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TE Connectivity Senior Design Quality & Reliability Engineer in Timi?oara, Romania
Senior Design Quality & Reliability Engineer
Posting Start Date: 2/9/26
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Job Description:
Why you should join:
TE Connectivity seeks a dynamic and experienced design quality and reliability engineer to join the Sensor EMEA Quality Engineering Team in Timisoara, it´s part of TE Sensors Quality Organization. This role focuses on ensuring the design quality of sensor products from project definition to production release, enabling flawless product launches across Industrial, Automotive and Industrial & Transportation (ICT) markets. This role will engage with various Engineering Centers of Expertise and manufacturing plants globally/focus region EMEA.
Job Requirements
Project Quality Assurance:
Act as a voice of customer for quality-related topics.
Oversee new product development projects, ensuring quality requirements are met from project definition to production launch according to TE stage gate procedure.
Provide guidance to project stakeholders to meet design control requirements, including verification, validation, risk management, and process qualification for industrialization
Identify and alleviate project bottlenecks, mitigate risks, and manage escalations to ensure timely and proper execution of projects
Review gate exits and ensure timely completion of PPAP or equivalent documentation for production release, meeting the highest quality standards. Customer & Leadership Engagement:
Ensure efficient communication with customers and leadership team on quality-related topics
Anticipate and manage escalations effectively. Process & Continuous Improvement Management:
Inspire a Zero-Defect mindset by ensuring data-driven problem-solving and improvement initiatives.
Implement Lean Product Development principles, focusing on requirements, FMEA, DV/PV, PPAP, reviews.
Monitor and report on Design Quality KPIs and goals monthly for the team.
Evaluate project outcomes, identify areas for improvement, and suggest enhancements to processes.
Your ideal profile:
Must haves:
Experience: Minimum of 10 Years’ Experience in design quality / advanced quality for stage gate product development under the IATF framework, with knowledge of key deliverables such as APQP, Product Requirements, FMEA, FTA, DV and PV plans, Control Plan, Production Process Qualification, PPAP documentation and customer approval.
Proficiency with Quality Tools: Experience with Six Sigma (DFSS/DMAIC), Automotive Core Cools (APQP, FMEA, SPC, Control Plan, MSA, PPAP/PPA), 8D, Problem Solving including Root Cause Analysis.
Knowledge of Quality Standards: Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ASPICE, AIAG and VDA.
Strong communication skills
Audit experience (e.g. internal, external, process audit or customer audits)
Willingness to travel as required, 1025%
We value:
Bachelor or Master in Engineering or related discipline
Experience participating VDA 6.3 Process Audits , customer audits, IATF audits
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
Proficiency with Software: Minitab (statistical software) & APIS FMEA Software or comparable.
Familiarity with AEC-Q standards such as AEC-Q100 / Q101 / Q200 or others
Experience in sensor technology (MEMS, ASIC, Software) or electronic product development
Experience in manufacturing process qualification required for industrialization for semiconductor/electronic components or electronic products.
ISO 13485 / 17025
LEAN development experiences
Competencies
SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/te-connectivity/) ,Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity/) ,WeChat, (http://www.te.com.cn/chn-zh/policies-agreements/wechat.html) Instagram andX (formerly Twitter). (https://twitter.com/TEConnectivity)
WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to your changing life situation - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
Attractive compensation and benefits package
Private medical care for the employee (medical insurance)
Gift vouchers for Easter and Christmas
Transport allowance
Employee events
Opportunity to improve qualifications and trainings
Friendly onboarding and initial training
Referral bonus for recommending a new employee
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) – voluntary, employee-led groups focused on shared experiences or interests
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Job Locations:
Dumbravita commune
TIMISOARA, Timiș 307160
Romania
Posting City: TIMISOARA
Job Country: Romania
Travel Required: 10% to 25%
Requisition ID: 147398
Workplace Type: Hybrid
External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology
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