Category SQM Engineer

  • Full-time
  • Legal Entity: AUMOVIO Automotive Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (0612)
  • Job flexibility: Onsite Job
  • Leadership level: Leading Self
  • Working time: Full Time

Company Description

Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.

Job Description

-Project core team member to represent SQM and participate in project kick-off / PACT workshop.

-Lead involvement of SQM and suppliers along with the project team from early project phase on with focus on critical components (support ESI = Early Supplier Involvement)

-Align sourcing planning with AP

-Drive assignment of SQM CI/CCI to each new component

-Lead and drive component introduction risk analysis and manage assure mitigation plan between SQM CI (supplier) and project Engineering team.

-Review and approval of Responsibility Matrix in case of customer directed supplier/component during quote phase.

-Guide (customer) requirements review for purchased components.

-Drive the team to identify critical and long lead time components and drive Maturity Evaluation.

-Initiate escalation and corrective actions in case of deviations, e.g.  the project schedule or component quality requirements can't be met.

-Track and document component introduction status and report to Project Team / PM

-Drive and support the team for the entire project milestones (PLC gates) on time

-Provide the answers to all SQM related gate review questions for every gate

-Responsible that all components are PSW released completely before G70                                                                                                                                 

-Drive BU internal coordination in case of supplier related quality alerts before SOP.

-Support BU-PUR, BU-Quality and SQM BU with customer meetings for SQM topics during component introduction phase

         - provide overview about component status

         - explain activities in case of quality alerts

- Support customer requested audits at Continental locations related to component status

- Drive execution of component management related tasks and support SQM (CI/SP) for new component introduction                                                                                                                        

- Support SQM supplier strategy for BU projects and early escalation to SQM BU  in case of supplier strategy is not kept by BU

- Plan with AP and SQM CI/CCI and track / support execution of Supplier Component Review (SCR).

- Drive feasibility of two or more suppliers, ok to source                                                                                                                        

- Regular update of Component Introduction Status via CTT.

- To feedback and report continuously APQP / PPAP status from SQM towards project team/ engineering.

- Provide regular report to BU SQM Manager.

- Feedback APQP/PPAP status to customer on demand.

- Report fulfilment status of target KPIs.                                                                                                                                      

- Implement and control the efficiency of the defined Component introduction process (procedures, guidelines and tools)

- Drive KPI management (ME on time, SCR/FC green, RED APQP reduction, R@R green, PSW right on time first time)

- In case of project related deviations of processes and or KPIs initiate corrective actions

- Give input to initiate supplier Improvement programs                                                                                                                       

- Implement Lessons Learned within BU and SQM  (related to component introduction, component design / specification, supplier selection, technology and mass production experience).                                                                                  

- Drive escalation management regarding SQM topics for BU specific cross-product family / customer cases as needed.                                                                                                                                  

- Urgent support oversea plant for problem solving of quality issues in Chinese suppliers on request

- Lead the componnet introduction activity of Chinese suppliers for overseas new project on request                                                                                                         

Qualifications

-Bachelor degree or above in Science and Engineering.                                                                                             

-At least 2 years of experience in different SQM / production / Customer Quality functions/ professional experience in quality function and/or in project management preferrably in automotive industry.

-Experience with plastic and rubber processes.

-Experience with Mechatronics, Electronics is preferred.                                                                                      

-Experience with supplier management, continuous improvement, quality assurance, industrial engineering, production, escalation management.                                                                                          

-Experience in working & coordination of international teams on quality and project issues.

-Understanding for different foreign cultures (NAFTA / Asia, several European cultures).

Additional Information

上海市嘉定区汇荣路100号
100 Huirong Road, Jiading Industrial Zone, Shanghai, P.R.China 201815
 

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