Site STA Engineer Role is primarily a Supplier Development Role. The role needs the individual to Travel to Supplier Site locations around 70% of work time.

Key activities of the Site STA Engineer

New Suppliers Assessment
Existing Suppliers Assessment for Quality & Program Risk
Capacity Analysis of Suppliers' Manufacturing Setup & initiate appropriate actions to meet Ford's Volume Requirements
Drive APQP, PPAP activities for New Model Programs at Supplier sites
Improve Suppliers' Performance - Quality, Delivery, Warranty to meet Ford's Quality Operating System Requirement.

Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities / suppliers for new programs
Identify Risk elements at New Supplier sites based on the Product Engineering, Program Management, Process Engineering, Sub Supplier Management, Quality Operating System, Field Warranty issues and Delivery performance.
Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with
Launch STA team -Ex: Program Time line Management, APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), PPAP (Production Part Approval
Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution. Escalate significant issues
promptly and ‘date to green’ plan to appropriate management
Support Capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional
teams based on Capacity Analysis Report. Review supplier incremental tooling work plans compliance to PPAP.
Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed – Production
constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” plan
Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster suppliers and monitor Ramp up of PPAP parts beyond implementation timing
Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan reviews, Manufacturing feasibility reviews and Manufacturing standards as applicable
Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA
Technical Specialists
Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned
sites through IATF requisites deployment.
Upgrade Suppliers' Quality Systems to meet Fords Quality Standard Q1
Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements - Ford In plant Quality and Warranty performance through Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing,G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology,
Drive Suppliers for robust PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required
Drive closure of supplier process quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build,
and Field Warranty Action
Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and
SIM (Supplier Improvement Metrics) process compliance.

1. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering,
Automobile Engineering.
2. 8+ years of experience in Supplier Quality Assurance, Process
Engineering
3. Experience in Forging, Casting & Machining processes.

4. Skills - PFMEA, DFMEA, SPC, MSA, Six Sigma Methodology
5. Role includes travel of around 70% of working time.