APQP Engineer

MAJOR JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Research, design, develop, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines and other mechanical devices.
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals to determine time and cost feasibility to complete projects.
- Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using tools, equipment or software.
- This position is responsible for the deployment of the design elements of the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process.
- This assignment will be for the APQP Deployment group working primarily with Large Mining Trucks.
- The person in this position will be expected to use a specific suite of tools to execute the APQP process.
- These include Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Boundary Diagrams, Interface Analyses, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEA's), P-Diagrams, Noise Factor Management, and Design Verification Plans & Reports (DVP&R's).
- The person in this position will help deliver a comprehensive list of recommended design actions, special process controls, and validation activities to mitigate high risk areas.

SKILLS:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
- One to two years previous Engineering experience required.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

- Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
- Team player and detail oriented.
- Ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawing, schematics and computer generated reports.
- Previous experience with computer applications and software related to engineering field.