levels.
What we can offer
- Competitive Salary
- 25 Days + Bank Holiday
- Pension 5% employee contribution with 4% employer contribution
- Retail discount scheme
Job Title: Advanced Quality Engineer
Location: Buckingham
Pay Range: Competitive
Contract Type: Perm
A leading automotive manufacturer supplying high‑end lighting systems to luxury and supercar brands is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer to join its NPI Quality team. This role plays a key part in ensuring flawless new product introduction, driving APQP activity, and delivering robust BEON/PPAP submissions across multiple customer programmes.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing significant investment and transformation, offering the chance to influence quality performance at every stage of the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and control all APQP documentation through to PPAP approval for new programme launches.
- Execute PPAP submissions for customer‑driven and internal engineering changes.
- Interpret and apply customer‑specific PPAP requirements.
- Oversee quality‑related gateway tasks and ensure compliance with latest customer standards.
- Act as the internal customer for BEON/PPAP deliverables.
- Support Run at Rate and 2DP activities to ensure safe and stable product launch.
- Participate in gauge design reviews and acceptance processes.
- Provide statistical analysis support during product maturation phases.
- Produce monthly PPAP/BEON status reports for management.
- Support D/PFMEA and DFM reviews.
- Escalate risks and delays affecting BEON/PPAP submission targets.
- Conduct root cause analysis and drive effective problem resolution.
- Support Supplier Quality in cascading customer‑specific requirements.
- Act as point of contact for customer project quality concerns and milestone reviews.
- Contribute to lessons‑learned workshops across the product range.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Strong experience within medium‑volume manufacturing, ideally automotive.
- Deep knowledge of automotive quality tools and APQP methodology.
- Demonstrable problem‑solving capability (8D, PPS, advanced methods).
- Solid understanding of IMDS.
- Experience working directly with customers and suppliers.
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Strong organisational and follow‑up abilities.
- Competent in team building, planning and decision‑making.
- IATF 16949 auditing experience essential (VDA desirable).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and Minitab.
- Commercially aware with the ability to influence at all levels.
What we can offer
- Competitive Salary
- 25 Days + Bank Holiday
- Pension 5% employee contribution with 4% employer contribution
- Retail discount scheme
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