Quality Engineer

Job Duties

• Maintain the automotive Quality Management System (QMS) under IATF 16949 standards.

• Manage internal audit schedules, nonconformities, and third-party audit liaison tasks.

• Spend up to 50% of work time supporting QA documentation for New Model Launches.

• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement and Root Cause Analysis teams. [1, 2]

Requirements

• 1 to 2 years of automotive manufacturing experience.

• IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Certification.

• Familiarity with AIAG core tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP).

• Strong communication and MS Office skills. [1, 2]

• 8D problem solving — investigating a customer or production issue from start to finish and documenting the solution.

• 5 Why analysis — digging past the obvious problem to determine the actual root cause.

• Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams — breaking down potential causes of a quality issue.

• Corrective actions — determining what needs to change and making sure the change prevents the problem from coming back.

• Customer complaints — investigating complaints and responding with a clear root cause and corrective action.

• Quality inspection — understanding how parts/products are inspected and identifying when they don't meet requirements.

• Quality compliance — making sure processes and products meet internal, customer, and applicable quality requirements.

• Continuous improvement — looking for ways to improve processes and reduce recurring quality problems.

This person would:

1. Investigate the problem ? What exactly is wrong?

2. Find the root cause ? Why did it happen? Use tools like 5 Why and Fishbone.

3. Determine the corrective action ? What needs to change to fix the problem?

4. Work with production ? Help implement the fix.

5. Verify the fix worked ? Make sure the problem isn't continuing.

6. Document everything ? Use an 8D or similar problem-solving process to communicate the issue, root cause, and corrective action.

Must-have:

• Manufacturing quality experience
• Experience investigating quality problems
• Strong corrective-action experience
• Experience with 8D, 5 Why, and/or Fishbone
• Experience dealing with customer complaints
• Comfortable working directly with production

Strong plus:

• Automotive manufacturing experience
• Experience with quality inspections
• Experience with quality compliance
• Continuous improvement experience
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, etc.

You should be proficient in:

• Quality Inspection Experience
• Continuous Improvement
• 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
• Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram)
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Quality Control Experience
• Tolerance Analysis
• Tape Measure Reading
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Composite Materials & Repair
• First Article Inspection (FAI)
• Quality Control Data Analysis
• PPAP Process Experience
• Blueprint Reading