1. Participates, as needed, in the development of quote proposals for new business opportunities from automotive OEMs.
   • Evaluates customer prints, models, and other quality input documents.
   • Devises strategies to support quoting needs.
   • Provides input to develop package budget to boost quoting needs.
   • Develops gaging vendors to support quality standards and operations
   • Formulates the specific gaging strategy for new product launches.
     • Sources the package to the suppliers to be quoted.
     • Conducts design reviews and run-offs with the gaging suppliers.
     • Works with launch engineering to maintain budget negotiations for the gaging package.
     • Works with site quality and operations support strategy.
2. Leads the launch team in the creation of PFMEA’s, Control Plans and other quality documentation for new product launches.
   • Works with the launch team to produce the quality documents.
   • Applies all Lessons Learned and 8-D of like products to the new quality documentation and quality plans.
   • Maintains a standardize identification of RPN’s
3. Assists in the development and coordination of APQP documentation.
4. Aids engineering in the measurement and establishment of process capability studies for die cast trials, vendor machine run-offs and component supplier manufacturing processes.
5. Evaluates capability studies, assists in the set-up/planning of process trials, assists in analyzing data, and validates conclusions.
6. Assists in the engineering of solutions to establish capable processes that meet customer expectations.
7. Facilitates discipline approach to problem solving as necessary during the launch phase of new products.
8. Supports New Product Review process (NPR) for the launch of new products with the following responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reviews customer inputs: significant and critical characteristics, DFMEA, Warranty and Durability targets.
• Reviews Lesson Learned documentation.
• Develops the quality plans for prototype parts.