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As a Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) engineer will be responsible for industrializing and managing quality and capacity of commodities at Tier 1 Supplier sites on launches and in-series production.  Depending on your assigned Supplier site locations, flexibility to travel within Mexico.

As a Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) engineer will be responsible for industrializing and managing quality and capacity of commodities at Tier 1 Supplier sites on launches and in-series production.  Depending on your assigned Supplier site locations, flexibility to travel within Mexico. 

• Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution).  Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs 
• Support Capacity Purchase team in capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross -functional teams 
• Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to uplift capacity requirements 
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable 
• Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts 
• Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists • Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1-MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required. 
• Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required
• Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST, identifying Risk Mitigation. 
• Drive closure of supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action 
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance. 

• Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or academic equivalent 
• Expertise with EBB (Electric Break Booster) is a must. 
• Be proficient in English when working with global teams
• Experience in manufacturing process(es) of the responsible component commodities and process control 
• Knowledge of Problem Solving and Quality systems and tools
• Experience in Quality systems, tools and techniques