Quality Engineer
Core
Ensures product quality and reliability through engineering and technical functions, leading new program launches and resolving quality issues for internal and external customers.
Role type
Quality Engineer (Manufacturing/Automotive)
Builds
Production Quality Deliverables, PPAP packages, control plans, inspection plans, and containment plans.
Domain
Automotive manufacturing / Highly regulated manufacturing
Required skills
Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), APQP, PPAP, FMEA/PFMEA, Control Plans, GD&T, Root-cause problem-solving, Manufacturing process knowledge
Preferred skills
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Customer-specific quality systems, Automotive industry experience
Technologies
Microsoft Office, Quality-related software systems
Responsibilities
Prepare and obtain approval for PPAP packages; Resolve customer and supplier quality issues using Kepner-Tregoe and 8-D methods; Perform gage studies (Gage R&R, Bias, Linearity, Stability); Conduct capability studies for special characteristics; Develop and update control, inspection, and containment plans; Support Manufacturing Engineers in updating PFMEA; Mentor team members on statistical applications; Interface as single point of contact for external customers; Coordinate supplier AQP deliverables.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC