Description
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.

Responsibilities
- Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities / suppliers for new programs
- Identify Risk elements at Current 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
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📌 Site STA (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Chennai