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 achievemnt

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:

2.1 Quality Status

Functional design readiness

Feature availability

Validation maturity

Software robustness including DTC convergence

APQP status

DFMEA/PFMEA completion

2.2 Issue Tracking

Critical issue identification and prioritization

Burn-down follow-up

Escalation management (FEW / TCCB / Project review)

2.3 Deliverables Achievement

EE BOM maturity

Packaging & schematics releases

12v energy system compliance

Diagnosis strategy compliance

EOL / Flashing convergence

Industrial readiness consistency

LessonsLearned & Continuous Improvement

Ensure lessons learned are properly captured at Top Hat level

Guarantee effective re-injection into future programs sharing same architecture

Capitalize systemic issues across EHE + FEA-x perimeter

Risk &DeferralGovernance

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

Qualifications

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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Electrical Quality Leader