Functional / Electrical Architecture Quality Leader

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

1. 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

1. 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

1. Lessons Learned & 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

1. 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.

1. 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• A minimum of 8 years 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