Design Quality Lead BCIM

Job Summary

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Responsibilities

The Design Quality Lead (DQL) for BCIM is responsible for driving design quality excellence from early concept through launch. This role ensures alignment to quality targets, leads APQP/PPAP readiness, manages risk, and provides cross‑functional leadership to engineering, suppliers, and program teams. The DQL Project Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring robust design execution, early issue identification, and quality convergence to meet customer and business expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Early Engagement & Quality Target Convergence:

• Begin involvement 4 weeks before PM or upon A3Q release from CX .
• Lead quality convergence toward NA BCIM targets for Months in Service and CPV .
• Conduct Gap-to-Target assessments and identify risks requiring engineering or leadership action.
• Collaborate with Engineering and TECH teams to define enablers needed to close quality gaps.
• Train engineering teams on applying Quality Targets during the RFQ process. Design Quality Process Initiation & Governance: Ensure all design-related checkpoints are Green or Orange with action plans , including:
• Design Assessment
• Risk Management Plan
• Lessons Learned (Check Retex) review Project Review & Leadership Communication:
• Prepare and deliver bi‑weekly project reviews with the Director.
• Develop and present materials for senior leadership reviews .
• Attend weekly PMT meetings and other cross-functional sessions as needed.
• Participate in part readiness meetings and provide design-quality input related to APQP. APQP / PPAP Monitoring & Execution:
• Monitor APQP and PPAP progress across assigned components and suppliers.
• Initiate APQP kickoff meetings with DRE, SQE, and suppliers.
• Support and help lead technical review meetings to ensure TECH teams and DQLs understand APQP expectations and cadence.
• Provide weekly APQP status reports to the Project CVE.
• Conduct weekly APQP grid audits and escalate issues when necessary. Level 1 Escalation Management:
• Initiate escalation notifications to the Project Lead and Quality Project Specialist ; maintain the escalation report.
• Lead escalation meetings with Buyer, SQE, Supplier, DRE, SSTM, and SSTL as needed to resolve roadblocks. Training & Capability Building:
• Deliver introductory APQP/PPAP training sessions for engineering and supplier teams.
• Host bi‑weekly APQP Process and AUROS/PLM Q&A workshops for DREs, SSTMs, SSTLs, SQEs, suppliers, and extended functional teams.
• Provide 1:1 AUROS/PLM training for DREs to ensure proper system usage and documentation quality.

Preferred Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
• Strong working knowledge of APQP and PPAP processes, deliverables, and timing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional meetings involving Engineering, SQE, Purchasing, Program Management, and Suppliers.
• Proven capability to present complex quality topics clearly and confidently to both technical teams and senior leadership.
• Experience driving alignment across departments and ensuring follow‑through on action plans.
• Ability to analyze quality data, identify gaps, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Skilled in preparing and delivering structured updates, risk summaries, and readiness assessments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a quality lead, APQP champion, or design quality representative in a product development environment.
• Prior responsibility for facilitating technical reviews , escalation meetings, or leadership‑level presentations.
• Strong understanding of interdepartmental workflows across Engineering, SQE, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Program teams.
• Experience coaching or training teams on APQP/PPAP, PLM systems, or quality processes.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across global or distributed teams.
• Proficiency with PLM systems, APQP dashboards, and quality reporting tools.
• Experience preparing and presenting content for senior leadership or executive‑level reviews.