- Training, Coaching & Internal Certification Development - Design, deliver, and continuously improve DFSS/Six Sigma Training Programs for Green Belts, Black Belts, and technical leaders. Lead Cultural Transformation within the business unit and systematically instill Six Sigma principles and data-driven decision-making into the systems, policies, processes and culture.
- Organize on-site DFSS/Six Sigma Trainings, systematically track and manage the certification level and progress of all engineers by function, team and location.
- Define and govern internal certification standards - Ensure consistent application of methodologies and tools; drive demonstrated business impacts; adhere with corporate expectations and compliance requirements.
- Serve as a primary technical resource and consultant for process improvement and design, offering guidance across departments, building problem-solving capability at scale by coaching leaders to teach and sustain problem-solving behaviors within their teams. Drive the organization towards adoption of “First Time Right” design philosophy.
- NPI – New Product Development & Process Development Support - Provide Six Sigma leadership and support to Product Development Engineering (PDE) teams and Manufacturing Process Development Engineering (MPDE) teams for key NPI programs.
o Embed statistical thinking, data driven decisions and capability demonstration for component, product, sub-assembly, process and equipment developments.
o Provide support for problem solving, utilization of DFSS tools and methodologies, VOC, QFD, capability studies, DOEs, APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans.
o Guide the teams to deliver more robust designs, reduce variation, identify and mitigate technical and design risks early in the NPI, reduce time-to-stable-production, prevent downstream quality and cost issues, and help deliver projects On-Time, On-Cost, On-Quality and meeting financial obligations.
- Mass Production, Operational Issue Resolution and Problem Solving - Lead and govern structured problem-solving efforts (DMAIC, DFSS, statistical root cause analysis) for chronic and high-impact issues for products already in mass production.
o Drive cross-functional problem resolution involving Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Product Management.
o Ensure proper application of advanced analytical tools such as: MSA, SPC, DOE, regression analysis, hypothesis testing
o Translate technical findings into sustainable countermeasures and control plans.
o Key Production Metrics Impacted: DPPM / PPM, First Pass Yield (FPY), Scrap & rework cost, COPQ, Customer complaints and escape rates, Process capability (Cp, Cpk)
- Strategic Leadership & Organizational Influence
o Partner with senior leadership to align continuous improvement priorities with business strategy. Champion initiatives, resolve conflicts, and report program progress and value.
o Influence without direct authority in a global and matrixed environment.
o Champion a culture of data-driven decision making and continuous improvement.t
