Position Purpose
The Top Hat & FEA‑x Quality Lead aggregates the former DQL (Top Hat Quality Lead) and FEA‑x Quality Lead roles into a single end‑to‑end Quality authority embedded within the FEA‑x organization.
The role ensures robust launches of Top Hat programs and serial life windows sharing the same electrical architecture by:
* Securing full compliance to Functional PDP and legacy EHE deliverables at each milestone
* Bringing the Voice of the Customer into the Top Hat development loop
* Driving quality convergence and issue burn‑down toward SOP
* Ensuring lessons learned are captured and implemented across programs
This position acts as the Quality integrator between Top Hat programs and the FEA‑x machinery.
Global Mission
Why this role exists:
* Guarantee quality readiness at Top Hat launch
* Ensure electrical architecture consistency across programs
* Anticipate and mitigate quality risks before SOP
* Drive robust convergence of electrical software and functional topics
Key Responsibilities
* Quality Governance of Top Hat Programs
* Target deployment and Quality metrics achievement
* Ensure compliance to Functional PDP and EHE legacy deliverables
* Identify missing or weak deliverables impacting launch quality
* Challenge program teams on readiness gaps
* Program Quality Assessment (with FEAs & SSTMs)
Drive structured Design reviews covering:
* Functional design readiness
* Feature availability
* Validation maturity
* Software robustness including DTC convergence
* APQP status
* DFMEA/PFMEA completion
* Issue Tracking
* Critical issue identification and prioritization
* Burn‑down follow‑up
* Escalation management (FEW / TCCB / Project review)
* Deliverables Achievement
* EE BOM maturity
* Packaging & schematics releases
* 12 V energy system compliance
* Diagnosis strategy compliance
* EOL/Flashing convergence
* Industrial readiness consistency
* Lessons Learned & Continuous Improvement
* Ensure lessons learned are properly captured at Top Hat level
* Guarantee effective reinjection into future programs sharing same architecture
* Capitalize systemic issues across EHE + FEA‑x perimeter
* Risk & Deferral Governance
* Risk assessment for issues entering the deferral process - evaluate severity, occurrence, and detection to support go/no‑go recommendations and appropriate containment strategies.
* Quality position in Industrial and Deferral Committees - represent the Quality standpoint, ensuring decisions are data‑driven and aligned with customer and brand expectations.
* Customer impact assessment and mitigation - ensure impacts are fully understood (field, service, manufacturing) and that mitigation plans are defined, validated, and tracked to closure.
* Recovery & Convergence Leadership
* Build robust recovery plans with SSTMs when required - define containment, corrective actions, verification steps, and timing to recover milestone readiness and protect SOP delivery.
* Drive cross‑functional alignment (EHE / SWE / CCLP / Vehicle Engineering) - facilitate shared prioritization, clear ownership, and synchronized execution across functions to remove blockers quickly.
* Secure quality convergence prior to key milestones and SOPM up to MPTR - monitor convergence indicators and enforce closure of critical gaps to achieve a stable, customer‑ready product at each gate.
* Authority & Impact
* Quality authority for Top Hat electrical perimeter
* Escalation right on blocking quality risks
* Influence on launch readiness decision
* Transversal visibility across architectures
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
* A minimum of 8 years in experience in engineering and/or quality
* Deep understanding of Functional PDP & EHE deliverables, SW and Connectivity development plan
* Knowledge of service and manufacturing processes
* Proven launch management exposure
* Ability to challenge senior stakeholders
* Strong risk assessment and recovery planning capability
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The Top Hat & FEA‑x Quality Lead aggregates the former DQL (Top Hat Quality Lead) and FEA‑x Quality Lead roles into a single end‑to‑end Quality authority embedded within the FEA‑x organization.
The role ensures robust launches of Top Hat programs and serial life windows sharing the same electrical architecture by:
* Securing full compliance to Functional PDP and legacy EHE deliverables at each milestone
* Bringing the Voice of the Customer into the Top Hat development loop
* Driving quality convergence and issue burn‑down toward SOP
* Ensuring lessons learned are captured and implemented across programs
This position acts as the Quality integrator between Top Hat programs and the FEA‑x machinery.
Global Mission
Why this role exists:
* Guarantee quality readiness at Top Hat launch
* Ensure electrical architecture consistency across programs
* Anticipate and mitigate quality risks before SOP
* Drive robust convergence of electrical software and functional topics
Key Responsibilities
* Quality Governance of Top Hat Programs
* Target deployment and Quality metrics achievement
* Ensure compliance to Functional PDP and EHE legacy deliverables
* Identify missing or weak deliverables impacting launch quality
* Challenge program teams on readiness gaps
* Program Quality Assessment (with FEAs & SSTMs)
Drive structured Design reviews covering:
* Functional design readiness
* Feature availability
* Validation maturity
* Software robustness including DTC convergence
* APQP status
* DFMEA/PFMEA completion
* Issue Tracking
* Critical issue identification and prioritization
* Burn‑down follow‑up
* Escalation management (FEW / TCCB / Project review)
* Deliverables Achievement
* EE BOM maturity
* Packaging & schematics releases
* 12 V energy system compliance
* Diagnosis strategy compliance
* EOL/Flashing convergence
* Industrial readiness consistency
* Lessons Learned & Continuous Improvement
* Ensure lessons learned are properly captured at Top Hat level
* Guarantee effective reinjection into future programs sharing same architecture
* Capitalize systemic issues across EHE + FEA‑x perimeter
* Risk & Deferral Governance
* Risk assessment for issues entering the deferral process - evaluate severity, occurrence, and detection to support go/no‑go recommendations and appropriate containment strategies.
* Quality position in Industrial and Deferral Committees - represent the Quality standpoint, ensuring decisions are data‑driven and aligned with customer and brand expectations.
* Customer impact assessment and mitigation - ensure impacts are fully understood (field, service, manufacturing) and that mitigation plans are defined, validated, and tracked to closure.
* Recovery & Convergence Leadership
* Build robust recovery plans with SSTMs when required - define containment, corrective actions, verification steps, and timing to recover milestone readiness and protect SOP delivery.
* Drive cross‑functional alignment (EHE / SWE / CCLP / Vehicle Engineering) - facilitate shared prioritization, clear ownership, and synchronized execution across functions to remove blockers quickly.
* Secure quality convergence prior to key milestones and SOPM up to MPTR - monitor convergence indicators and enforce closure of critical gaps to achieve a stable, customer‑ready product at each gate.
* Authority & Impact
* Quality authority for Top Hat electrical perimeter
* Escalation right on blocking quality risks
* Influence on launch readiness decision
* Transversal visibility across architectures
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
* A minimum of 8 years in experience in engineering and/or quality
* Deep understanding of Functional PDP & EHE deliverables, SW and Connectivity development plan
* Knowledge of service and manufacturing processes
* Proven launch management exposure
* Ability to challenge senior stakeholders
* Strong risk assessment and recovery planning capability
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