Airswift is seeking a SQE Engineer - Tower Section for a permanent contract position in São Paulo, working with a multinational company that supplies wind turbines and energy management software.
Professional with experience in wind energy.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
New Supplier Development: Responsible for identifying and developing new tower suppliers, including conducting quality system audits and process capability assessments. Lead the evaluation and improvement of suppliers' quality and process capabilities, and complete the qualification and onboarding of approved suppliers.
New Product Development Quality Planning: Oversee quality planning for new tower products, evaluating the manufacturability of product designs and process feasibility. Conduct audits of supplier quality and production processes at each stage according to PPAP procedures, ensuring effective validation and control of critical quality characteristics and process features at the supplier end.
Quality Management of Existing Suppliers: Plan and execute process and product audits for suppliers, identify significant quality risks, and drive suppliers to implement improvements to prevent risks from reaching project sites.
Supplier Issue Resolution and Improvement: Handle and improve quality issues related to incoming materials, manufacturing processes, and post-service product performance. Coordinate resources across design, supplier, and site teams, and apply professional expertise to implement containment measures, root cause analysis, and closed-loop improvements to ensure consistency and stability of batch product quality.
Systematic Quality Issue Analysis: Utilize RCA tools and methodologies such as 8D and Fishbone Diagrams to systematically resolve product quality issues.
Industry Benchmarking and Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry trends, continuously optimize product quality management and manufacturing processes, and enhance product competitiveness and reliability.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree or higher education in Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Welding, or related fields.
Certifications: Possessing certifications in non-destructive testing (UT/MT Level II or higher) is desirable.
Experience in the tower or mechanical structure industry, with familiarity in quality process management for welded structures, sheet metal parts, and machined components.
Supplier Management Skills: Familiarity with supplier development processes and daily management, ability to conduct supplier quality system audits using ISO 9001 and promote systematic improvements.
Proficiency in Quality Tools: Ability to apply quality management methods such as APQP, PPAP, and FMEA, as well as quality analysis tools such as the 8D Diagram and Ishikawa Diagram (Fishbone Diagram).
ABOUT AIRSWIFT
Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients in STEM industries. We offer a turnkey workforce solution to acquire, mobilise and employ top talent in over 70 countries. With 800 employees in over 60 offices worldwide, 7,000 contractors and a candidate database of 1.5m specialists, our geographical reach and pool of available talent, experience and expertise is unmatched in the industry. We are proud to serve as a trusted advisor to clients looking to expand their operations internationally and offer employer of record services, payroll outsourcing, as well as HR consulting.
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