SQA Engineer - Casting

Req ID 73059 | Tianjin, China, ZF Wind Power (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

We are looking for a new colleague SQA Engineer - Casting for our Wind Power BU for Division Industrial Technology at our location of Tianjin, China. 

Your Tasks:

• Supplier Audit: Carry out onsite audit (VDA6.3 P1, technological audit) for the new potential foundry supplier, assess technical & manufacturing capability, product quality control system and risk assessment; then share the conclusion from SQA function for decision making of supplier selection; And follow up the corrective actions of audit findings if needed.

• Supplier Readiness: For items to be started up at suppliers: Perform risk assessments; Perform technical reviews with the supplier; Ensure that the suppliers are following the APQP process and are adhering to the project plan; Ensure that suppliers are submitting acceptable PPAP documentation; Define safe launch plans and follow them up at the suppliers.

• Complaint Handling: Communicate supplier related quality complaints to the supplier, and assure that the supplier is timely taking containment, corrective and preventive actions; Leads the recovery of the cost related to these complaints; Process requests from the supplier to deviate from the specification (SDR); Start quality escalations (if the criteria for this are fulfilled), and drive the escalation internally as well as towards the suppliers; Support incoming inspection (family test plans, instruction sheets, trouble shooting, etc.).

• Supplier development: Monitor and analyze the quality performance of the suppliers and execute improvement projects at the supplier when targets are not met; Align quality targets with the suppliers; Perform process (VDA6.3) and technological audits. Support in the approval of new suppliers (supplier selection, VDA6.3 potential analysis, technological assessment, QD83 negotiation); Give advice to the commodity and support the commodity in Part Family Strategy.

• Support commodity and program purchasing: Define and execute VAVE projects and other cost reductions in Supplier Management; Support in the approval of new suppliers (supplier selection, VDA6.3 potential analysis, technological assessment, QD83 negotiation); Give advice to the commodity and support the commodity in Part Family Strategy.

Your Profile: ​​​​​​​

• Education: Bachelor or Master’s degree in casting engineering or relevant field in mechanical engineering or metallurgy. At least 5 years’ working experience in foundry (or relevant experience); with the knowledge of casting machining is plus.

• Commodity specific technology: Casting commodity specific technology (operations and inspections) is mandatory, finish machining and 3D CMM measurement is strongly recommended; Required to have comprehensive knowledge or be skilled of conducting quality related topics like: 8D problem solving, APQP quality planning, VDA6.3 process audits, FMEA product and process risk assessments, Technical statistics, IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 Basics.

• Have Basic English and be fluent in Chinese and legal working in China.

• Be adopted into ZF Culture like: Living ZF Strategy & Vision; Acting Entrepreneurially; Embracing Change & Innovation; Driving Execution & Accountability; Fostering Collaboration & Empowerment.

Be part of our ZF team as SQA Engineer - Casting and apply now!

Contact

Jing Wu