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
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
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
Basic Qualifications:
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