Customer Advanced Quality Engineer at Aptiv in Chennai, India

Customer Advanced Quality Engineer

Location: Chennai, India

Customer Advanced Quality Engineer

Your Role

The CAQE’s responsibilities include Designing Quality standards, Inspecting materials and Equipment, Processes and Products, Developing Quality Control systems, and determining corrective actions. Work with Managers and Supervisors to implement Quality measures

Debugging Skills & Issue Resolution with ownership, Manage your time effectively against your targets. Adhere to Company's Policies and Procedures, Emphasize and Support Continuous Process Improvement. Work in an agile development environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Review customer quality requirements and generate/support internal quality standards using APQP tools ( e.g. PFD, Control Plan)
• Conduct Built in Quality workshop and track improvements until closure working with cross functional teams
• Understand and provide interpretation of customer specific requirements
• Participate in Project Gate reviews and development through the APTIV Product Development Process
• Drive new program quality issues (POR, PCR, FTQ, etc.,) for improvement
• Lead Material Review Board meeting on deviations and drive actions to resolve the non-conforming case
• Manage lessons learnt for each new program and look across
• Achieve Production Part Approval from customer and support Start of Production
• Work and accomplish Flawless launches/ PPAP approval. Ensure the risk mitigation from the quality perspective
• Ensure good DFMEA/PFMEA/ Control plans etc. for new products. Ensure the risk mitigation is done during the development process
• Work with customers to understand their quality requirements. Maintain Zero ppm for first production parts on new product launches
• Drive compliance to the Quality Operating System during product launch
• Develop Error proof mechanism in line with Quality plan and addressing the CTQs

Your Background

• Degree in Electronics/Mechanical
• Experience 8 to 12 years
• Knowledge in APQP process and standards (TS16949, PPAP, FMEA, Quality Plan)
• End-to-end Quality representative for new product development from Business Win to SOP
• Drive Past Lessons Learnt and drive implementation in new product with respective competencies
• Direct Interface with Customer for CSR, APQP and PPAP
• Liaison between Technical Center and product Manufacturing location
• Risk assessment from quality viewpoint during each stage of product development cycle
• Be part of project documentation ex : PFD, PFMEA, CP, Warranty cost Estimation, Customer sites tester Development
• Lead Customer audits during development phases
• Design background ( Electrical/Mechanical) is good

Why join Aptiv

You grow at Aptiv.

Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win.

You make an impact at Aptiv.

One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.

You have support at Aptiv.

We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits

• Private health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones
• Well-Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events
• Employee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get + 3,5% on each gross salary)
• Access to sports groups and Multisport card
  
  

Meet the Next-Generation Aptiv

At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most.

Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on—advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies.

Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!
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